Juices and Smoothies That Will Keep You Lean and Green
It's never been easier to recreate some of your juice bar favorites at home with the same bright flavors. Plus, they pack in the vitamins and taste delicious.
Juicing has hit its stride in the U.S., introducing people to a delicious way to pack in their daily fruits and vegetables. And it's never been easier to recreate some of your juice bar favorites at home.
From: The Juice Generation: 100 Recipes for Fresh Juices and Superfood Smoothies © 2013 by Eric Helms with Amely Greeven Buy the book
Verdant Vista
The bold green flavor of wheatgrass mingles seamlessly with the fresh sweetness of pineapple and pear — uplifted by a hint of mint — turning this detox drink into a delicious refresher.
Recipe: Verdant Vista
Performance +
A shot of beet juice delivers the vegetable's liver-boosting and detoxifying properties — without the sugar spike and potential stomach upset of an entire glass. No wonder some natural healers say, "A beet a day keeps the doctor away."
Recipe: Performance +
Hemp Protein Buzz
A satisfying smoothie that will keep you fueled, this can be made extra good with homemade hemp milk.
Recipe: Hemp Protein Buzz
Carrot Creamsicle
Easy as one-two-three, a touch of sweet carrot brings surprising and colorful touch to a fresh coco cup.
Recipe: Carrot Creamsicle
The Sage's Smoothie
Go wild for the goji berry, the tiny, flame-red superfruit famed in China and Tibet for its longevity-boosting properties and cherished by foodies for its delicious, cranberry-cherry taste. Add a boost of chia seeds — long used by native Americans of the Southwest for endurance and hydration — to nourishing coconut for a hearty drink that will tide you over for hours.
Recipe: The Sage's Smoothie
Vanilla Almond Milk
A few steps are all it takes to make a liquid food that — quite frankly — completely outshines the store-bought, packaged kind. Light, fresh, mildly sweet, and actually tasting of the real food it's made from.
Recipe: Vanilla Almond Milk
Cold Warrior
Zinc and echinacea are prized for their sniffle-fighting capabilities. A few drops of these liquid supplements give a tasty warming brew a healing bonus. Lightly caffeinated green tea gives a gentle lift plus cancer-fighting flavonoids; raw agave sweetens the deal.
Recipe: Cold Warrior
SupaDupa Greens
Get ready for graduate level greens. This fortifying brew is big on green veggies and light on fruit, making it satisfyingly savory. Cucumber refreshes and lemon harmonizes, creating an uplifting, energizing drink.
Recipe: SupaDupa Greens
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