Whenever I have time in the morning, I enjoy making a nutrient rich green juice to start my day. Green juices are an excellent way to get vitamins and minerals into our diet, especially if we’re trying to lose weight. If you have the habit of reaching out for store bought juices or soda, have you ever checked the ingredients on the back of the label? They’re full of chemicals and preservatives, wreaking havoc on our bodies long-term.
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Many studies have found that the bulk of vitamins in fruits and vegetables are actually in the juice, allowing the body to easily absorb these nutrients. The only downside to juicing is the lack of fiber, but I recommend supplementing with another fiber rich food to ensure you have the proper daily balance of fiber intake.
I stumbled upon this juice recipe after experimenting with a few different fruit and vegetable combinations. I often find that some green juices do not taste that great. However, with the addition of pineapple and apples in this recipe, the right balance of sweetness is pulled through, finishing with a nice “zing” due to the ginger.
Recommended Equipment
When juicing, I recommend using a slow masticating juicer. Slow masticating juicers grind fruits and vegetables at a slower speed and do not destroy the natural enzymes like high-speed juicers. I also found that slower juicers output more juice, which reduces waste. My juicer pictured above can be found here on Amazon. The glass jars I typically store my juices in can also be found here in Amazon.
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Recipe:
Kale Pineapple Ginger Juice
Ingredients
- 1 Green Apple, chopped
- 2 handfuls Kale, chopped
- 4 stalks Celery, chopped
- 8 1 inch cubes Fresh Pineapple, cubed
- 1/2 Cucumber, chopped
- 1 inch Fresh Ginger, peeled
Instructions
- Clean all fruits and vegetables. Chop each for ease of adding to juicer.
- Begin juicing fruits and vegetables by placing each inside of the juicer chute and use a food presser to push them down gently if needed. I like to juice my greens first to ensure all other fruits can push these through the juicer thoroughly.
- After pressing all of your fruits through the juicer, serve over ice, or store in a glass juice container for consumption later. Enjoy!
I hope you enjoy this recipe to help you meet your overall health goals! Whether you’re taking on a new diet like Whole30, trying to lose weight, or just trying to improve your overall diet habits, this is a great go-to-recipe to add to your collection! Let me know what you enjoyed about this recipe or others in the comments below!
My Favorite Tools From This Recipe:
I haven’t used my juicer in a long while… I need to bust it out to try this juice! Green juices are my favorite, especially with a hint of ginger in them.
This is the pinnacle image of what I think ‘green juice’ is. I can’t imagine how delicious and good for you it is, I wish I had a juicer!
It’s time for me to break out my juicer again. This sounds delicious!
Juices like this are always so much fun for me. I love juicing. I love the flavors and the health benefits that you get.
I’ve had a juicing phase before. I should really get right back into it and try this recipe. Need more greens into my system!
Yum! This looks so delicious and healthy. I’d love to get into the habit of drinking smoothies in the new year!
YUM! Those are some of my favorite flavors. Can’t wait to try it!
Your juice recipe is definitely nutritional n I would love to try this. And thanks for recommending Slow masticating juicers with buying link.
Yum! Thanks so much for the recipe!
This sounds like a wonderfully nutritional juice recipe. I would love to give this a try. Great way to start off the year!
This is my favourite kind of smoothie 🙂 the greener with all the goodness. Love this.
This is my favorite green juice! I add a garl8c clove for spice. Delicious!
Thank you! I will try adding a garlic clove as well next time! great idea!
This is good. I will try it with a little jalapeño juice for excitement.
I used this adding garlic for 3 months straight every morning and it took all of my blood levels to normal my tryglercides were through the roof before I started. I lost 75 pounds and felt great intending to do again