There is a lot of talk around at the moment about the benefits of fresh juice and green smoothies. It is a bit of a health fad and everyone and his dog is walkin' around straw sippin on the green stuff. It goes hand in hand with the "alkaline body" movement and if you're going to be drinking something other than water it's pretty awesome! But like everything, moderation is important. It's also super important to listen to your body and trust your intuition. Sometimes my body says "Hey River... let's have a coffee this morning and forget the juice!" ha. That aside Calypso and I are pretty crazy about our juice combo's and will usually start the day with a fresh cold goodness (and text each other with many excited exclamation marks about some amazing new combination that's fallen out of our heads).
Here are a few of our favourite vege squashin' banana blendin liquified gold combo's. But ultimately the great thing about juicing/blending is that you can be as creative as you like and you can't really go wrong.
ps: you want to be uber hipster like Calypso drink it out of a recycled jar whilst peddling down Brunswick st on your fixie, your dreads flying in the warm afternoon breeze... Ha! (Edit: Well played, haha. -C)
Juices:
Green Glowing Goodness
- 2 Celery stalks
- 2 green apples
- 1 lemon
- 1 cucumber
- hand full of kale
Grounding Red Roots
- 1 large beetroot or just the stalks and leaves from a bunch (yes you can juice them too!)
- 2 carrots
- 1 lemon
- a thumb of ginger
- some chunks of pineapple
Smoothie-Town:
Nana-nana-nana
- 1 banana
- 1 cup of liquid (almond milk, coconut water, soy milk, rice milk whatever you fancy)
- 1 tsp cinnamon or cacao powder
- 2 tbs chia seeds
- 2 tbs psyllium husk
- a squeeze of sweetness (i love honey but vegans can use maple syrup, agave or stevia, or even some mango pieces)
Gremlin Green
- 2 cups coconut water/almond milk
- 1 avocado
- 1 bunch baby spinach
- handful of mint
- kale juice
- some mango pieces or berries if you want a little sweetness
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