My Favorite Green Juice Recipe
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My Favorite Green Juice Recipe
Description
This green juice combines packed baby spinach and peeled cucumber as the base, giving it vibrant green color and a fresh, mild grassy tone. The addition of three Fuji apples provides natural sweetness with crispness and fruity notes, while the navel oranges, ruby red grapefruit, and optional peeled lemon introduce bright, citrus acidity and tang.
The preparation involves thorough washing and peeling of citrus fruits to avoid bitterness from membranes, then juicing all ingredients sequentially from spinach to lemon. Stirring the juice after extraction ensures an even blend of flavors. Serving immediately, possibly over ice, maximizes freshness and flavor intensity.
The juice offers a wholesome option for hydration and nutrition, combining leafy greens with multiple fruits for a complex but balanced taste profile. It can be enjoyed any time of day as a refreshing beverage.
Ingredients
- 2 cups baby spinach packed full
- 1/2 English cucumber peeled
- 3 Fuji apples
- 2 orange navel
- 1 grapefruit ruby red
- 1 small lemon peeled, optional
Instructions
- Wash all fruit and veggies well. Cut apples into quarters. Peel oranges, grapefruit, and lemon.
- Send all ingredients through juicer starting with spinach and ending with lemon.
- Stir juice and pour into glasses. Add ice if desired. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 2servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 296 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 296kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 77g | 26% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 30mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 1043mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 14g | 56% |
| Sugar | 51g | 102% |
| Vitamin A | 4800IU | 96% |
| Vitamin C | 173mg | 192% |
| Calcium | 159mg | 16% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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