Today I want to introduce you to my favorite juice. It's called „The Mean Green“ and it contains a ton of good stuff.
But first, I'll explain to you why I prefer green juices over green smoothies.
Green juices are highly concentrated and easily digestible nutrient bombs for detoxification. They supply your body with vitamins, minerals, secondary plant compounds, and enzymes quickly and easily. Instead of throwing everything into a blender as usual, you simply juice fruits and vegetables. Together with a lot of plant greens, this results in a very liquid, green plant juice, in contrast to Green Smoothies, where the entire fruit and plant are crushed in a container.
Green juices are easy to digest
Green juices are better tolerated than green smoothies, and as a beginner, you can make fewer mistakes. For example, root vegetables (carrots, beets, etc.) can be juiced with fruits without causing digestive problems.
Or is your body overwhelmed by the large amount of fiber in green smoothies? Then green juices can also be a better starting point. Green juices are also a good alternative for Vata or Vata-Pitta types according to Ayurveda, who tend to tolerate green smoothies less well.
Green juices give you an energy boost
The simple sugars contained (glucose, fructose) enter the blood faster and cause blood sugar levels to rise very quickly, giving your body an energy boost, but also leading to an abrupt drop.
Even so, I feel sustainably energized after half a liter of green plant juice. This is mainly due to the large dose of vitamins, minerals, and secondary plant compounds it contains.
Green juices are low in calories
The majority of macronutrients (protein, complex carbohydrates like starch, and fats) as well as fiber end up in the pulp (the solid plant parts or „waste“). What remains is the pure plant juice with the micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals).
Recipe and preparation for 500-600 ml green juice
It's important that you wash all the ingredients thoroughly. I prefer to buy everything organic, but of course that's up to each individual.
2 cucumbers
8 stalks of celery
4 green apples (tart)
16 leaves of kale (stems!)
1 lemon
approx. 3 cm ginger
Now throw everything into a juicer and then strain it. This will save you all the foam.
And now, cheers! Enjoy!
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