Keep your smoothie well balanced with carbohydrates, protein, healthy fats, and fiber. Carbohydrates- Veggies and certain low glycemic fruits. Protein - protein powder ( soy, whey, rice, hemp, etc) or cottage cheese. Healthy Fats - Avocado, coconut oil, flax seed oil or powder. Fiber - leafy greens, veggies, certain low glycemic fruits

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Pomogrante Juice

1 Ripe pomogrante
1/2 cup Water
1/2 Tbsp lemon juice

Hunger Buster

Four carrots
Three sprigs of parsley
One small cucumber
Two granny smith apples

Carrot Dream Juice

Four large carrots Two stalks of celery (including leaves)
One medium green apple
Handful of baby spinach
Several sprigs of parsley
Lemon and lime juice to taste

Strawberry Refresher

Half a cup strawberries, frozen (not in juice!) One cup orange juice (fresh squeezed, not concentrate)
Half a lemon, squeezed

Watermelon Beach Quencher

Two cups watermelon, cubed Two cups honey dew, cubed
Two cups cantaloupe, cubed
One-inch of fresh ginger, peeled and grated

Smile, It's Morning Smoothie

Two large oranges, skin removed One medium grapefruit without the flesh
Six strawberries
Half a banana
Two tablespoons flavorless protein powder
1/4 cup ice

Stomach Filler

One small cucumber, skin and all Three celery stalks, including the leaves
One medium apple, cored
Two tablespoons of flavorless protein powder

Good Morning Sushine

One medium grapefruit, halved Two medium apples, cored
Fresh Italian Parsley, several sprigs
Half a handful of grapes, seedless
Hunger Pain Be Gone:
Four medium carrots
Two stalks of celery, leaves and all
One handful of parsley
Four leaves of baby spinach
Dash of Tabasco

Start Your Day

1/2 - 1 cucumber (peeled or unpeeled)
1 - 2 ounces of water
1-2 icecubes
1-2 handfuls of spinach
1 cup of sprouts
1/2 - 1 avocado
1/2 cup of cottage cheese or protein powder


If you are just getting started in the world of green smoothies you might find it necessary to add a sweet ingredient or two to this mix. But again try to only choose a low glycemic fruit or veggie or make some coconut water and a touch of honey.

Mango Broccoli Green Smoothie

Smoothie Recipe Basics 2 to 3 cups of Mangos
1 Cup of broccoli crowns

Blueberry Celecumber Green Smoothie

Smoothie Recipe Basics 2 to 3 cups of Blueberries
1 Cup of chopped celery
1/2 cup of sliced cucumber

Strawberry Spinach Green Smoothie

Smoothie Recipe Basics 2 to 3 cups of strawberries
1/2 cup of frozon chopped spinach

Smoothie Basic Recipe

 1 to 2 cups of your liquid ( organic soy milk, organic almond milk, organic rice milk or organic low fat milk ) 1/2 cup of your cream ( Organic natural yogurt )
2 to 3 cups of frozen fruit.
Cruhed ice - if not using frozen fruits.

Morning Sunshine Smoothie

2 large oranges1 red grapefruit
6 frozen strawberries
1/2 banana
Squeeze the juice from the oranges and grapefruit.
Put the juice in a blender and blend with the strawberries and banana

Slim Down Treat

5 carrots
1 apple
1/2 cucumber
1/2 beet
1 rib celery

Run the vegetables through your juicer in any sequence you wish.
Add a touch of fresh ginger, if you prefer a juice with more bite.

Super 8 Juice

1 kale leaf
1 collard leaf
small handful of
parsley
1 stalk of celery
1 carrot, greens removed
1/2 red pepper
1 tomato
1
broccoli floret
celery stalk for garnish

Health Smoothie

1 firm kiwi fruit, peeled
1/4 cantaloupe, with skin
1 ripe banana

Garden Tonic Drink

Handful of spinach
3 stalks of celery
2 stalks of asparagus
1 large tomato
1 cherry tomato for garnish

Golden Smoothie

2 kiwi fruits
1 banana
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup frozen mango chunks (or other frozen fruit chunks)

Carrot Lemonade

4-5 medium carrots
1/2 medium lemon
1 apple
1 small 1.5 - 2 " wedge red cabbage
1 round of Ginger
, about the size of a quarter

Strawberry Smoothie for the Family

30-60 strawberries
9-13 medium or large bananas
7-8 cups fresh squeezed orange juice
1 cup
flaxseed meal
Blend until Creamy.

Carrot Strawberry Juice

4-6 Carrots
6 Strawberries

Strong Carrot Combo

1 beet with greens
1 stalk celery
large handful of spinach
large handful of parsley

1 green pepper (or whatever pepper is organic)
1-3 cloves garlic
(to taste or what you can stand)
1 slice of Ginger
enough carrots to make a quart of juice
(usually half of a 5 lb bag)

Carrot Blush

4 carrots
1 beet
5 - 6 leaves of Romaine or other leaf lettuce
3 - 4 leaves of spinach

Alomond Milk

1 Part Almonds
4 Parts water & Blend

Apple Shake

1/2 orange peeled
2 green apples
1 ripe banana
1 tablespoon brewers yeast
orange slice for garnish

Muscle Juice

5 Handfuls Spinach
1 Cucumber
2 Carrots

Veggie 8

1/2 Tomato
1/4 Cucumber
1 Carrot
1 Celery stalk
1 Handful Spinach
1/2 Red Pepper
1/2 Cup Cabbage
1 Green Onion

Pepper Juice

1 Green Pepper
1 Red Pepper
3 Celery stalks
1/2 Cucumber
5 Lettuce leaves

Sweet Juice

5 Carrots
1 Apple
1/2 Beet

The 3 C's

3-4 Carrots
1-2 Celery stalks
Small wedge cabbage

Immune Juice Burn

beet root
ginger

If juicing with masticating juicer add about 3/4 beet root to 1/4 ginger and experiment to your desired "heat" tolerance from the ginger

Immune Juice Shot

1-2 limes ( or more.. enough to get about 2 ounces of juice)
3-4 cloves of garlic

Blend in blender. I prefer this remedy poured into a shot glass
so i can quickly shoot it down!

Immune Juice Booster

1 apple
4-6 carrots ( depending on size)
2 stalks of celery
2-3 cloves of garlic
1 cup parsley

Tropical Carrot Delight Juice

2 to 3 whole organic carrots
1 papaya
1 Mango

Paradise Green Juice

1 to 2 Carrots
3 leaves of Kale
1/2 bunch of cilantro
1 cup of fresh spinach
1 cucumber
1 Red Apple ( If you need to sweeten it up )

Green Juice

2 Carrots
1 Cucumber
3 stalks of Celery
1 Lemon
1 Red Apple ( For those who have a sweet tooth)

Beet Delight Juice

1/2 of a small to medium size beet ( or, 1/4 of a large beet ) 1 to 2 oz beet juice yield.
1/2 apple
2 whole organic carrots
1 cucumber

Super Cleansing Juice

4 celery stalks ( The super cleanser ingredient )
1/2 of a small beet ( the other superb cleanser )
1 cilantro bunch
a handful of spinach

Note: Very strong green taste, but does the trick.

Vegetable Juice

2 organic carrots
2 organic roma tomatos
Parsley bunch ( Just a hand full bunch to taste ) or cilantro if you prefer that taste
1/2 cup of spinach
1 to 2 celery stalks

Note: If you like a spicy kick you may add 1/10 of a tea spoon of Cayenne (Red) Pepper after the juice is done to your glass and stir with a spoon.

Carrot, Cucumber, Celery Juice

3 medium carrots
½ cucumber
1 celery stalk

Carrot Celery Juice

4 medium carrots
4 celery stalks

Carrot Ccumber Apple Juice

2 medium carrots
1 medium apple
½ medium cucumber

Carrot Apple Juice

3 medium carrots
1 medium apple

Celery Lemon Juice

4 or 5 celery stalks
1 large lemon

Note: If this is too tart, you may sweeten it a bit by adding 1 to 2 apples and lowering the number of celery stalks to 2 or 3.

Celery Strawberry Juice

5 Celery Stalks
½ to ¾ cup of strawberries

Celery and Carrots Juice

3 Celery stalks
4 Carrots (large)

Celery Apple Juice Recipe

4 Celery Stalks
2 Apples

Apple Cucumber Surprise Juice

1 medium Apple
1 medium cucumber
1-2 cups of whatever veggies in your fridge

Apple Cucumber Spinach Juice

1 medium apple
1 medium cucumber
1-2 cups of spinach

Carrot Cucumber Apple Juice

3 medium carrots
1 medium cucumber
½ apple

Carrot Spinach Lemon Juice Recipe

3 medium carrots
1-2 cups of spinach
¼ lemon

Below are some key ingredients that you can use as a guide when creating your slimming juices:

Carrot: This delicious juice will help add sweetness but still let you benefit from the incredible benefits of this amazing vegetable such as digestion stimulant, liver cleanser, and high levels of beta-carotene.

Cucumber: a base of choice for most recipes since they are water dense and relatively low calorie.

Celery: Is often recommended in weight-loss programs as it is low calorie and water dense. Juice the entire celery stick including the chlorophyll rich green leaves.

Lettuce: dark-green lettuce types are nutrient dense and darker the lettuce the more alkalizing and mineral rich.

Cabbage: Powerful body-cleansing vegetable recommend often for weight loss. I'm sure you've heard of the "cabbage diet"

Beetroot: This is great vegetable that will add sweetness to your juice. Use sparingly.

Spinach: Rich in chlorophyll and minerals such as calcium, spinach is alkalizing and has numerous weight loss benefits.

Tomato: Helps reduce acid in body, and is beneficial for stimulating blood circulation, liver cleansing and blood purifying.

Watercress: Considered a powerful intestinal cleanser and toxin neutralizer and is good for the kidneys, bladder, blood circulation, cleansing the skin and said to stimulate fat burning.

Apple: This low glycemic fruit is known for a wide range of health benefits including supporting healthy blood-sugar levels.

Citrus Fruits: Grapefruits and Lemons in particular have gotten a lot of attention for it's role in weight loss support.