Pack in the Greens Juice

This is a superrrr simple green juice recipe if you have a juicer. There are tons of similar green juice recipes, so don’t think for one minute I’m the only health coach to dream this up. I thought it was important to include on my website, even if it’s similar to other healthy green juice recipes out there, because I want to make sure my community has access to this healthy drink! Enjoy!

Makes about 20 oz, depending on the size of your fruits & veggies. 

Ingredients

• 1 stalk of celery (not to be confused with 1 rib, which are the individual pieces that make up the stalk.)
• 1 cucumber
• 1 lemon
• Optional: ½ – 1 green apple to taste OR ½ – 1 green pear to taste OR 1 kiwi
• Optional: ½ – 1 in chunk of ginger root 

Directions

1. Clean all of your produce. 
2. Chop the knobby end (a technical term) off the celery stock.
3. Cut the ends off the cucumber and peel the outside so it looks like it has stripes. This is important for the longevity of your juicer blades. 
4. Cut the lemon into quarters or eights and remove the peel. Again, avoid juicing the peel for the longevity of your juicer. 
5. If you’re including apple, pear, kiwi, or ginger root, clean and chop what you’re including. Avoid juicing the apple or pear core (juice it in quarters at the largest). If you juice ginger root frequently, it’s easier on your blender if you use a peeler to remove the rough peel. 
6. Add into your juicer in the following order: cucumber, lemon, optional additions, celery. Pro Tip: add the smallest items (ex. Lemon, herbs, ginger) in the middle of the other items to help move them through the juicer. When using celery, always juice it last, as the fibers tend to clog up the blades and strainer.
7. Best served after refrigerated or over ice!