Healthy juice recipes are getting few and far between, but we’ve sourced 5 corkers for every situation and nutrient booster you feel the need for. From glowing from the inside out, to hydrating, detoxing and going green – you can get juicing without fear.
1. GLOW RECIPE
Liven up dull skin with powerful antioxidants that help protect cells from free radical damage and inflammation.
Ingredients:
1 beetroot
1 orange
1 carrot
¼ red cabbage
1 cucumber
1 lime
1-2 inches fresh ginger
Note: When making this juice, juice all the ingredients except the lime and orange. Squeeze these separately to taste and combine with other juice ingredients.
2. HYDRATE RECIPE
Quench your thirst on a hot summer day with super hydrating watermelon and cucumber.
Ingredients:
6 cups diced watermelon
1 large peeled cucumber
1/2 lime
Ice to serve
Mint to garnish
Note: For best results, ingredients should be very cold and be juiced in the order listed. Stir before serving.
3. DETOX
An energising juice with toxin-neutralising power.
Ingredients:
1 small beetroot
1 apple
2 large carrots
2 stalks of celery
Handful of fresh mint.
4. BOOST
When you need a kick start, this juice will give you a much needed boost.
Ingredients:
2 tomatoes
2 Lebanese cucumbers
2 stalks of celery
½ cup parsley
½ lime, peeled
Pinch of salt
3 drops of tabasco sauce
Juice vegetables; add a dash of tabasco and pinch of salt to serve.
5. GREEN
Looking for a nutritious and delicious way to get your daily dose of greens? This juice is for you.
Ingredients:
1 cup of spinach
1 handful of mint
1 Granny Smith apple,
2 stalks of celery
2 cucumbers
Need a total juice cleanse and are need of a detox that is easy to commit to? We trailed the three day Orchard Street Pure juice cleanse to test the effects of a detox on our overall health, energy levels and wellbeing.
The cleanse, designed for more sensitive digestive systems, had minimal fruit ingredients and predominately plant extracts and herbal remedies to heal irritated and inflamed stomach walls. The cleanse had lots of of probiotic qualities designed to detox your natural ecology and create a state of digestive harmony.
With the worry of energy loss and experiencing hunger (cough, cough – being hangry for three days), we found the cleanse to not only be energy reviving, but also fulling and eliminated all sweet cravings – hallelujah! .
To trial an Orchard Street cleanse, click here