Recipe {Sweet Green Juice}

I’ve been experimenting with different types of juice, but there are many more I haven’t tried yet. Here’s a recipe for a really great green juice that I adapted from various sources to make it my own:

Celery, 2 stalks

Grapes, about 1/2 cup

Granny Smith Apple, 2

Lemon, 1/2 peeled

Lime, 1/2 peeled

Ginger, 1/2 to 1 inch

Cucumber, 1

Spinach, 2 to 3 cups

This makes a really bright green juice, and the fruit and citrus really balance the flavor out and give it some sweetness! It’s a great way to get plenty of vitamins in one glass.

I read an article on Livestrong.com about how to count calories in fresh juice, and it suggested that you can deduct approximately 10% of total calories if you remove the core from fruits and 13% if you remove the skin. I input this juice recipe into MyFitnessPal and it has approximately 220 calories. So, if I were to deduct 10% of calories after removing the core – this juice would ultimately have 198 calories.

Calories 198

Fat 0.5g

Potassium 788mg

Fiber 9.5g

Protein 2.6g

Vitamin A 119%

Vitamin C 156%