I never really drank green juice -- I always did smoothies but they had something sweet like apple or banana added to them. Lately I've been getting into green juices because there is a juice place near our place. It doesn't exactly taste good.... but I don't mind the taste at all and it feels so super healthy!
I'm going to start making some at home. Do you like green juice? What are your favorite combos?
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
Yes, but these days I mostly make smoothies because it's easier and cleanup is faster.
I like it with as little fruit sugar as possible so my combo is usually lemon, orange, cucumber, carrot, and a ton of kale and spinach.
admin / watermelon / 14210 posts
@Mrs. High Heels: do you use a juicer?
i am making it in my vitamix and today i strained it thru a fine mesh strainer and it came out just like juice. i actually don't like the chunky smoothie texture, and straining it took almost no time at all.
i've never tried putting carrots in it, but since it can pulverize ice, it could probably handle carrots?
coconut / 8854 posts
Yes! I actually had the best green juice when I was down in Mexico! It had kiwi, kale, cucumber, cilantro, and mint! It was so light and refreshing!
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
@Mrs. Bee: Yes I have the omega VRT juicer because it can handle a lot of greens and it's quiet and low footprint. http://www.amazon.com/Omega-VRT350-Dual-Stage-Vertical-Single/dp/B00434JINO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400682756&sr=8-1&keywords=omega+vrt+juicer
I use carrots mainly to help the juicer push the vegetables through and squeeze out the juice because it's hard. I don't really *need* it to flavor the drink. The lemon and orange covers most of the *greeny* taste.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
Yup, I love green juice. I haven't been liking the store bought versions lately because some of them have a garlic or onion taste to it.
I do have green smoothies in my freezer, I think. I made them with a bag of frozen fruit from Costco, then I add lots of spinach and a splash of juice. Then blend. So good.
Here is the bag that I get from Costco. It's about $7 for this bag of fruit and I made about 12-15 cups of smoothies then froze them in mason jars. If I want one, I'll just thaw it the night before for a breakfast smoothie in the AM.
Oh, my version is chunky because of my blender. It's still thin enough that I can drink it right from the mason jar.
honeydew / 7091 posts
@Mrs. Bee: Oh yeah, it can handle carrots!! I put two carrots in my smoothie every morning.
I have yet to try 100% veggie juice - I'm still adding 2 fruits to 3-4 veggies. Scared! I'd love to hear what everybody else likes though!
@MrsBrewer: That sounds pretty good!! Cilantro AND mint mixed together?! Interesting...!!
coconut / 8854 posts
@swurlygurl: Yep! At least that's what the waiter told me! And I could definitely taste both of those bold flavors together, but they really complimented each other!
pomegranate / 3272 posts
Ugh no. I did the Blueprint juice cleanse twice and that green juice just did not agree with me. I find that I just do not like savory juices. I will never drink a bloody mary or tomato juice in any form.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
This thread got me to make some green smoothies. Went to Costco and got $8 bag of frozen fruit and $4 bag of spinach.
I made 25 cups and only used half the bag of spinach.
pomegranate / 3393 posts
Love it, but have never made it at home. Wegmans was giving out samples of green juice yesterday, I don't remember everything in it but it had cucumber, wheatgrass, celery, and a lot of other stuff. Unfortunately, it wasn't pasteurized, so the lady said it wasn't recommended for nursing women or babies, so I didn't but any. But man, the sample was delicious!
coconut / 8475 posts
@bluestriped bee: wow! Go you!!!!! You've inspired me!
Are you going to freeze them or refrigerate them like regular juice? (I imagine they'd go fast if you have 1-2/day?)
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
@CupQuakeWalk: Thanks! Yup, all but one or two will go into the freezer. I have one a day.
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