Green juice

shaina925

I found a recipe on a paleo website and I was so excited to make it... However, I could not choke it down it was so gross!!

I used:

Apple
Kale leaves
Ground flax seed
Water and a few ice cubes
Half a lemon
Fresh ginger

It called for a pear but I didn't have one so I omitted it. I tried it after it was done blending and it was just gross. It said u could add some cucumber so I did but that didn't help,at all.


Where did I go wrong? How do you make your green juice or even any other fresh veggie/ fruit juices?

unchatenfrance

If you want to get a lot of vegetables in liquid form and green smoothies aren't your thing, why not  make a gazpacho instead? I throw in a bunch of veggies, add two avocadoes, softboiled eggs, 1/4 cup olive oil, and season with salt, balsamic vinegar and hot sauce. Then puree it all in a food processor. It's so good, I could eat the whole thing in one go. This way you get some fat in there as well that helps with nutrient asborption and satiety.

firsttimersluck

Unchatenfrance has a good ssuggestion, but if you're looking for a breakfast or quick post work out smoothie, the one you have listed is similar to one I throw together. Kale and ginger are both really strong in taste, however so you have to throw in a fruit to match that. I like blueberries. THey tend to take over. The pear would have been awesome with the ginger. And like PP said, spinach is a good choice over kale as well. I'ma bigger fan of kale, but spinach is much sweeter in taste so that could help. 

mcda04

I agree with Stage.

My mean green juices were actually delicious. Maybe you needed more apples. I followed these recipes from the reboot website.

Mean Green Juice Recipes
The Original	Mean Green Juice #2
6 leaves of Kale	Handful of Spinach
1 Cucumber	3 Stalks of Kale
4 Celery Stalks	2 Golden Delicious Apples
2 Green Apples	Small handful of Parsley
1/2 Lemon (peeled)	1 Lemon
1 pc. Of Ginger	1 Cucumber
Mean Green Juice #3	Mean Green Juice #4
2 Stalks of Celery	1/2 Pear
1/2 Cucumber	1/2 Green Apple
1/2 Apple	Handful of Spinach
1/2 Lemon	Handful of Parsley
Small piece of ginger	2 Celery Stalks
1/2 Green Chard Leaf	1/2 Cucumber
bunch of cilantro	Small piece of ginger
5 Kale leaves	Slice of Papaya
handful of spinach