Pop’s Green Drink

Great for Every Day Cleansing or Fasting

It’s easy to get plenty of greens in this cleansing green juice.

 

My husband Rick packs a smoothie and this green drink for breakfast and lunch while he’s working. I like mine a little sweeter so I add some of my smoothie we drink every day. I love the way

it makes my body hum with energy. You’ll get all the nutrients you need when you take a 3, 5 or 10 day juice fast/reset. Drink regularly with your daily salad or other fresh veggies.

 

Juice loses nutritional value after being processed so drink immediately (ideally on an empty stomach) or store in an airtight glass jar. More storage ideas below.

Ingredients:

 

Always choose the freshest and ripest produce available for optimum nutrition and best flavor.

 

2 or more large bunches of Kale, Chard, Spinach, Collard Greens and/or Romaine

4 carrots

4 stalks celery

1 large cucumber

1 large apple (or more if you like your drink sweeter and you have no blood sugar issues)

1 lemon

2” piece ginger root

2 cloves garlic (optional, makes a spicy drink!)

Add other vegetables you like. Such as a small beet, some cabbage, etc.

Instructions:

 

Wash and prepare your produce. For produce shopping, and preparation tips read here.

 

Process according to your juicer’s recommendations. Store in airtight glass jars. Skim off the foam before storing. Keep in fridge no more than three days. If freezing, leave 1” headspace for expansion.

 

Juice greens first- no more than ¼ of your jar - per your juicer’s specifications. Too many greens and your drink can taste quite nasty! We use kale most of the time because it is nutrient dense and easy to grow.

 

Our schedules are really busy, so I make enough juice to last for one or two weeks. Every few days I take what we’ll need out of the freezer and place in the fridge to thaw. Remember, it takes a couple days for your juice to thaw out completely.

Health Benefits:

 

Aid in Bone Health

Aid in Colon Health

Aids digestion

Aids in Blood Sugar

Aids Respiratory Symptoms

Anti-Asthma Benefits

Anti-Cancer

Anti-Inflammatory Support

Antioxidant Support

Cardiovascular Benefits

Eye Health

Phytonutrients Protect DNA

Supports Detoxification

Supports Reduce Neurological Diseases

**Important Note**

 

Choose organically grown fruits and vegetables whenever possible. Non-organic produce is deficient in minerals (needed to prevent disease) and replete with dozens of chemicals that create a toxic overload in your body. Children especially need to avoid chemically-grown foods.

If organic produce is not available to you, at least adhere to the clean fifteen and avoid the dirty dozen.

 

Diabetics should restrict their fruit sugar (fructose) to 25 gms. per day, according to Joseph Mercola, M.D.

 

Please consult your holistic healthcare practitioner if you have blood sugar issues before drinking this healthy juice recipe.

 

Juicing is a great way to reach your daily requirement of 6-9 servings of fruits and vegetables per day.

Sources:

The World’s Healthiest Foods

Dr. Mercola

World Health Organization

(USDA) United States Department of Agriculture Database

U.S. National Library of Medicine