Rejuvenating Juice

Two awesome juice recipes that will make you feel refreshed! 

Alright, I know this looks very very peculiar but, It's definitely a work of magic. I love juice brands like Odwalla, and Naked but at $4.00 a bottle my wallet hurts a lot. A few days ago, I discovered a juicer in my kitchen. Once cleaned, I decided to test out different combinations of fruits and veggies. The end result: Two solid juice recipes I will stick to and, gross combinations that I will never use again! It was a long day of trial and error but I definitely got something out of it! The two juice recipes I have are my Kapple (Kale-Apple) Lemonade, and  Carrot Grapefruit juice. 

Kale is packed with tons of calcium, Vitamin C, Vitamin A, and Iron. I love green smoothies and juices because it's an effective way to get a good intake of vegetables during your day. My Kale-Apple Lemonade is light, sweet, and tangy. Grapefruit is definitely a super food just like Kale. Grapefruit has Vitamin C, Vitamin A, and a bit of Calcium. Carrots have a ton of Vitamin A which is great for your skin and eyesight. The conclusion is... Everything you're putting into this juice is amazing and very beneficial towards your body! It also tastes great too!

Kapple (Kale-Apple) Lemonade

Ingredients:

-1 to 2 large apples. Or 4 mini-apples. 

-Juice of 2-3 Lemons (by taste!)

-3/4 cups of water

-a bit of grated ginger (optional)

Instructions With a Juicer:

1. Core all of your apples and cut into eights. 

2. Wash your kale to make sure there's no bugs lurking around.

3. Take your juicer and feed the apples, and kale into it. Add water and lemon juice to your mixture. 

 Instructions Without a Juicer:

1. Core your apples and cut into small pieces.

2. Wash your kale. 

3. Take a blender and put your apples, kale, a bit of ginger, and your water. Blend until nice and smooth.

4. Add your lemon juice and blend until well incorporated.

5. Take a strainer and strain your juice, Then bottle! 

Grapefruit Carrot Juice

Ingredients:

-2 large grapefruits peeled

-1 large carrot cut into pieces.

-1/2 cup of water

Instructions With a Juicer:

1. Peel your grapefruit and take out any seeds. Keep some pith because there's some awesome nutrients! 

2. Skin your carrot with a potato skinner and cut into smaller chunks. 

3. Take your juicer and process your peeled grapefruits along with your carrots. Take your juice and add the 1/2 cup of water. 

4. Bottle and enjoy! 

Instructions without a juicer:

1. Peel your grapefruits and take out any seeds. 

2. Skin your carrots and potato skinner and cut into smaller chunks.

3. Take a blender and blend all of your ingredients until smooth. 

4. Take your concoction and strain. Bottle and Enjoy!

I apologize for this unappetizing picture but it really does taste great!

There's one thing bad about juicing... The leftover pulp. You've made this awesome juice and now you don't know what to do with the leftover pulp. At first, I just thought about putting it in my compost which is a great idea but, I did some research and you can actually use the fruit pulp to make baked goods! Who knew right?! To follow up on this juice post, I will post a recipe on what to do with leftover juice pulp!