Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Leftover greens

 Here's a green juice that I put together the other day with leftover greens that I needed to use.

Ingredients:

Bunch of parsley
1 baby bok choy
about 5-6 romaine leaves
3 celery sticks
3-5 apples depending on how sweet you want it
1/2 lime with peel on

Just a few reasons why you should make and drink this juice:

Bok Choy contains beta-carotene for the eyes, calcium and potassium, which can help lower blood pressure, and a great source of folic acid for pregnant women. These are just a few of the benefits of bok choy. Don't forget that parsley helps to detox your body of heavy metals. Celery is a good source of vitamin C, so winter time is a great time to eat it. Ward off those colds! It's also a diuretic and helps reduce inflammation. When carrots and apples are mixed by juicing (the pressing motion in some juicers) there's a reaction that takes place with the enzymes which actually helps to activate and boost the immune system! Drink up!!

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