Get Juicy!
For one reason and another (Edinburgh Festival, meetings, work), I’ve not been having as much veg in my diet this week as I normally do and now I’m really starting to crave it!
I’ve just got a notion to juice some of my amazing home-grown carrots (they are truly a sight and taste to behold), maybe with some apples and a bit of ginger to warm me up on this grey, Edinburgh late-August day.
I might even throw in some kale and swiss chard from the allotment which have been being sitting in the fridge for a few days for extra magnesium and folic acid.
If you don’t have a juicer, you can blend up vegetables and water them down to make more of a smoothie than a juice. Here’s a recipe for a Super Green Smoothie which makes a nutritious breakfast or in-between meal snack:
- 1 Avocado
- 1 cup of spinach (preferably organic)
- Half a cucumber
Blend together and add water to make a drink. You could also add 1 tablespoon of flax or hemp oil, some tofu or ground up seeds to make it even more nutritious and tasty!