DIY Cleansing Juice Recipes

​Green Goddess Smoothie:

• 1 cup almond milk
• 1 cup coconut water
• 1 tablespoon almond butter
• 4 kale leaves
• ½ cup spinach
• ¼ avocado
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon maca powder (available at health-food stores)
• ½ cup ice

Steps:

1. Place almond milk, coconut water, almond butter, spinach, kale, banana, maca powder, and ice in a blender.
2. Puree on high until mixture is smooth and creamy.
3. Serve immediately.

Yield: 2 servings. Recipe by Tricia Williams, culinary holistic nutritionist at FoodMattersNYC.com [1]

Cashew Milk:

Use as a protein rich, energizing breakfast drink or as a slightly sweet dessert in the evening.

• 1 cup raw cashews
• 3 cups water
• 2 tablespoons agave, raw maple syrup or honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla or 2 vanilla seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• pinch sea salt

Steps:

1. Cover raw cashews with water and allow to soak overnight.
2. Place cashews and their water into a blender or food processor and process until smooth.
3. Stir in remaining ingredients.

Yield: 2 servings. Recipe from Rebecca Fuller, RD, dietician at Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC and Coles Sports and Recreation Center at New York University.

Daily Detox Blend

• 1 apple
• 1/4 cucumber
• 1/4 lemon
• 1 inch piece ginger
• Enough carrot to bring yield to 12 ounces

Combine all ingredients in a juicer and process.

Yield: 1 serving. Recipe from Eric Helms, founder, Juice Generation.

BG editor’s picks:

The smoothie and cashew milk above can both be whipped up with a blender. We’re partial to the Apollo Personal Blender by Tribest [2](left)—the individual blending cups double as portable drink cups, for super ease of use and cleanup. And serious juicing (we’re talking carrots, apples, kale and the like) calls for a full-on juice extractor to get the best results. Breville’s Juice Fountain Plus [3] (right) features industrial strength at a mid-range price. Plus, fans praise the simple-to-clean design.