Recently, juicing has become uber popular! As much as I’d like a juicer, I know that realistically I don’t have the time to use it enough to justify the cost and space 😦 I’m extremely lucky that I live in a city that has cold pressed, fresh, organic juices readily available; however, they are expensive! So, I’ve put my $50 blender to use and created my own “juice”.

MindBodyGreen recently posted a beauty infographic about juices vs smoothies. Both have their benefits and are yummy!

The first green smoothie came about because I had eaten too much meat over the previous days and was talking to my mum about feeling “blah” and uninterested in food. Our conversation turned to what I had in my fridge and the below Vegetable Drawer Juice came about.

These are all water-based.

Vegetable Drawer
Broccoli Slaw
Leaf Lettuce
Celery
Frozen Blueberries
1/2 Frozen Banana
Lemon Juice

Strawberry Banana
Kale
Celery
Ginger
Frozen Strawberries
1/2 Frozen Banana
Lemon Juice

Apple Banana
Kale
Celery
Ginger
1/2 Jazz Apple
1/2 Frozen Banana
Lemon Juice

Not So Green
Celery
1/2 Jazz Apple
1/2 Frozen Banana
Ginger
Lemon Juice

Raspberry and Romaine Green
Celery
Romaine Lettuce
Raspberries
1/2 Frozen Banana
Lemon Juice
Mint Leaf
Date *added as a sweetener*

Minty Green Goodness – this one surprised me
Romaine Lettuce
Frozen Kale
1/4 Jazz Apple
1/2 Frozen Banana
Frozen Strawberries
Lemon Juice
2 Mint Leaves
Date
Hemp Hearts

Apple & Lettuce – Pre Wanderlust Power
Romaine Lettuce
1/2 Jazz Apple
1/2 Frozen Banana
2 Mint Leaves
1/2 Scoop Vega One French Vanilla
Hemp Hearts

Honeydew
Romaine Lettuce
Honeydew Melon pieces
1/4 Jazz Apple
1/2 Frozen Banana
Celery
1/2 Manjool Date
2 Mint Leaves
Ginger
Lemon Juice