Make a Iron Builder Juice

Description

Wait until you see the amazing deep red colour of this juice recipe. There is an abundance of living green chlorophyll combined with a rich maroon colour from the beetroot that makes this juice look amazing.

The taste of this juice recipe is superb for a green juice. It is sweet yet earthy with a hint of bitterness. Easy to drink and packed with plant powered iron.

Ingredients

1 baby spinach bunch (120g)
1 parsley (bunch)
1 cucumber
1 beetroot
2 apples
Time: 3 mins
Juice Qty: 600ml

Preparation

Baby Spinach

Fill a sink with water and wash well
Juice handfuls at a time

Parsley

Roughly chop leaves and stems
Juice handfuls at a time

Cucumber

Cut into chunks to fit down the chute
Juice with skin on

Beetroot

Cut in half and then into quarters
Slice each half into thin slices to make it easier to press.
Juice with skin on (you can also juice the leaves and stems if you have them).

Apples

Remove the stems and remove any stickers
Juice apples whole with skin and seeds.

Cut in half or quarters if too big to fit into the wide chute.

Juicing Method

Start with the cap close on the juicer.

Grab a handful of spinach and drop it into the chute. Then grab a handful of parsley and drop it into the chute. Continue alternating the greens until they have all been juiced.

Next, add the cucumber pieces one at a time.

Open the cap on the juicer to release the green juice.

Next, add the beetroot slices, I usually add about 1/4 of the beetroot at a time.

Finish with the apples adding one at a time and letting the juicer press through before adding the next one.

Tip: always juice herbs and leafy greens first in a cold press juicer as the fruits and veggies that follow will help push more leaves through the juicer and you will get more green nutrition and flavour.

Healthy Benefits

This juice recipe is designed to help you build your iron levels.

Increasing your intake of raw foods rich in iron is the best way I know to naturally increase your iron levels. Most people don't sit down to eat a whole bunch of raw spinach or a whole bunch of raw parsley. You can however easily consume it all, in one, easy to digest, cold-pressed juice.

This juice recipe has over 170% of the recommended daily intake (RDI) of iron and over 125% of the RDI of folate. Also, vitamin C improves the absorption of iron, and wouldn't you know it Mother Nature packed plenty of vitamin C into these foods with over 200% of your RDI of vitamin C in this juice.

Spinach contains twice as much plant-based iron as most other greens. It can help restore energy, increase vitality and improve the quality of blood flow.

Spinach also has plenty of vitamin A, which is beneficial for night blindness.

Parsley is an excellent herb to replenish you when you’re depleted and feeling exhausted. Parsley is full of nutrition, including B vitamins such as folic acid, vitamins A, C, K, and of course plenty of iron.

Beetroots are also rich in iron and nitric oxide which allows nutrients to flow through the capillaries which are so small that red blood cells can only travel single-file through them.

Happy Juicing!

Make a Iron Builder Juice