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FRESH
Celery, apple, spinach,
lime and ginger juice
This green juice ensures your body
receives a powerhouse of nutrients
to strengthen it against the onslaught
of flu season. Although not a substitute
for whole fruit and vegetables, this is
a great quick-and-easy body boost.
It’s an excellent source of vitamin C,
which helps the body develop resistance
against infectious agents and scavenge
harmful, pro-inflammatory free radicals
from the blood
Makes 1L (4 cups) EASY 15 mins
THE FLAVOUR COMBINATIONS
2 bunches celery, washed and
chopped
200g baby spinach, chopped
3 Granny Smith apples, chopped
juice of 3 limes
3cm fresh ginger, chopped
150g lettuce leaves
2 x 30g packets fresh mint leaves
HOW TO DO IT
Place all of the chopped vegetables,
1 fruit and herbs in a juicer and blend
on high. The juicer will remove any
pulp and you’ll be left with delicious,
fresh juice.
Pour the juice into glasses and
enjoy your healthy boost!
2
COOK’S TIP
If you don’t have a juicer, blitz the
ingredients to a pulp in a blender.
Strain the pulp through a ine sieve
or cheesecloth secured over a bowl.
Discard the pulp, and
enjoy the juice that
gathers in the bowl.
CELERY boasts antiinlammatory
properties and
a host of antioxidants. It’s also
a rich source of vitamin K,
folate and potassium.
APPLES are rich in antioxidant
phytonutrients, lavonoids and
polyphenols, which protect
the body from the deleterious
effects of free radicals. They
also contain high quantities of
vitamin C and beta-carotene.
SPINACH is a store house
for many phytonutrients that
have health-promoting- and
disease-preventing properties.
Fresh leaves are a rich source
of several vital antioxidant
vitamins, like vitamins A and C,
and lavonoid polyphenolic
antioxidants. Together, these
compounds act as protective
scavengers against oxygenderived
free radicals and play
a healing role in ageing and
various disease processes.
LIMES, like other fellow citrus
fruits, are an excellent source
of vitamin C.
CONTAINS 2 OF YOUR 5 A DAY
CELERY, APPLE, SPINACH, LIME AND GINGER JUICE
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