Popeye's Green Juice

Being on call at work can be such a chore sometimes. I don’t know too many people who like to be woken up at 4:35am to log into the office to fix some broken servers. Seeing that I was up, I decided to grab a drink. I’d made some green juice the night before but I was too full to have any. So I stored it in a jar so I could get to it later.

Almost all of my green juices contain spinach. If you have an iron deficiency like me, spinach is very rich in iron. Iron helps red blood cells to circulate oxygen around the body and thus you gain energy. Now you know why Popeye loves spinach. This is just what I need so I can get through my day tomorrow.

Citrus fruit are a running theme throughout most of my juices. I almost always have lemon or lime in every juice. Not only are they high in Vitamin C, they can help reduce stress and fight against weight gain.

This is one of my favourite juices because the ingredients are mainly vegetables.

Ingredients

• 5 sticks of celery including leaves

• 1 1/2 cucumbers

• 1 bunch spinach

• Handful of mint

• 1 grapefruit

• 3 apples

• A squeeze of lime

I popped all of these in my juicer and I got a deep green healthy drink.

Juicing Tip: Juicing leaves can be a little difficult at times. The way I juice them is to stuff them within the citrus fruit or sandwiched between an apple cut in half before placing down the juicer chute.

I hope you enjoy this refreshing green juice. Enjoy!