Too many festive meals since Christmas? Feeling you need a cleanse or detox after all the celebrations?

I love a good vegetable juice in the morning. But I have a husband that isn’t that comfortable with the green taste and he only wants fruit in his juice. So in the end I came up with a happy medium so that we both enjoy the taste and the health benefits of a good juice.

You may have the same situation at home where your children just can’t stand the taste of celery or kale. There are few tricks to mask the taste and yet give them the great benefit of a good veggie juice!

Here are some of my favourite recipes, feel free to modify to suit your taste. They make about 2 servings each. Enjoy!

Happy Green Juice 

1 – 2 Oranges

1 cup Baby Spinach

1 Cucumber

1 Apple

1 inch of Ginger

1/2 lemon (no peels!)

(I prefer to blend the spinach at the end with the juice to get more fibre in!)

Green Lemonade

1 Cucumber

1 -2 Apples

1 Pear

1 lemon (no peels!)

3 cups Baby Spinach

(Serve with some ice for a hot summer day!)

The Ultimate Asian Women Beauty Secret

I learned this one from my Chinese aunt. She actually lost inches around her waist and much improved her skin texture from drinking this juice in the morning. It cleanses your gut, reduces constipation, lowers cholesterol, detoxes your body and lowers the “heat” in your body. This juice is so popular in Asia that you can actually buy them in powder form. I love the sweet and bitter taste but my husband won’t touch it. So it is not for everyone but it is my absolute favourite! I also came across some articles that mentioned the tremendous benefit of bitter melons in relation to diabetes and cancers. You can find them from Harris Farm super markets or farmers markets.

1 Cucumber

2 Celery Stalks

2  Green Apples

1 Green Capcisum

1/2 – 1 Bitter Melon (start with 1/2 if you are not used to the taste)