Tasty and Refreshing Homemade Juice Recipes for Energy and Focus

Most store-bought juices contain unwanted additives, preservatives and sugars. Make your own juices at home instead, fresh juices provide your body with phytonutrients, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals that nourish and rejuvenate.

These juices have replaced my usual morning coffee. They boost my energy and improve my concentration.

Here are three energising juice recipes to try at home:

Sweet Green Juice Recipe

This recipe makes approximately two cups or 480ml of juice

Ingredients

✅ 4 cups baby spinach, washed

✅2 kiwi, peeled

✅2 cups honeydew melon, washed and cubed(leave the skin on)

✅1 cup green grapes, washed

Instructions:

Juice the spinach by placing it between honeydew melon, grapes and kiwi. Run the pulp through the juicer again to extract as much juice as possible.

Note — store in an airtight glass container in the refrigerator. Fresh juice can last for about two days if stored in the fridge.

Rosemary Clementine Booster

Makes 2 cups or 480ml of juice

Ingredients

✅1 large cucumber, washed(if it’s organic, leave the skin on. If not, peel the skin)

✅1 heaping tablespoon fresh chopped rosemary, washed

✅8 clementines, peeled

Instructions

Juice the cucumber first and then the rosemary and clementines. Run the pulp through the juicer to extract more juice. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Kale Carrot Energiser

Makes 2 cups or 480ml of juice

Ingredients

✅4 cups kale stems and leaves, washed

✅6 medium carrots

✅1/2 lime, peeled

Instructions

Juice the kale, carrot, cucumber and lime in that order. Run the pulp through the juicer again to extract more juice.

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The Powerful Health Benefits of Juicing

There are many health benefits associated with juicing. The most obvious health benefit is that facilitates the consumption of fruits and vegetables. If you don't like eating fruits or vegetables, juicing them will make it much easier. Instead of eating a whole bowl of kale, juice it and receive all the benefits without having to spend time eating all that kale.

There is a downside to juicing though, you don't get all the fiber you would get if you were to eat the fruits and vegetables or blend them. That being said, the benefits associated with juicing are sufficient to convince you to incorporate juicing into your daily routine.

Here are some of the benefits of juicing:

You can also watch this video on the benefits of juicing right here:

Here five health benefits of juicing:

Increased Vitamins and Minerals in Your Diet

When you juice, you increase the uptake of vitamins and minerals in your diet. Why? Because when you drink fresh squeezed juice, the nutrients are absorbed directly into your bloodstream. It's like taking a liquid vitamin or mineral supplement.

Potential Weight Loss

If you replace store-bought juice with fresh, homemade juice, you will reduce your overall calorie intake. You will also reduce added sugar intake which will certainly be good for weight loss. If you decide replace one meal a day with juice, you will certainly lose some weight over time.

Boosts Energy

Digestion utilises energy, if your body has to spend time digesting foods, you lose that energy to digestion. However, when you drink juice, it reduces the amount of work that your body has to do. Therefore, you can use that spare energy for exercising or for your day- to- day activities.

Reduce Inflammation

There are many fresh juice recipes that are great for inflammation. For example, when you add turmeric to ginger and pineapple, you make a powerful anti-inflammatory juice. If you suffer from swollen joints or other forms of inflammation in the body, drinking juice can help to reduce it.

Protect against disease

Consuming more fresh-squeezed juice might help your body fight against disease. For example, dark leafy green vegetables contain powerful antixoidants that might reduce cancer risk or heart disease.

Disclaimer: This is not medical advice, if you are sick, consult a medical professional before embarking on a juice diet to prevent or cure sickness.