Derry, a PT and nutritionist from Temple Training, in conjunction with Currys #currysintrojuicing , has kindly given permission to share his essential juice recipes following on from a bloggers event in which Eliza Flynn got sweaty and experimented with juicing. You can read her review here.
Eliza Flynn with a fellow health, fitness and nutrition blogger showing off their juice concoctions.
Classic Greens
Ingredients
4 Carrots
3 stalks of celery
1 handful of parsley
1 handful of spinach
Method
- Ensure all ingredients are washed thoroughly before placing in juicer.
- Mix juice well and serve immediately with a stick of celery as a garnish.
WE SAY: You’re covering lots of bases with this juice. Parsley is practically a superfood with its rich source of vitamin K and vitamin C and anti-oxidant nutrients, celery is a great anti-inflammatory, spinach is a good source of dietary potassium and protein and carrots amongst many benefits, can lower the risk of heart disease.
Derry’s Berry Mix
Ingredients
1 apple
10 blueberries
10 strawberries
8 raspberries
1/2 cup of natural yoghurt
Method
- Wash the fruits thoroughly then place in the juicer and juice.
- Stir the juice well before adding a spoonful at a time of the yoghurt whilst stirring continuously.
- Serve immediately.
WE SAY: This Berry Mix will taste delicious but watch out for the sugar content, especially if you decide to use a flavoured yoghurt.
Tropical Cocktail
Ingredients
1/2 Beetroot
2 carrots
1 stalk of celery
1/2 cucumber
1 inch of ginger
1 handful of parsley
1 round of pineapple, 2 inches thick
Method
- Juice the ingredients, one by one.
- Stir well then drink immediately.
WE SAY: This is packed full of great ingredients and the high veg content means that the sugar levels will be lower than an all fruit juice. The pineapple and ginger are great for digestion.
Ginger Cleanse
Ingredients
1 apple
2 carrots
1 stalk celery
1 inch ginger
Method
- Juice all ingredients and stir well.
- Serve immediately.
WE SAY: This is great if you experience bad joints for celery and ginger are anti-inflammatories. Ginger also helps the body absorb certain nutrients. The apple has properties which are good for your heart and the carrots are packed with vitamin A which is good for skin.
The Derry Berry mix sounds great. I would definitely opt for that (with a soya yogurt alternative) especially as we’re in berry season. However I really wouldn’t worry about the sugar levels in that smoothie. All the berries mentioned are low GI foods on the glycemic index. The fiber if fruit enables it to not be broken down so quickly by the liver and turned into fat, refined sugar is bad but natural sugars are all good. Eat in abundance 🙂