Why Juice?

Besides being just plain fun, juicing is an efficient way to extract the vital nutrients of raw fruits and vegetables, resulting in a tasty beverage with highly concentrated vitamins, minerals and enzymes that remain fully intact. Easily assimilated by the body, these vital building blocks of health are rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream upon consumption. The body’s functions are supported, thus aiding in detoxification from pollution exposure, chemicals in our food supply, etc. Since raw juice remains unpasteurized, it’s the optimal choice for preserving the true potency nature’s bounty. Drink your vitamins!

A juice cleanse aims to detoxify and replenish the body with the nutrition it needs, in the easiest form to do so (raw, liquid). Use each juice in place of your typical breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Think of a juice cleanse like a system re-boot. After a cleanse, people often report feeling lighter with a clear mindset; rejuvenated from the inside out. You may experience less bloating, more energy during the day and better quality sleep at night, as well as a glowing complexion.

After you finish the cleanse, adding juice on a more regular basis is a great way to rev-up your health routine. A fast, easy way to get your requirements for fruits and vegetables, your body will reap the benefits of continued live-nutrient support.

Juice cleanse tip: Do it with a buddy! It’s a great way for you both to stay motivated and it makes the experience a lot of fun.

The following 3-day juice cleanse was developed by juicing aficionado Leanne Vogel, and is courtesy of Omega Juicers. Vogel is a holistic nutritionist and writer of the popular site Healthful Pursuit.  She provides practical and accessible health knowledge anyone can benefit from. Enjoy her fabulous recipes below!

Here’s everything you will need to complete the 3-day cleanse. Produce is for 1 person, for all three days.

Shopping List:

Fruits

2 Apples
1 Grapefruit
1/4 Pineapple
3 Pears
8 Lemons
3 Oranges
2 Cups honeydew melon

Vegetables

3 Beets
10 Carrots
10 Celery stalks with leaves
4 Chard leaves
12 Collard leaves
9 Cucumbers
23 cups fresh spinach
4 Bunches kale
2 Medium sweet potatoes

Herbs

1 Fresh cilantro (large bunch)
4-inches fresh ginger root
40 grams fresh mint (1 bunch)
1 Fresh parsley (large bunch)
15 grams fresh tarragon (1 small bunch)

Tea

1 Organic green tea bag

Day One

Tropical Beets Juice

A vibrant, refreshing way to kick off the cleanse!

Servings : 1-2
Prep Time : 5 min

Love Your Greens

• 4 Cups Spinach
• 1 Cucumber
• 1/2 Bunch Cilantro (about 1/2 cup lightly packed)
• 1/2 head collards or chard (about 6 leaves)
• 1/2 Bunch Parsley (about 1 cup lightly packed)
• 1/2 Lemon

• 1 Apple
• 1/2 Cucumber
• 40 grams Fresh Mint
• 1 Pear
• 3 leaves Kale

Day Two

Sweet and Green

Just looking at this juice makes me feel like it’s working it’s healing magic on me! 

Servings : 1
Prep Time : 10 min

Ingredients

• 1 pear
• 2 cups spinach
• 1 celery stalk (about 10 sticks with leaves)
• 1 apple
• 1 bunch of kale
• 1 cucumber

Blushing Greens

Light and delicious green juice, sweetened with oranges and grapefruit. Fresh tarragon makes each sip grounding and wholesome. 

Servings : 1
Prep Time : 5 min

Ingredients

• 1 cucumber
• 1/2 grapefruit
• 1 orange
•  2 cups spinach
• 15 grams fresh tarragon
• Juice from 1/2 lemon

Pink Lady Carrot

A 3-ingredient vegetable-based juice made from a base of sweet potato that’s sure to boost your immune system, improve complexion and mega load your body with beta carotene.

Servings : 1
Prep Time : 5 min

Ingredients

• 1 medium beetroot, washed and quartered
• 5 large carrots, washed and peeled
• 1 medium sweet potato, washed, peeled and quartered

Day Three

Green Energy

Six simple ingredients make up this sweet and delicious smoothie. You can pack it full of veg and no one will know!

Servings : 1
Prep Time : 5 min

Ingredients

• 1 cucumber, seeded and sliced
• 2 cups honeydew melon, cubed [about 1/2 a medium sized melon]
• 1/2 inch fresh ginger root
• 3 cups raw spinach
• 1 cup organic green tea
• 1 tsp lemon juice

• 1 cucumber
• 5 leaves kale
• 1 inch ginger
• 2 cups of spinach
• 2 collard or chard leaves (collards will make it less bitter)
• Juice from 1/2 lemon

OJ Lean and Green

A cold, cough and flu, immune fighting machine…in juice form.

Servings : 1
Prep Time : 5 min

Ingredients

• 4 cups spinach
• 2 oranges
• 1 bunch kale
• 1 cucumber

Recipes courtesy of Leanne Vogel in partnership with Omega Juicers, and can be found here