A liquid detox is the best way to cleanse your organs of toxins and prepare your body for a weight loss marathon. Are you ready? Blow the dust off your blender and your juicer and prepare to improve your health by a thousand with these nut-free, dairy-free detox juices!
1. Super Hydration Juice
This drink has a lot of cucumbers, and cucumbers help to reduce water retention. Drink this juice to feel as light as a feather!
Ingredients (serves 2)
2-3 large, organic cucumbers
2 organic apples
¼ organic beet or a handful of organic strawberries
Instructions
1. Juice everything.
2. Pour over ice.
2. Love Your Greens Juice
Not a fan of vegetables? This juice is packed with detoxing greens that will slide down your throat effortlessly.
Ingredients
4 cups of baby spinach
½ head of collards (about 6 leaves)
1 English cucumber
½ bunch of parsley (about 1 cup lightly packed)
½ bunch of cilantro (about ½ cup lightly packed)
Juice from ½ a lemon
Instructions
1. On “low” setting, juice everything except lemon juice.
2. Add lemon juice. Stir.
3. Red and Green Festive Cocktail
A sweet and healthy treat to combat all those festive desserts.
Ingredients
2-3 large kale leaves
½ cup pomegranate arils from large, ripe pomegranate
1/2 cup fresh or frozen cranberries (if frozen, that before juicing)
1/2 pear, cored
1/2 inch fresh ginger, peeled
3-6 leaves of fresh mint
Add Stevia to sweeten to your liking
Instructions
1. Place ingredients in juicer one at a time. Add the pomegranate arils last.
2. Strain if desired. Serve immediately.
4. Rainbow Veggie Juice
The large quantities of parsley and cilantro in this juice will more than aid you in your detox quest. Drink up!
Ingredients (serves 3)
1-2 red bell peppers, seeded and sliced
4 tomatoes, sliced
3 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
2 heads of romaine lettuce
1 bunch of celery
1 large handful of parsley
1 large handful of cilantro
1 English cucumber, peeled and chopped
2 meyer lemons, peeled
1 inch of ginger root
Instructions
1. Juice all the veggies.
2. Give veggie juice a good stir. Do not wait longer than 48 hours to consume.
5. Orange Surprise
(Spoiler alert) There’s no oranges, but loads of nutrition. Brighten up your morning with this refreshing beverage.
Ingredients
2 apples, washed and quartered
2 medium carrots, washed, tops removed and cut into large pieces
1 stalk celery, washed and cut into several pieces
4-7 calamansis, washed
Instructions
1. Juice everything at once. Serve immediately over ice.
6. Love Your Liver Juice
This juice is amazing for your liver and great for your metabolism. Your liver does so much for you. Return the favor with Love Your Liver Juice.
Ingredients
2 medium beets
1 inch piece of fresh ginger
1 lemon, peeled
1 small handful of cilantro
1 chard leaf
½ red apple (optional)
Instructions
1. Juice all ingredients.
7. Grapefruit-Cado Sunrise Smoothie
This drink is rich in fiber and healthy fats. Don’t miss out on this great way to start your day.
Ingredients (serves 2)
½ avocado
½ cup of fresh squeezed orange juice
1 cup of frozen strawberries
¾ cup of bananas
Instructions
1. Blend all ingredients.
8. Detox Blueberry Fruit Smoothie
Ingredients
½ cup frozen blueberries
¼ cup unsweetened cranberry juice
1-2 bananas
Instructions
1. Blend all ingredients until smooth.
9. Detox Beet and Carrot Smoothie
Your body needs antioxidants to fight off cancer causing agents, and antioxidants are swimming in this smoothie! Free radicals beware.
Ingredients
1 carrot, peeled and sliced
1 beet, peeled and sliced
½ cup red grapes
1 clementine, peeled
1 inch of ginger, peeled
½ cup of green tea
Instructions
1. Steam the beets and carrots for 10-15 minutes, depending on how thick your slices are.
2. Place all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth.
10. Spring Cleaning Detox
What does this smoothie have that the other smoothies don’t? Flax seeds! Flax seeds have omega-3s, fiber, minerals and antioxidants. Who knew such small seeds could pack a punch.
Ingredients
1 teaspoon of whole flax seeds
1 red apple, peeled and sliced
8 snack-sized peeled carrots (or 2 normal ones)
¼ inch nub of fresh ginger root, skin removed
1 cup of lukewarm water
Instructions
1. Put flax seeds in lukewarm water and set aside.
2. Add all your fruits to the blender.
3. Pour your flax seed water in the blender. Blend.
11. Cranberry Bliss Detox Smoothie
This smoothie has the three antis: anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, and antibacterial. Your taste buds will thank you, and your body will thank you more!
Ingredients (serves 2)
2 apples, sliced
2 pears, sliced
1 lemon, peeled and cut into quarters
1 cup fresh cranberries
2 cups of filtered water (keep extra handy if needed)
Sweetener of choice (stevia, agave or honey)
4-6 ice cubes
1 tbsp. of turmeric
2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice blend or 2 tsp. of cinnamon or 1 tsp. of nutmeg
Instructions
1. Blend ice and filtered water together.
2. Add spice powders to ice water and blend again.
3. Blend fruits with water and spice. Add more water if needed.
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