As a raw foodie it seems like a requirement to like green juice (and kale). Whenever I drink a green juice and cringe there is a part of me that feels guilty. I feel like drinking green juice has gotten so out-of-control-trendy that people aren’t owning up to the fact that a lot of times it just doesn’t taste good.



There. I said it. Green juice is gross.

Unless, of course, you find a way to combine ingredients properly. As most raw foodies will discover, this lifestyle becomes an obsession and most of us jump in 100% juicing anything in the fridge. I’ve had hundreds of awful juices but touted them as “cleansing” and “detoxifying” just to console myself. I even convinced myself that my taste buds were just not mature enough for the taste. Then, as if a divine lifeline from beyond the clouds zapped my brain, it occurred to me: stop putting weird things in your juice!

I had a habit of combining every green possible and then guzzling it as quickly as possible: broccoli, sprouts, zucchini, cucumber, beets, carrots, celery, kale, swiss chard .. you name it, it was in there. All at once. And it was usually gross.

Then I found a juice that is always good and is always a hit with whomever I share it with. This is because I follow three simple rules when making a green juice:

It must have a sweet fruit It must have a citrus It must have ginger

When I follow these simple rules then I can add whatever greens I want and it turns out perfectly. Also, it helps when the juice is ice cold.

Just sayin’.

So this is now my signature drink. I alternate the lemon and lime but the ratio is pretty much always the same (and always delicious).

Green Refresher:

the recipe

1 cucumber

3-4 stalks of kale

3 stalks celery

1 lime

1 apple

1/4″ ginger

Either run everything through your juicer or do like I do and blend in your high speed blender. Then strain the contents through a nut mylk bag or another strainer.

Pour over ice and enjoy.

What’s your favorite green drink combination?

xo