Whole Food. Real Food. Good Food. » cucumber http://wholefoodrealfoodgoodfood.com The Food You Eat Can Either Be The Safest & Most Powerful Form Of Medicine Or The Slowest Form Of Poison. ~ Ann Wigmore Wed, 15 Oct 2014 15:43:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 Green Juice for Kids http://wholefoodrealfoodgoodfood.com/green-juice-for-kids/ http://wholefoodrealfoodgoodfood.com/green-juice-for-kids/#comments Fri, 10 Jan 2014 04:08:48 +0000 http://wholefoodrealfoodgoodfood.com/?p=5409 Continue reading →]]>
I usually make smoothies for my kids, but today I tried juice and my 4-year-old asked for seconds! She said it is “so lemony good.”

  • 2 cucumbers
  • 1 lemon (juice the peel if it is organic)
  • Big handful of spinach

Cucumbers are 95 percent water, keeping the body hydrated while helping the body eliminate toxins. Cucumbers have most of the vitamins the body needs in a single day. Juice the cucumber with the skin on because the skin contains a good amount of vitamin C, about 10 percent of the daily-recommended allowance.

Lemon water flushes out body toxins and is extremely beneficial for the body. Lemon is an excellent and rich source of vitamin C, an essential nutrient that protects the body against immune system deficiencies.

Spinach is high in niacin and zinc, as well as protein, fiber, vitamins A, C, E and K, thiamin, vitamin B6, folate, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, copper, and manganese. It is loaded with good things for every part of your body!

You can make a smoothie out of these ingredients (minus the lemon & cucumber peels). Add approximately 1 cup of water. An apple and some honey would be great additions too.
Bree Green Juice

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]]> http://wholefoodrealfoodgoodfood.com/green-juice-for-kids/feed/ 0 Green Juice with Lemon & Ginger http://wholefoodrealfoodgoodfood.com/green-juice-with-lemon-ginger/ http://wholefoodrealfoodgoodfood.com/green-juice-with-lemon-ginger/#comments Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:03:25 +0000 http://wholefoodrealfoodgoodfood.com/?p=3597 Continue reading →]]> I threw some leftover veggies together this morning for my juice and it turned out really good! The lemon and ginger added a nice flavor. This juice is very alkalizing, which is great for your body because disease cannot exist in an alkaline state.

Many people think lemons are acidic, when in actuality they are alkaline forming in our body and their high concentration of alkaline minerals have an overall alkalizing effect. “Lemon juice promotes the production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach (a great thing), and its acids are oxidized into carbon dioxide and water, which keep it from acidifying our systems. We want to consume alkaline-forming foods in abundance and make our bodies more alkaline, which will help keep us vibrant and beautiful, full of youth-inducing oxygen, and mentally calm and peaceful. Acidity is associated with a hard, lined face, wrinkles, disease, toxicity, low energy, a bleak outlook on life, and depression. We simply have more life force when we are alkaline! Fruits that are ripe are alkaline-forming. Organic fruits are the most alkaline, because they are grown in mineral-dense soil. Most fruits that are not ripe are acid-forming. Therefore, only eat fruit that is ripe!” – KimberlySnyder.net

Ginger is a great addition to this juice because it adds great flavor and it improves the absorption and assimilation of essential nutrients in your body.

Green Juice with Lemon & Ginger

1 large cucumber
1cup spinach
1 cup kale
1 cup romaine
2 lemons
1 inch piece of ginger

Green Juice

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