Green Juice Recipe Ideas

Add A Green Juice To Your DayGreen juices are an amazing way to add life giving and detoxifying plant chlorophyll to your bloodstream. As Jason Vale says in the upcoming new 'Food Matters' film, "juicing is the ultimate fast food, it is a 15 minute nutrient express to health". Some of my favorite and simple green juice recipes include:

Green Juice Recipe Ideas:

- Celery, lemon and pear (or apple)
- Celery, cucumber, lemon (leave the skin on) and pear (or apple)
- Celery, cucumber, kale, lemon and pear (or apple)
- Celery, cucumber, lemon, parsley and pear (or apple)

I also like to stir whatever green powders I have laying around the house into my juices to green them up even more! Again try barley grass, wheatgrass, spirulina or chlorella powders.

This comes from foodmatters.tv

Juices That may help with Depression

**oh how I have been wanting to get a juicer ~ws **
I found this & thought it was interesting:
Drinking juices that have a lot of celery, fennel or dark greens have been known to help depression and induce feelings of euphoria. All the great vitamins and nutrients in these juices will get you healthier, and provide you with long and sustainable amounts of energy. The high levels of chlorophyll and natural ability to induce endorphins in the blood stream from these juices make them very helpful with depression. In fact, celery juice was historically used to help people get over heartbreak because it helps creating a soothing feeling.

If you would like to start juicing and you need a juicer.

Maybe it’s the weather (it’s been super rainy over here) but I’ve been feeling a little … in french you would say mouche. It means blaaahhh! hehe. So, I decided to look up a recipe that’s good for depression. I will likely do a whole other post on depression. But just in case you are feeling down and need a little pick- me-up, give this juice a try!

Why it Will Work:

Fennel Juice: Fennel juice helps endorphins get released into the blood stream. As we all know, endorphins make us feel happy and can also help us relax.

Celery Juice: Celery juice can act as a sedative, which is likely due to the phytochemical in it (butyl phthalide). Historically, celery juice was used as a remedy to help heal a broken heart; it is said to help you forget your troubles and calm the nerves. … and not to mention the loads of vitamins and nutrients that help build energy and keep you feeling refreshed! Give this juice a try and let me know what you think!

Ingredients:

4 stalks of fennel
4 carrots
3 stalks of celery
1/2 pear
1/2 inch piece of ginger

Directions:

Rinse and chop the above ingredients into cubes that will fit down your juicer tube.
Juice the ingredients, alternating between soft and hard fruits. It’s probably a good idea to start off with some carrot and end with some carrot.
Pour the juice into a glass and feel your spirits lift as you indulge in this natural remedy!
Serves: 2

Muffin Recipes from Tuesday Sept 2009 Enrichment

I had these & had to ask for the recipe from Sara.

Here's the recipes for the muffins. Gentry made the pumpkin orange ones so you'll have to get that one from her.
The zucchini recipe is actually a bread recipe but I just put it in muffin tins and it works great. I freeze a bunch and pull them out for a quick snack for my kids. Also, milk chocolate chips make it extra good. :)
Thanks for coming to our activities and supporting us!
Have a good week.
-Sara

Zucchini Bread/Muffins:
2 cups coarsely shredded zucchini
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cup applesauce
1/2 cup egg substitute (1/4 cup of egg substitute = 1 large egg)
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
optional: milk chocolate chips
Directions:Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place zucchini on several layers of paper towels, and cover with additional paper towel. Let stand 5 minutes, pressing down occasionally. Set aside.
Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl, and stir well; make a well in center of mixture. Combine zucchini, applesauce, egg substitute, oil, and vanilla; add to dry ingredients, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.
For bread:
Divide batter evenly between 2 (7-1/2 x 3-inch) loaf pans coated with cooking spray.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pans 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire rack.
For muffins:
Spoon batter into muffin tins, 2/3 full. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-18 minutes, until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Pear Muffins: (Gentry's recipe)
2 cups flour (you could use all wheat or half and half to make them healthier or all white)
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup milk
1/4 cup melted butter (Gentry uses half butter, half plain yogurt)
zest of 1 lemon
1 c. diced, peeled pears
chopped nuts
Directions:
Mix dry ingredients. Add wet. Combine and stir in pears.
Bake at 400 degrees for 15-18 minutes.