Sometimes simple is best. One of our go-to recipes is for making juice, whether it is to drink as a snack or a meal, we choose apple-carrot.
Apple carrot juice is loaded with the essential vitamins and minerals that we require each day. If you read our post “Why We’re Different”, you’ll see that with each recipe that we share, we’ll share the nutritional benefits of each item in the recipes.
(those are flowers at the top…but it kinda looks like the tops of a carrot, doesn’t it?)
Ingredients:
3 organic apples
5 carrots
1/2″ ginger, optional
1/4 lemon, optional
Directions:
– Chop up your carrots, apples, lemon and ginger (if using) into chunks, and run through your juicer.
– Enjoy!
Nutritional Benefits:
One medium apple with the skin contains only 95 calories and 4.4 grams of fiber.
Vitamins Contained (per one medium apple):
Vitamin A – 98 IU
Vitamin B1 – 0.031 mg
Vitamin B2 – 0.047 mg
Vitamin B3 – 0.166 mg
Folate – 5 mcg
Vitamin B5 – 0.111 mg
Vitamin B6 – 0.075 mg
Vitamin C – 8.4 mg
Vitamin E – 0.33 mg
Vitamin K – 4 mcg
Minerals Contained (per one medium apple):
Potassium – 195 mg
Calcium – 11 mg
Phosphorus – 20 mg
Magnesium – 9 mg
Manganese – 0.064 mg
Iron – 0.22 mg
Sodium – 2 mg
Copper – 0.049 mg
Zinc – 0.07 mg
A half cup of carrots contains only 27 calories and 2.3 grams of fiber.
Vitamins Contained (per half cup of carrots):
Vitamin A – 13286 IU
Vitamin C – 2.8 mg
Vitamin B1 – 0.051 mg
Vitamin B2 – 0.034 mg
Vitamin B3 – 0.503 mg
Vitamin B5 – 0.181 mg
Folate – 11 mcg
Vitamin B6 – 0.119 mg
Vitamin E – 0.8 mg
Vitamin K – 10.7 mcg
Minerals Contained (per half cup of carrots):
Potassium – 183 mg
Calcium – 23 mg
Phosphorus – 23 mg
Magnesium – 8 mg
Iron – 0.27 mg
Sodium – 5 mg
Zinc – 0.3 mg
Copper – 0.052 mg
Manganese – 0.062 mg
Selenium – 0.2 mcg
We love to juice! This is a favorite, and will always be a staple in our diet. What is your favorite thing to juice?