Green Juice

This fresh green juice recipe is made mostly with vegetables for a lower-sugar, nutrient-packed start to the day. With spinach, cucumber, broccoli, mint, ginger and a touch of apple, it’s a refreshing, balanced green juice that’s easy to make and perfect for breakfast or post-workout.

This Green Juice recipe is a brilliant way to start the day, especially if you’re being mindful about sugar. It’s packed with greens, hydrating vegetables, ginger, mint and just enough apple to keep it slightly sweetened.

If you’re new to juicing or trying to find a green juice recipe you’ll actually stick with, this one is fresh, balanced and easy to make part of your morning routine.

Doing Viridian’s No Sugar Challenge was a great eye opener on how much hidden sugar was in my diet. When it come to juicing, all fruit juices are high in sugar and removing fiber converts natural sugars into “free sugars” which can cause sugar spikes.

If you are new to juicing, make sure to check my Juicing for Beginners guide. It cover 9 common juicing mistakes and how to avoid them.

If you are looking to lower sugar in your diet, adding vegetables to your morning juices will boost their nutritional content while lowering the amount of sugar you ingest.

Watch How To Make This Green Juice Recipe

Why a Slow Juicer is Best for This Recipe

For the best flavour and the greatest nutritional benefit, I prefer using a slow juicer such as the Hurom H330P (also known as masticating juicer). Unlike fast centrifugal juicers, which create heat and can oxidise delicate nutrients, a slow juicer gently crushes and presses fruit and vegetables to help retain more of their goodness.

Slow juicers are also particularly effective at extracting juice from leafy greens like broccoli and spinach, fresh herbs such as mint, and fibrous roots like ginger, giving you more yield and more nutrients in every glass.

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Why You’ll Love This Green Juice Recipe

If you’re looking for a green juice recipe that’s lower in sugar but still tastes fresh and vibrant, this is the one. Unlike many shop-bought green juices that rely heavily on fruit, this green juice is vegetable-led, which means:

• Lower sugar content
• A broader range of vitamins, minerals and plant compounds

It’s refreshing, gently sweet, and has a lovely zing from the mint and ginger.

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How to Make This Green Juice Recipe

Ingredients

To make this Green Juice recipe you will need:

• apple
• cucumber
• broccoli
• baby spinach
• ginger
• mint sprigs

Step 1: Prepare The Ingredients

Core the apple then cut into chunks. Cut the broccoli and cucumber into chunks. Wash the ginger (no need to peel it).

Step 2: Juice The Ingredients

Alternating soft and firm ingredients, feed the apple, cucumber, broccoli, spinach, ginger and mint into the juicer to extract the juice.

Step 3: Serve and Enjoy This Green Juice

This green juice is best enjoyed fresh to prevent oxidation but will keep refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 48 hours.

Tips for the Best Green Juice

• Use cold ingredients: This makes your green juice extra refreshing without needing ice, which can dilute flavour.
• Include the broccoli stalk: It’s full of nutrients and juices surprisingly well.
• Start mild with ginger: You can always add more next time if you like a stronger kick.
• Don’t Waste the Pulp: You can stir the leftover vegetable pulp into soups or stews for an extra fibre boost!

Variations on This Green Juice Recipe

This green juice recipe is very flexible. You can try:

• Swap spinach for kale (remove tough stems)
• Add parsley for an extra mineral boost
• Use orange instead of apple for a sharper citrus note
• Add more cucumber or a small piece of courgette or fennel for more volume with virtually no sugar

To keep your green juice recipe low in “free sugars,” aim for a ratio of 80% vegetables to 20% fruit.

I hope you enjoy this healthy green juice recipe as much as I do.  If you do make it, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram!

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