Created by Chef Ari Sexner, this green juice recipe is not only healthy, but tastes great too!
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Make sure if you are drinking green juice, you are either making it at home or buying real, fresh juice. If you haven’t started incorporating green juices into your diet yet, here are some of the health benefits and reasons to do so.

Why Drink Green Juice?
It’s rich in antioxidants
This one is pretty self-explanatory. Thanks to all the green veggies, green juice is rich in antioxidants.
It’s filled with easy-to-absorb nutrients
Along with antioxidants, green veggies provide minerals and phytonutrients. Drinking them rather than eating them allows your body to process them a lot easier.
It’s high in chlorophyll
You’re probably familiar with the chlorophyll in plants. It’s what makes them green and helps them absorb light and convert it to energy. But did you know that it has a lot of health benefits for the body as well? In people, it aids with digestion, helps detox the liver, and has antioxidant properties.
It reduces inflammation
Inflammation lies at the root of almost every chronic disease known to man. From obesity to diabetes to cancer, inflammation is almost always the cause. Green juice helps reduce this inflammation and helps prevent serious health issues.
It alkalizes the body
Your body’s pH level is very picky. It can’t be too acidic and it can’t be alkaline. It needs to be right between 7.35 and 7.45 pH. When you consume alcohol and processed foods, your body becomes more acidic. Consuming green veggies in green juice helps maintain your alkalinity.

Beware of Mass Produced Juice
So why should you be careful about buying juice at the grocery store? The ingredients aren’t what they seem. Always read the labels (as you should for any food) before pulling the trigger. What you’ll likely find is that a lot of the juices are fruit heavy rather than vegetable heavy, having barely any greens at all!
Many companies also add extra sugar. Some juices can have up to 50 grams of sugar per bottle. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), the maximum amount of added sugar you should consume in a day is 37g for a man and 25g for a woman. These sugars are not only poor for your diet but they can also cause your blood sugar to spike.

Preparing your own juice or buying fresh juice from your local juice bar helps you not only avoid these excess sugars but it also helps ensure that vegetables are the number one ingredient. Plus the juice is completely fresh and the enzymes of the veggies are kept intact.

Equipment note: We used the M-1 commercial juice press to make this juice recipe, but you can use pretty much any type of juicer. Just keep in mind that the quality will always be higher when using a juice press.
Learn more about the industry-leading commercial juicers we use to make our recipes.
Health Benefits
- reduces inflammation
- antioxidant
- cardiovascular support
- promotes healthy skin
- lowers cholesterol
- cancer preventative
- supports immune system
- lowers blood pressure
Ingredients
kale | 5.54 oz | 157 g | 2 1/2 cups chopped kale |
cucumber | 5.53 oz | 157 g | 3/4 medium cucumber |
green apple | 4.61 oz | 131 g | 2/3 medium apple |
celery | 1.84 oz | 52 g | 1 1/3 medium stalk |
lemon | 0.92 oz | 26 g | 1/4 medium lemon |
ginger | 0.48 oz | 14 g | 1 1/2 inches ginger |
Directions
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Wash and weigh the produce.
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Quarter the lemon (leaving skin on) and place directly into the press. If you don’t have a juice press, peel the lemon and juice with the rest of the ingredients.
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Grind remaining ingredients together and press.
Pro Tips
Your cucumbers should be dark green with minimal to no yellow spots – these spots tend to develop once the cucumber becomes overly ripe. If your cucumbers have wax on the outside, make sure to properly remove the wax with a safe veggie wash.
Juice the cucumber with the peel on (remove if not organic), the peel contains beta-carotene, an important antioxidant that the body converts to Vitamin A.
One More Thing!
This recipe is part of our collection of easy juice recipes for weight loss. Check it out!

7 Comments
by Faith Namaganda
Passion for juice is unlimited
Reply by Robin Frey
Faith, we totally agree!
by mbradyfunnel
A tad sweet for my liking (I like my green juice like I like my salads) but I just took out a bit of the apple and now it’s perfect for me.
by Julie dominguez
what can I do to prevent diabetes and what are green drinks good for. For drinks can i use these spinach celery broccoli lemon
Reply by Robin Frey
Hi Julie,
A plant based diet is known to help prevent chronic disease including diabetes. Eating more vegetables and low sugar fruits (like berries) can definitely help! Yes, spinach, celery, broccoli and lemon make a good green juice. My favorite is cucumber (as the base), spinach, celery, lemon and fennel bulb (sometimes called anise). Happy juicing 🙂
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by Lorinne Otte
I just made this recipe exactly as printed and it is fabulous! I cannot believe how low the calories are and the flavors are so balanced! I have tried other weight loss recipes and this is the best recipe I have found yet!