Description
Refreshing and diabetes-friendly juice recipes that are low in sugar and high in nutrients.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 medium carrots (peeled if desired)
- 1/2 cucumber
- 1 small lemon (peeled)
- 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger
- 2 large cucumbers
- A big handful of spinach or kale
- Juice of 1/2 lime or lemon
- A couple of fresh mint leaves
- 2 tomatoes (roma or vine)
- 1 stalk celery
- 1 carrot (optional)
- 1/2 red bell pepper
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Pinch of salt and pepper
- Splash of hot sauce (optional)
Instructions
- For Carrot Juice: Chop carrots, cucumber, lemon, and ginger into smaller pieces; juice together and serve over ice.
- For Cucumber Green Juice: Chop cucumbers, spinach or kale, and mint; juice together with lime or lemon juice and serve super cold.
- For Homemade V-8 Juice: Chop tomatoes, celery, carrot (if using), red bell pepper, spinach, and lemon; blend with a splash of cold water, then strain if desired.
- Chill juices before serving for peak flavor. Garnish with fresh herbs if desired.
Notes
Feel free to experiment with the ingredient quantities and swap based on personal taste. Always check for additional sweetness if needed.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Juicing
- Cuisine: Healthy
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 2g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg