Very Veggie

Name: Very Veggie
Ingredients: 1 cup kale; 1 cup spinach; 1 cup parsley; 1/4 medium sweet potato, peeled; 1/4 medium cucumber; 4 medium carrots; 3 stalks celery

By Eric Helms

January 14, 2014

Sweet potato as juice? You bet. This pumpkin-colored tuber is not only a surprising—and easily sourced—ingredient with an appealing flavor, it also helps you get your glow on. The carotenoids in orange-colored vegetables like carrot and sweet potato have such beneficial effect on skin, they have a scientifically validated "attraction factor"—meaning that warm glow you naturally acquire makes others rate you as more attractive.

Ingredients

1 cup kale

1 cup spinach

1 cup parsley

1/4 medium sweet potato, peeled

1/4 medium cucumber

4 medium carrots

3 stalks celery

Preparation

Juice.

Reprinted with permission from The Juice Generation:100 Recipes for Fresh Juices and Superfood Smoothies by Eric Helms with Amely Greeven. Copyright © 2014 by Eric Helms, LLC. Published by Touchstone, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

TagsCold Drink Beverages Sweet Potato Potato Root Vegetable Vegetable Kale Leafy Greens Spinach Parsley Herbs & Spices Cucumber Breakfast Nonalcoholic Easy Quick 30 Minutes or Less No-Cook Cookbooks

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