Juicing is one of the most powerful additions you can make to your daily diet. With gorgeous color and terrific flavor, add this beet juice recipe to your juicing rotation. Enjoy increased energy, glowing skin, and support for healing and weight loss. Who doesn't want that? This recipe a favorite that we drink each week. And what gorgeous color and flavor.
This intensely-colored juice gets its deep red color from red beets and from betacyanin, the phytonutrient responsible for that color. This juicing recipe I includes carrots, celery, ginger, lemon and tart Granny Smith apple, each with great health benefits.
If the beets come with the greens, you can juice them too, although the color could be muddied. In addition to beets in a salad, soup or as a side dish, beet juice - really a beet blend - gives you another way to add this powerfully healthy root vegetable to your diet in an easy way.
Beet Juice Health Benefits
Beets are a powerful natural detoxifier, and that makes your liver happy because your liver is your main detox organ. Here are some powerful health benefits of beets and beet juice:
- Beet juice assists in lowering blood pressure due to natural nitrate content. Raw beet juice is better than eating cooked beets because cooking deteriorates some of the nitrates.
- Beet juice assists in lowering blood pressure due to natural nitrate content. Raw beet juice is better than eating cooked beets because cooking deteriorates some of the nitrates.
- Beets also support the fight against cancer, support eye health and lower the risk for heart disease.
- And if you are an athlete, studies suggest beets improve performance.
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And those natural beet nitrates? They may improve mental and cognitive function by promoting the dilation of blood vessels and thus increasing blood flow to the brain. Read more about the huge health benefits of beets here. And if your urine or poop turn a bit pink or red, don't worry; that's natural. It's a harmless, temporary condition called beeturia.
What If You Don't Like Beets?
If all of this sounds terrific but you hate beets, you might be pleasantly surprised how delicious this juice is because of the carrot, celery, lemon and ginger. My husband hate beets but he enjoys this juice.
For Juicing Go Organic
For juicing, be sure to buy only organic produce for the lowest pesticide residues. You want your juices as healthy as possible. And be sure to wash your produce well. If organic is not available where you are, shop by the dirty dozen and clean fifteen list.
Looking for other juice recipes? Try celery cabbage juice, morning glow carrot celery, or hydrating watermelon cucumber.
📖 Recipe
Beet Juice Recipe
Equipment
- an electric juicer
Ingredients
- 8 ribs celery
- 8 carrots
- 1 medium beet
- 1 large lemon
- ½ Granny Smith apple cored
- 1 inch raw ginger root
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Instructions
- Chop produce into the appropriate size for your juicer, then juice according to the manufacturers directions. Strain if desired.
アグネス Agnes Chua says
I have been drinking the juice on off. And love it.
Love your recipe, so will tey it.
Thank.
Sally Cameron says
Thank you Agnes!
Nicole says
Dear Sally,
Greeting! This is Nicole from South Korea.
I like your recipe; it looks good.
Since I am selling beet juice in Korean online shopping mall, your photo inspired me.
If you are okay with it, I would like to use your photo to advertise my products.
Thank you very much and have a wonderful day.
Sincerely yours,
Nicole Kim
Sally Cameron says
Nicole, I am ok with you using the photo as long as you provide credit to me and a link to my site. I did email you but did not hear back from you. Since you will be earning income from your sales, maybe you can help me back with traffic. Thanks, Sally. If you want to talk further please email me form the contact page.