Favourite Juices while Fasting [Archive]

Aleesha Sattva

09-06-2010, 11:34 AM

I'm creating this thread for two reasons.

1) So people who are fasting and find a new wonderful juice can share

AND

2) For people who are about to do their first fast to find some combos that work! (which is bigger than most people think. It's expensive and frustrating to try combo after combo and find nothing tastes good)

So please feel free to add your fav juices or combos here. Please put exact amounts to make it easier for someone to recreate your juice.

Aleesha Sattva

09-06-2010, 11:39 AM

my current favourite juices:

2 cantaloupes with skin removed (seeds left in) - cut into slices.
8 x 2" tops of mint (the new leaves and stem)

My personal fav is chocolate mint but I also love using pineapple mint, apple mint, orange mint, english mint (which is very strong) and peppermint.

When I make this juice combo I add a bit of water as it can be a bit thick.

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Tomato Blend

4 tomatoes
1 stalk of celery
1 garlic clove
1 green onion
1 chunk of ginger
Once you've made your juice add: 1 tsp kelp powder, 1 tsp of cayenne, smoked sea
salt (or celtic), 1 tsp of curry.

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Pineapple Juice

Remove the top and all the skin.

Juice the pineapple and add a tsp of spirulina to the juice. Mix well with a whisk and enjoy!

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Apple/Cranberry

4 apples
1/2 a bag of fresh or frozen (thawed) cranberries
chunk of ginger

This one has a huge zing to it. You can also replace the cranberries with a stick of rhubarb.

Fruit Bat

09-06-2010, 11:55 AM

One of my favorite juices is called:

Better Red Than Dead

1 beet, including top
1/2 medium size sweet potato
3 carrots

It is sweet and creamy and oh so delicious

levamssg

10-09-2010, 10:54 PM

This is my all time fav fasting green juice:

a couple large handfuls of baby spinach
3-4 stalks celery
1 apple or a few cups of green grapes (or both if you like sweet)
1-2 leaves dino kale
a chunk of cucumber if available

this is sooooo green and sooooo good.

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1/2 - 1 small bag frozen cranberries (thawed) or fresh if available
2 oranges (peeled)
several cups red grapes

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Watermelon and grapes ... yum

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2-3 large tomatoes
2 stalks celery
small chunk of onion
1/4 beet
1/2 - 1 med cucumber
one stem broccoli
1 sweet red pepper
4-5 carrots

The onion gives this juice a nice zing ... if you like ginger, add a small piece as well.

Aleesha Sattva

10-10-2010, 10:11 AM

mmmm thanks terry reminded me that:

50/50 juice of apples and cranberries with ginger is GREAT

so is:

4-5 apples and 1/2 stick rhubarb

both of these are zingers!!!

ReneeH

10-10-2010, 06:41 PM

Aleesha, you were reading my mind!!!! I can't WAIT to try your tomato blend!!!!!! Thanks for this thread!!!! :)

beckyh

10-10-2010, 06:55 PM

Are all of these done with a juicer? I am assuming so but just want to make sure. These sound sooo yummy!!

Aleesha Sattva

10-10-2010, 07:28 PM

with a juicer or with a blender and then strained with a nut mylk bag. either works!

i can't believe you haven't tried it yet renee... it's soooooooooo good!

GoodCat

10-11-2010, 10:06 AM

One of our favorite juices around my house.... Pineapple/cucumber...
You wouldn't think they go together, but they do..

Its just...
1 pineapple
1 medium cucumber (with or without skin)

Juice them together and enjoy. You really don't taste the cucumber, but it takes away some of the "sweet" taste of pineapple (which can be a little much at times).

Enjoy,

Cathy :D aka ~The Lady Aredhel~

Shine

10-22-2010, 10:14 AM

Green Thai Curry

4 Green Pepers
3 Cucumbers
6 Sticks Celery
1 Stick Lemon Grass
2 Lemons
Water from 2 Coconuts
Curry

Before I served (slightly warm) I add 1 Tbs of Cocoanut Oil.
Ginger would be super yummy too
Green Peppers are not ripe - so I will be trying again with a colored pepper and see how it goes. Still just as good, just a bit sweeter I imagine!!

Happy juicing :D

Aleesha Sattva

11-08-2010, 12:14 PM

Made a lovely juice combo... here's what I did:

Juiced 3 short 'long english cucumbers' and split it between the jars. (I used 8 x 500ml jars {two cup jars})

Then I juiced 3 spears of pineapple, one piece of ginger, one piece of lime and as many apples as needed to fill the jar.

I did this for each jar.

Then I added a little E3Live to each jar, closed them up and popped them in the fridge!

Aleesha Sattva

12-07-2010, 01:44 AM

made a lovely apple/kiwi (equal amounts), lemon and ginger. very nice!!!

modernmonkey

12-21-2010, 12:10 AM

The very first juice I tried and it astounded me how good it tasted.

Simple too.

2 apples
Handful spinach
Grated nutmeg

The taste of the spinach does not disappear but it compliments the apple so well! I recommend this for any juice newbie who wonders how they are gonna get their greens.

GreenT

01-12-2011, 11:02 AM

My favorite so far and super easy is carrots/apples. Tastes similar to apple cider. You can use green or red apples, both tastes delicious.

ReneeH

01-12-2011, 01:53 PM

ReneeH

01-12-2011, 02:16 PM

This morning, my kids and I had:

Water from 1 Thai Young Coconut (put in Vitamix)
1 Cup Pineapple Juiced
squeeze of lime
pinch of Sea Salt

YUMMM!!!

Then, around lunch time we had:

1/2 Beet
2 Pink Lady Apples
8 Carrots
handful of Dino Kale

ReneeH

01-12-2011, 04:18 PM

Hey Aleesha!

I'm making your Tomato Soup today, but I don't have any Kelp Powder. I do have Dulse Granules...is that similar? Can I substitute that, or should I just omit the powder?

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can you say.... YUMMMMMMMYYYYY!!!! :)

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Calling Aleesha!!! GIRLLLLL!!!! This Tomato Juice is just 'da BOMB!!!!!!!!!

I LOVE it!!!! It's SOOOOOO GOOOOOOD!!!! I had to go ahead and drink it leaving out the Kelp Powder... It is incredibly GOOD!!!! So satisfying!!! I can definitely see how you stayed on your juice fast so long drinking this!!! Thanks for posting this!!!

I was too scared to add the Dulse!!! :o Didn't want to ruin my juice!!!!

Aleesha Sattva

01-12-2011, 06:44 PM

renee, i add kelp daily and dulse here and there... it's more salty is all. tastes pretty much the same in the juice.

and I KNOW about the tom juice... see why i crave it?

ReneeH

01-12-2011, 07:27 PM

That's SO great to know!!! Next time I make it I'll add the Dulse! Thx!!!

Rawlala

01-23-2011, 09:46 AM

I am loving this juice I make, half a quart of green juice- romaine, celery, cukes, and chard and then fill the quart to about 80% with apple carrot juice, then top off the rest of it with orange grapefruit in a 3 to 1 ratio. Tastes so good, smooth, creamy and sometimes like banana!

Aleesha Sattva

01-23-2011, 01:17 PM

i just made a lovely blend.

large pineapple
lots of kale
celery
2 small oranges
lemon
8 apples
2 kiwi

All mixed up together and it made 2.5 litres of juice. I'm sipping on 500ml now.

Aleesha Sattva

01-30-2011, 06:54 PM

From a restaurant that's raw in Vancouver:

DEEP CLEANSE: Cucumber, Celery, Parsley, Cilantro, Ginger, Lemon, Burdock Root
ALKALIZER: Cucumber, Celery, Lemon, Parsley
RED FIRE: Carrot, Beet, Apple, Ginger
HOT PINK: Beet, Pineapple, Pear, Burdock

MELONADE: An amazing treat!! Honeydew Melon, Preet’s spice mix
FRUIT LEMONADE: Coconut water, Fresh Squeezed Lemon w/ Raspberries or Strawberries
FRUIT SPICE: Pineapple, Pear, Ginger
SEASONAL FRUIT: Choose any from Orange, Apple, Pear, Pineapple, Seasonal Melon
SINGLE VEGETABLE: Carrot, Celery, Cucumber

rawfoodrecipes

02-15-2011, 11:34 AM

I love doing citrus juice cleanses, fasting on lemon water or Master Cleanse recipe, or green juice with mainly cucumber or celery, maybe some mint and cilantro, lemon, a bit of ginger, a few leaves of kale and a green apple. = )

beckyh

02-20-2011, 11:07 AM

This morning I had a great juice! It made a lot and I had to drink it because I have a Jack LaLane juicer and I have to drink it all at once, so it kept me full until lunch. Here it is:

Karen Knowler's Green Goddess Juice
1 ripe pineapple
2 apples
1 cucumber
8oz of greens
5 celery stalks
1/2 lemon
1/2 lime

I used a whole head of red lettuce. It was so YUMMY!!:juicy:

pcat

03-09-2011, 05:01 AM

My two favs: two large or four small courgettes (zucchini) with half a pineapple. The courgettes are a lovely, creamy, pale green and the pineapple gives them added sweet sourness. Courgettes are great on their own, too, with a bit of lime.

My other current fav: a handful of tomatoes, two red peppers and a carrot. A totally delicious all red juice.

Emiliana

03-11-2011, 09:56 AM

I'll add a recent favorite:

4 carrots, 1/2 butternut squash, and 1 large red bell pepper. Beautiful color and taste!

Tguch

03-15-2011, 03:29 PM

I am finishing up my fast, and my fave juice this time has been:
1/2 head white cabbage
4-5 small/medium apples (don't overpower the cabbage)
Stir in a bunch of cinnamon, and I even sprinkled cinnamon on top of the glass.

I have had this a few days in a row. Enjoy!

Aleesha Sattva

03-18-2011, 03:38 PM

fastfreedom shared:

I didn't wanna make a whole new thread for this juice recipe.

Ok so I said I would find this recipe and post it. I suppose a few months later than anticipated is better than never.

I tried this recipe only once last summer. And it was also the last day of my juice fast. Just a few details incase you make it and there's no resemblence of bannana. LOL But to me it was like drinking bannana.

Here....we.....go....

1 beet with the greens
1/2 cantaloup - (I always juice this with the skin/rind)
2 lacinato kale leaves.
1 collard green leaf
2 pink lady apples
small handfull of parsley

Also everything was organic from the hfs. Just another detail, cus fresh organic produce tastes better and has more flavor than it's commercial counterpart.

Yup. That's it. I made it and was soo surprised that it tasted like bannana. And since last summer I've wanted to share this recipe with this forum.

I figured I'd put this post in here where there's people juicing everyday. And if it tastes like bannana's to you too then maybe it should be added to a post where's there's other juice recipes. But I think it needs a few other people to taste test it before it can be called a bannana flavored juice.

spacecosmonaut

03-24-2011, 10:25 AM

Is there anything I can substitute the nut milk bag with for straining?

Aleesha Sattva

03-24-2011, 10:52 AM

a paint strainer bag from home depot works just as well. you can try to use a fine strainer but it takes forever and a day to strain it.

rawnhealthy

03-24-2011, 03:05 PM

cheesecloth also works for straining.

rawnhealthy

03-24-2011, 03:08 PM

My current flavor of the week is:

Melonwater(aka watermelon) and Cucumber Juice

1/2 of a mini watermelon and 1/2 of a regular cuke(I vary this recipe with or without the cucumber peel, both taste delicious)

YUM, YUM!!

DharmaGirl

03-27-2011, 07:35 AM

Hey fellow faster/feasters!
I haven't visited RFT in nearly two years!!! I can hardly believe it! Soooo happy to be back!!

Anyway, I wanted to tell all of you, that, Aleesha, I tried your suggestion for one of your fave juices last nite and I am still dreamin of it, it was SOOOOOOOO OUTrageOuS!!! :throwhearts:

3 (empire) apples
1/2 bag of fresh cranberries
sm pc of gingerroot

:woohoo:

Incredibly refreshing and a real treat for the taste buds!!! Will be doing that one again today for sure!!!
Happy feasting ;o)

Aleesha Sattva

03-27-2011, 10:49 AM

hey girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

rawnhealthy

03-28-2011, 10:13 PM

my current favourite juices:

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Tomato Blend

4 tomatoes
1 stalk of celery
1 garlic clove
1 green onion
1 chunk of ginger
Once you've made your juice add: 1 tsp kelp powder, 1 tsp of cayenne, smoked sea
salt (or celtic), 1 tsp of curry.

I tried this today and oh my gosh WOW! Delicious:heart
Thanks for sharing your recipes

Aleesha Sattva

03-28-2011, 10:47 PM

i know... my tom is heavenly!!! glad you enjoyed it

wannabehealthy

03-28-2011, 11:02 PM

wow, what a great thread! i love these juice ideas you guys posted. :)

garden granny

03-29-2011, 11:45 AM

Here's a tasty one I made this morning....an orange, 1/2 lemon, a few chunks of pineapple, 6 or 7 stalks of celery, pince of ginger root, 1/2 granny smith apple.

sidrah

04-09-2011, 08:06 PM

Do you get much juice out of a sweet potato?

Aleesha Sattva

04-09-2011, 08:08 PM

it's pretty starchy and fibrey... but yes you do get some.

pippin07

04-14-2011, 08:37 PM

Made a lovely juice tonight. Just finished cleaning up and too tired to drink it and I have a slight tummy ache so only had a few sips.

I used:
Romaine
Kale
Parsley
Cucumber
Beet
Celery
Red bell pepper
Carrots
Basil
Garlic

It does taste pretty good. I think I will give it a 7 out of 10 :-)

Lady Green Jeans

07-13-2011, 09:59 PM

From older threads, I got the idea to make red grape and celery. It is very good. Surprised I enjoyed it so much.

Having Aleesha's tomato blend jazzed up with some cucumber and beet. Awsome stuff.

Current fav that I never seem to tire from is the pineapple gazpacho recipe less the nuts and oil, but juiced. Sooo very good with some spicy jalapeno juiced with it.

Aleesha Sattva

07-13-2011, 10:30 PM

Wanna share exactly what you put in that pineapple gazpacho recipe?

GlimR

07-15-2011, 09:56 AM

Love the tomato blend Aleesha with the smoked salt! Yum!

Watermelon/Strawberry......my three year old grand daughter keeps asking for more and more.. It's alishish she says!!!:heart

climbing

07-15-2011, 06:28 PM

My new favorite:

watermelon
pear
lemon

Was yum. :)

Lady Green Jeans

07-17-2011, 10:02 PM

Sorry--just saw the inquiry on the pineapple gazpacho.

-One pineapple, topped and bottomed and skin removed
-1 to 2 english cucumbers (Costco pineapples are BIG so usually use 2)
-1 jalapeno (remove seeds and ribs if you don't like it spicy) or use cayenne instead, to taste.
-nice size handful of cilantro. Around 10 average stems or more.
-piece of onion or shallot (about the size of a lemon wedge) gives it a little presence.
-Lime juice (I usually just squeeze it in after juicing the above, to taste. Or you can juice it too if you like.)

(I pretty much took the recipe from Raw Food Real World's pineapple gazpacho and left out the nuts and oil and just juiced the ingredients as it is one of my favorite recipes).

Aleesha Sattva

07-18-2011, 09:11 AM

I have all those ingredients in the house right now... sounds like dinner to me!!! Thanks for the recipe!

complete_composure

08-15-2011, 12:13 AM

This morning I made a surprisingly delicious drink! I put in two red apples and a pear, then filled the rest of my glass with a handful of spinach, a few pieces of broccoli and part of a zucchini (it was a 12oz glass). Surprisingly sweet!

DarrelCornell

08-20-2011, 07:30 AM

For people who are about to do their first fast to find some combos that work! (which is bigger than most people think. It's expensive and frustrating to try combo after combo and find nothing tastes good)

jhodi

08-23-2011, 10:12 AM

Another shout out for The Green Goddess as listed above, with Aleesha's added beet....it is beyond delicious. I also find I can get away with only one half of a pineapple and even add more greens.

Papa2X

01-05-2012, 03:50 PM

CaraS

02-17-2012, 01:41 PM

OK, so I made this, but like I said, I have to blend as I have a Vita Mix, and no juicer. It was good, not great, possibly because of the blending. I was hoping for something that tasted a lot like V-8 and this was not that. In a blender this becomes very frothy. And unappealing to look at. Nonetheless, it is edible and healthy.

Tomato Blend

4 tomatoes
1 stalk of celery
1 garlic clove
1 green onion
1 chunk of ginger
Once you've made your juice add: 1 tsp kelp powder, 1 tsp of cayenne, smoked sea
salt (or celtic), 1 tsp of curry.

I made a V8-ish drink today and I do think its pretty V8-y:

3 cups spinach
6 medium carrots
1 small beet
1/4 wedge cabbage
1 clove garlic (i actually used green garlic - kind of like a scallion except its garlic)
red onion (used about a lemon wedge size)
3 celery stalks
2 cups tomatoes (or so... i used a couple handfuls of small but not cherry tomatoes)

Soooooo delicious

CaraS

02-20-2012, 10:07 PM

iwuvmydoggy

02-22-2012, 01:54 PM

OK, this is my new absolute favorite juice:

Tabbouleh Juice
1 big bunch Parsley (approx. 4 cups)
1 Tomato
1/4 Red Onion
1/2-1 Lemon (peeled)
1/2 Cucumber
1 clove garlic

DEEEEEEEEEEEELISH. Really refreshing and feels like you're drinking food and not just juice.

that sounds good! :)

there's some great juice recipes on jointhereboot.com. my favorite one on there (so far) is the "mean green" juice.. it's also in the documentary- "Fat Sick & Nearly Dead" - Which you can watch on Netflix or Hulu, if you want. :) It's about an Australian guy who goes to the US for 60 days & juices his way across the US, starting in NYC. :) He has a whole bunch of health problems & by the end of his juice feast (60 days long) most of 'em are gone.. Along the way, he also met & inspired a bunch of people to start juicing. :)

Laset1

04-28-2012, 09:26 PM

My favorite so far and super easy is carrots/apples. Tastes similar to apple cider. You can use green or red apples, both tastes delicious.

I just started eating raw/ a 30 day juice fest Monday & was getting the gag reflex for most of the juices I was coming up with. I just tried this one tonight & my husband actually laughed at me because I was "MmmmmmMmmmmm-ing" unknowingly as I drank it. SO YUMMY! Needless to say, he tried it & loved it too. My favorite so far!

Mary Kay

04-28-2012, 10:41 PM

Laset1, I often think simple is better too! But want to caution you there's a lotta sugar in that there juice...No wonder you were liking it. LOL

Mary Kay

Aleesha Sattva

04-29-2012, 01:41 PM

try adding in some spinach... you won't taste it and it'll assist with balancing those sugars a bit.

i LOVE apple/pasley/ginger. try that one too. lots of parsley... mmmmmm

joysebiz

04-29-2012, 10:02 PM

wow! this juice combination is something I could try. Pineapple and cucumber seems to be a good mix.

joysebiz

04-29-2012, 10:05 PM

It's my first time to do a juice fast, so the recipes being shared here are really useful for someone like me.I don't need to experiment with which fruit or vegetable goes good with.

fatty

05-06-2012, 01:36 PM

Thanks everyone for these recipes! I've noted some of them down and I'm going to try them out soon.

I'm a newbie juicer (got my juicer four days ago!) so I've been trying out different recipes to see what I like. Today I tried juicing carrots, apple, beet and ginger, it turned out amazing!

So far, most of the juices that I liked were mostly fruit-based. Any tips on adding more veggies without getting a gag-inducing concoction? I tried a recipe I got from a book on Green Juicing, it had leeks in it, absolutely horrible.

laughalways

05-06-2012, 03:08 PM

I find lemon and ginger cut the green taste of juice. Hope this helps.

Tryitraw

05-26-2012, 11:23 PM

If you're trying to detox, I would avoid any sweet fruits during your juice fast. I would stick to a 80% cucumber/celery base and add various greens.

walnutty

05-27-2012, 05:09 AM

My "Beauty Juice"!

Fresh, organic and raw grape tomato, radicchio, beet, red bell pepper, ginger and lime juice!

I call it beauty juice because of all the anti-oxidants in it! Just look at that color!

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