Pink Detox
Serves 1 or 2
My very favorite detox. Best consumed in the morning. Don’t eat anything for at least two hours before or afterwards—beet is a powerful detoxifier. The apples make this sweet and delicious, the celery freshens it up, and the ginger gives it a little kick AND soothes the stomach.
Ingredients
- 1 large beet with its greens, juiced
- 3 red apples, juiced with seeds
- 4 stalks celery with its greens, juiced
- 1 inch-long piece of ginger, juiced or grated
Preparation
Juice everything. Small pieces tend to get lost in my juicer, so I make sure to wedge them in between apple-quarters, which helps. Otherwise just grate the ginger and stir it in separately.
Comments
Crisyn writes: (February 25, 2007)
This sounds good, but how much ginger?
LovefoodLaughter writes: (February 26, 2007)
There we go, forgot the little green “add” button again! Thanks. A one inch-long piece works for me.
Debbie writes: (March 01, 2007)
I have to say, this is delicious. It’s like drinking candy. And I was satisfied for most of the morning. Thank you for sharing.
American Yogini writes: (March 13, 2007)
a little TOOOoooo sweet! I balanced it with half a lemon and green apples instead of read ones. Really yummmmm….
joesc writes: (March 17, 2007)
I will definitely try this recipe. The only negative aspect is the apple seeds
Apple seeds contain a cyanogenic glycoside: amygdalin. Amygdalin is claimed to be an anti-cancer compound. It releases toxic cyanide when digested. Apple seeds tend to get swallowed without chewing when eating whole apples, so the amygdalin doesn’t affect you. Blending apple seeds breaks them down, making the amygdalin available. A few seeds probably won’t hurt, but you may want to remove the seeds from apples before blending. Apricot seeds have a lot of amygdalin. Pear seeds,nectarine, peach and plum seeds, have enough amygdalin that you can taste it; a bitter medicinal taste.
joesc writes: (March 20, 2007)
I tried the recipe and was very surprised by how much I liked it. The ginger gave a nice touch.
LovefoodLaughter writes: (March 28, 2007)
Hmm..Good point! Will dig out those apple seeds henceforth and swallow them whole or toss them.
leafekat writes: (July 20, 2007)
I am not a big fan of beets, but the apples really sweeten it up. This tastes great. I added a bit too much ginger; it was HOT!!
granola writes: (September 09, 2007)
I have a childhood hatred of beets, but loved this even with only two sweetening apples (one red, one green). Thanks so much for this recipe! I can consume beets again!
RCBAlive writes: (September 12, 2007)
Yum! i just had a pink detox drink and it was very delicious. I the beets didn’t have any greens so i used three leaves of kale instead. thanks for the recipe!
kminty3 writes: (November 23, 2007)
I’m always hesitant to put beets in my juicer or food processor because even though I love them I don’t want my appliances stained red, any suggestions?
Shawnette writes: (December 31, 2007)
Hi kminty3, maybe using baking soda to remove the stains? And the hands may lighten up after washing the dishes used to make the beverage. Good luck :o). Triple L, thank you for the recipe, it looks delicious :o)
M@tt writes: (January 06, 2008)
I have made something quite similar to this before, but without the ginger….MUST TRY!!!
namadetaberu writes: (January 17, 2008)
I used 1/2 beet, 4 carrot stalks, ginger, 1/2 apple – YUM! Thanks for the idea with the beet and ginger combined.
Benny writes: (March 30, 2008)
I used a gold beet, so staining wasn’t an issue.
Also, if anyone doesn’t have a juicer (like me), I just used my blender and nut milk bag and it turns out great.
docrona writes: (April 09, 2008)
mmm sounds like i just found breakfast for tomorrow (if i get up early enough) :) thanks i am sooo enjoying this site
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