Green Juice Recipes for Weight Loss

Drinking fruit and vegetable juice is a very good option for overall health and fitness. Different types of juices not only cleanse your system from the inside but they help you get all the important nutrients like vitamins, minerals and necessary fibres in your diet that are usually ignored.

If you are trying to lose weight, the green juice is one of the best drinks you can add to your diet. You will get all the nutrients that will fill you up with no extra calories whatsoever. You can even replace a meal with a green juice and drink your fill to weight loss.

Here are some green juice recipes for weight loss:

Green Apple and Cucumber Juice:

In a juicer:

Add a whole green apple
Half a cucumber
Some celery
Kale
A teaspoon of lemon juice
A bit of ginger

Lemon and ginger have anti-septic and anti-inflammatory properties that are very good for your digestive system. Cucumber is mostly water and is very good for weight loss. Green apple contains important anti-oxidants, celery and kale add a lot of fibre to the diet that fill you up.

You can adjust the amount of lemon and ginger to increase or decrease the amount of spiciness in the juice.

2. Apple and Orange Green Cocktail:

For this green juice:

Add two apples
Two medium sized stalks of celery
One whole cucumber
A five leaf kale
One teaspoon lemon
Two oranges
A handful of parsley.
Blend them all in a juicer and stir well.

This juice has a lot of anti-oxidants and because of orange and lemon, a lot of citric acid that is very good for weight loss. Kale and celery add fibre along with apple. This makes for a very filling green juice for weight loss.

3. Green Lemonade:

To make this green lemonade juice recipe:

Add spinach
Kale
Apples
Cucumbers
Juice them well
Add a whole lemon to the mix for a tangy lemony flavour

This juice is great for weight loss as it packs in a lot of fibre from celery, spinach and apples. Apples also contain important nutrients that are very good for improving bone density. Cucumbers and apples together help clear your complexion which is an added benefit.

Add a pinch of salt for taste if you want and you can tweak the ingredients as you like.

4. The Wingman:

For this green juice:

Add three green apples
Three large stalks of celery
Half a cucumber
One inch ginger root
Four leaves kale
One small lemon
One large orange
Juice this well and add salt for taste.

This is a very beneficial juice as it adds citric acid from lemon and oranges that is a fat cutter. The green vegetables add nutrients add many vitamins and minerals to the juice along with essential dietary fibres. For a minimal calorie count, you get a large quantity of green juice which helps greatly in weight loss.

5. Green Workout Juice:

For this healthy quick energy giving juice:

Add two apples
Two medium stalks of celery
Half cucumber
One cup chopped dandelion greens
Three leaf kale
Half a lemon.

The lemon adds citric acid which is great for weight loss. Apples help increase your metabolism and fat burn rate, while kale gives a lot of nutrition adding very few calories to your overall intake.

This green juice is a great juice to have when you come back from a workout as it gives an instant punch of energy and will revive you and help in recovery.

6. Green Kale Juice:

In a juicer:

Add one green apple
Three medium carrots
A handful of cilantro
One cup chopped collard greens
Four leaves kale
One medium red pepper

This juice is great for weight loss as it provides a lot of nutrition in very few calories. Adding a pepper adds a spicy touch which increases the metabolism of the body. Cilantro is very good for digestion and helps digest all types of foods. Apples and carrots are very filling and contain many anti oxidants and essential vitamins like vitamin A.

7. Tropical Green Juice:

In your juicer:

Add one inch ginger root
Four leaves kale
One medium mango
One small orange
One cup pineapple

This juice adds lot of tropical fruits to your diet that give essential vitamin A and vitamin K to the body. These fruits also have a lot of minerals and fibres in them that fill up your stomach and make your digestion smooth, preventing overeating and extra calorie intake.

Ginger has medicinal properties and is anti-inflammatory in nature, thus a very good spice for your digestion as well. This juice is a very good green juice for weight loss.

8. Green Aid Juice:

To prepare this green juice for weight loss:

Add four medium apples
Three large stalks of celery
Two leaves kale
One small lemon
Four cups spinach
Blend well
Add a bit of sea salt for extra flavour.

With the addition of a large quantity of kale and spinach the nutritional value of the juice increases tenfold. These fibre rich vegetables help soothe the digestive system giving you a good metabolic rate and clean bowels that help with weight loss. Citric acid in lemon fights stubborn fat and this juice fills you up so that you do not have any extra cravings for any food.

9. Fresh Salsa Juice:

For this juice you need:

One large stalk celery
One handful of cilantro
One clove garlic
One medium onion
One medium sweet green pepper
One cup cherry tomatoes
A dash of pepper spice
A dash of salt
Blend well and you will notice the typical spicy aroma of salsa wafting through.

This green juice uses a lot of hot ingredients that will flare up your metabolism and help burn calories. Cilantro is very good for digestion and helps clean the intestines and the digestive system. Onion and garlic have both anti-bacterial and anti-inflammation properties that are very good for the overall health of your body.

10. The Green Breakfast Juice:

For this green juice:

Add one medium green apple
Three medium carrots
One cucumber
15 grapes
One medium sweet, green pepper
Two cups spinach
One medium tomato
Blend well

This juice contains a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables that add important essential nutrients like Vitamin B, Vitamin A and minerals like potassium and magnesium in the body. These fruits and vegetables are also rich in fibre and pack in a lot of iron with very few calories. This green breakfast juice gives you a lot of energy to go through the day, keeps you full so that you don’t binge and keeps your stomach light and satisfied while burning calories.

11. Splendid Spinach Juice:

Spinach is rich source of iron and gives a lot of energy with very little calories and is a favourite vegetable with many athletes. To make this splendid spinach juice:

Add two medium apples
Two leaves kale
A handful of parsley
One large cup spinach
Blend well in the juicer.

Apples contain natural laxatives that will help improve your bowel movement and help get rid of all toxins from the body while the high content of fibre in spinach ensures that your intestines are clean and you are full with no excessive urge to eat and binge.

12. Nice Green Juice:

This green juice is a nice light meal for your stomach and with almost no calories a great metabolism enhancer as well. To make this green juice:

Add two large apples
Eight large stalks of celery
One lemon
One large orange
Blend well

Lemon and oranges have citric acid that increases the metabolic fat burning rate of the body and helps cut calories. Celery contains a lot of anti-oxidants that fight free radicals and have a large quantity of fibre which will fill you up. On the whole, this is a great juice for those looking to lose weight.

13. Dr Oz Green Juice:

This green juice is big hit with celebrities and the famous Dr Oz who drinks it every day. It cleans the body from the inside, gets rid of toxins and helps aid your weight loss process. For this juice:

Add two medium apples
Three large stalks of celery
One cucumber
One inch ginger root
Half a lemon
One whole lime
One bunch parsley
One cup spinach in a juicer
Blend well

Do not strain the juice so that there is enough fibre content in the juice. As you drink one whole glass of this fibre rich juice, you will notice your stomach filling up.

Drink it every day early in the morning and this will help increase your metabolic rate and cut down calories as you will not run on empty and not binge on extra calories. As an added benefit the combination of apples, ginger and lemons ensures that your digestive system is free from all toxins and is running smoothly.

The green juice recipes mentioned above aren’t just healthy but incredibly tasty as well. Try them out to add an interesting twist to your dull weight loss regime and enjoy the various, exotic tastes while simultaneously looking great!

Author Bio:-

Madhavi Dandu is a senior editor at UrbanWired with deep love and passion for all things health, wellness, fitness and fashion. Given how uninformed people were about personal health, fitness, she saw the need to educate average joe and jane about healthy living through her writing.