Green Juice 101. Juicing Series.

Green Juice gets a lot of buzz. But unlike more pedestrian juices like apple, orange and grape - "Green Juice" has an alluring level of mystery to it.

Green Potion. When I first heard the term green juice, I figured that it was some powerful health tonic or potion, the recipe a well-kept secret. But really, the term green juice, is meant to signify any such juice - that is in fact some shade of the color green. Green juice may be a combination of fruit and veggies or it may be 100% veggies. Green Juice ingredients may be all green, or they may be a rainbow of colors.

Veggie Haters Drink Up. Many people might logically assume that if they hate veggies, they will hate green juice. Not so. Green juice, when properly prepared is a delightful intermingling of flavors: salty with sweet. Spicy with sour. Pungent with mild. Tart with warm. Each ingredient produces a unique juice property - and with a little creative license, you can easily craft your perfect variation of "Green Juice". Here is my favorite recipe, and a few steps to creating your own...

Green Juice Ingredients. There is more than a handful of ingredients that you can add to your green juice recipe: beets, chard, arugula, lime....

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