This is not a detox!! 

I do not believe in the “detox” benefits of juicing. We were not meant to skip meals and simply drink juice. Sure, if you do this you will see results, but at what cost? If I ever skip a meal, I end up HANGRY and then I will over eat later on because of this incurable hunger.

There are benefits to adding in a juice during the day as a part of your meal or snack. Juices contain great vitamins and nutrients that you may not be getting in your diet. However, be wary of store bought juices. Store bought juices are often loaded with added sugars that are not necessary. Sometimes the sugar is from fruit, but this is still not a great way to get these fruit sugars. Would you ever find yourself eating a whole apple, an orange, a three beets, a banana, and a cucumber at one time? Probably not. This is why juices (and smoothies) from the store can be misleading. Look for juices primarily made of vegetables and maybe one fruit. A great juice could have an ingredient list like this: kale, spinach, cucumber, apple, lemon, ginger. This is simple, nutritious, and doesn’t contain an unreasonable amount of foods.

This recipe was inspired my my momma! She loves getting lemonades and fun new drinks at restaurants like Cava and Yafo in Charlotte, NC. So, I decided to make a cleaner homemade version of beet lemonade (which they recently had as a drink option at Cava). This is a great refreshing drink to sip on in the afternoon that will not leave you feeling jittery from sugars. Plus, the ginger and lemon are great for boosting your immune system!

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Ginger Beet Lemonade

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Course: Drinks

Keyword: healthy, juice, quick, energy,

Servings: 1

Author: Emerson Porter

Equipment

• Blender

Ingredients

• 1 cooked beet I used LoveBeets I purchased at Costco
• 2 freshly squeezed lemons
• 1/4 tbsp fresh ginger
• 1 tbsp honey Our favorite it Local Honey. In Charlotte we love Ritter Farms Honey. Available at Whole Foods
• 4 cups water

Instructions

• Add all ingredients to a blender and blend for roughly 4 minutesPour into a jar and store in the refrigerator 
• Tip: if you have a nut-milk bag or a strainer, you can strain the juice to get some of the ginger pulp out. However, I did not do this and the ginger was not terribly overwhelming. If you don't strain expect some ginger strands!!