Dragon's Breath Juice Shot

December has been hard on our family. We've battled stomach flu, head colds, chest colds, Poppy ended up with pneumonia, and now Shawn has the flu flu. Influenza flu. The "can't get out of bed, everything hurts, I have a fever and it's the end of the world" flu. 

He also has New Year's Eve and New Year's Day gigs so we need to get him back on his feet quickly. 

A friend suggested a dragon's breath shot. Squeeze some lemon, grate some fresh ginger, sprinkle some cayenne into a shot glass and drink.  

I decided to whip out my good ol' Omega to make it a fresh juice shot. 

Ingredients 

1 lemon, peel removed but leave as much of the pith as possible

1-2 inches fresh ginger (don't both peeling) 

1/2 jalapeño (leave the seeds and membrane for heat) 

Directions 

Feed ingredients through juicer. Consume within a couple hours.  

The quantity you end up with will vary depending on the size of your ingredients but I got approximately 3oz of fresh juice.

This juice is not a sipper. I literally poured it into 1oz shot glasses and we knocked it back like it was tequila. It isn't a miracle cure but it does provide a boost of vitamin C, the ginger helps with headache and body pains, and the jalapeño can help clear the sinuses. 

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Summer Green Juice

This juice is summer sweet (there's nothing in the world quite like an Okanagan peach) but still nice and earthy from the kale. Earn extra smug hippie points if you make it whilst wearing a baby.

Ingredients

1 bunch dinosaur kale
1 peach
1 nectarine
1 lemon
1 lime
1/2 cucumber

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Directions

Feed ingredients through juicer. Your juicer may have suggested guidelines for the order in which you juice. For my masticating juicer, I like to do my leafy greens first followed by citrus, soft fruits and veg, ending with my hardest fruit or vegetable (usually apples or carrots). 

Serve over ice.

Makes two juices (quantity varies because of natural products).

Herbal Green Juice

This green juice is full of vitamin C and iron but doesn't taste too earthy or sour. It's easy to drink and the oranges make it almost sweet.

Ingredients

2 large handfuls spinach (approximately 3 cups)
small bunch mint
1 small bunch parsley
1 grapefruit, peeled
1 lemon, peeled
2 oranges, peeled
1 apple, cored

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Directions

Feed ingredients through juicer. Serve over ice. Makes two juices (quantity varies because of natural products).

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Kiwi Green Juice

Kiwi fruit is a bit of a pregnancy powerhouse but it can be a tough one for people with texture issues (*raises hand*). The promise of reduced leg cramps, increased soluble and insoluble fibre intake to help with the oh-so-glamorous digestive issues pregnancy can bring (has brought, whatever, we're all friends here), and the (possibly far fetched?) hope that kiwi might help raise my calcium deficient levels had me stocking up last week. And then they sat in the fruit bowl while I attempted to muster the motivation to eat the slimy-yet-mealy little beasts. 

My solution? Green juice! I like the flavour of kiwi, just not the mouthfeel, so I figured juicing would help. And it did. This juice is tart without making your tongue pucker. The spinach provides a boost of nonheme iron which the vitamin C in the kiwi and citrus helps your body absorb.

Ingredients

3 large handfuls (approximately 4 cups) spinach
1 small bunch mint
1 grapefruit, peeled
1 lime, peeled
1 large kiwi, peeled or unpeeled
4-6 inches cucumber

Directions 

Feed ingredients through juicer. Your juicer may have suggested guidelines for the order in which you juice. For my masticating juicer, I like to do my leafy greens first followed by citrus, soft fruits and veg, ending with my hardest fruit or vegetable (usually apples or carrots).

Serves 2.

Kiwi Green Juice || Hillary with 2Ls