In the Reboot Kitchen: Crisp & Clean Green Juice
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This light and refreshing green juice is a great way to make your liver happy this New Year’s! Cabbage contains sulfur based compounds and other phytonutrients that can promote natural detoxification in the liver. Cabbage’s plant compounds do this by “turning on” more proteins that make enzymes which are responsible for helping to package up and carry waste safely out of your liver then through your bloodstream to be eliminated from your body.
Ginger has phytonutrients that can reduce nausea, improve digestion and boost immunity. Eating soluble fiber rich pears can help lower risk for certain types of cancers like colon cancer.
If you are new to juicing, try this light and delicious way to ease into green juices. What a great way to ring in the New Year!
Ingredients:
1 large wedge green cabbage
2 small pears
1 bunch romaine leaves
1” ginger root
Directions:
1.) Wash all ingredients well
2.) Cut cabbage and core pears to fit into juicer.
3.) Juice and pour over ice.
Enjoy!
Can you juice with a vitamixer?
yes, but you have to strain the mixture (ie: through a nutmilk bag) to remove all the pulp.
Nice but I think I put too much cabbage in…
Very good, even my 9 year old grandson liked it!
Really not that bad of a drink. I didnt try it with the ginger root but one of the better “green” drinks
love thi ssite
I’ll be doing this one in the morning
Yes you can. I have one and it is actually quite easy. The only other step is to pour the everything you have blended together into a fine mesh bag and squeeze the juice out. Cheese cloth does not work that well. The best I have found is the white mesh from “food tents”. I got a self standing mesh bag from Ocean State Job Lots for 2.00. I took the wire out so I could squeeze and twist the mesh. I put the funnel in my storage container then the bag in the funnel. Then I pour my blended ingredients from my Vitamixer into the bag. I pick the bag up and work out the juice. It is pretty quick and you maximize the amount of juice you get. I just made the crisp and clean green juice above and got 40oz of drinkable juice from a half head of romaine, two pears, a quarter of a cabbage, the ginger and I added a kiwi. Easy clean up too. Just rinse.
Tried this yesterday after a couple days of binge drinking! Hope my liver thanks me.
Tasted alright was surprised as cabbage isn’t my favourite of things to eat!
Started reboot today and this was my first juice…it was ok…I think I used too much ginger though.
Haha, i have been told off at the office for smelling too much like cabbage , my asscoiates are all revolted by my green drink and the smell it gives off when i pop open the cap, thing is , every time i drink it soothes my ever burning stomach /stomach cancer. cabbage is killing the cancer . IS it ok to drink 4 litres of juice a day ?
@Daniel -Congrats on the positive attitude with your stomach cancer! As for 4 liters of juice a day, that is more than this site lists on the juice diet. You should be doing more like 2 1/2 liters a day or four to five 16oz juices a day. I don’t know as though it will hurt you, though either-I’m not a nutritionist, just a fellow rebooter, one month into my diet.
Get well! 
I’m on day one of a 10 day juice fast. This Crisp & Clean Green Juice was the fourth juice i’ve ever made and it was delicious. Thanks!
This one was vary good! I had it in the morning then later in the evening I was craving it again.
My wife is allergic to ginger and I have noticed that many recipes have it in it. Is there a good substation out there?
This is by far my favorite green juice recipe. I added in 2 red apples and zomg it was beautiful. It was like drinking a garden.
Scratch the cabbage, i used roamine hearts.
I want to make Mean Green Juice but I do not make juice individually. I make several quarts when I make it due to both my husband and I juice. We need recipe converted to a larger batch. Is this possible?
I heard the nutients in the juice start breaking down after 15 minutes. That’s why it’s done right before it’s consumed.
Any good recipes for a Low Oxalate veggie juice..I just learned I have kidney stones, so I need to go with low oxalate juicing…
Omid, you’re leaving out a key word: Calcium. Yes you need a low oxalate diet, but you can also reduce your calcium intake, because Ca is what binds to the oxalate to create the stones. Unfortunately, most of the veggies in these recipes are high in oxalates, such as Spinach, rhubarb, beets, parsley, peppers, pokeweed; starchier vegetables such as potatoes, rutabaga, summer squash and sweet potato; bitter greens such as swiss chard, collard greens, chicory, dandelion greens, kale and escarole; okra, zucchini, carrots, leeks, olives, celery, and eggplant. Another point of concern is other things you may be drinking. You should stay away from drinks high in electrolytes such as Gatorade, as Ca is an electrolyte… Just look through the A-Z veggie list on this site and find some suitable substitutions for the recipes. It is going to take more work on your part, but in the end will be worth getting rid of the stones and rebooting your lifestyle. Good Luck.
Hi Omid, be sure to avoid juicing rhubarb which is the highest in oxalate. Also in place of spinach or swiss chard use another green like romaine. Drinking plenty of water and avoiding processed or too much animal protein will help as well. Be sure not to take any calcium supplements and avoid dairy products.
Hi! can i make a big batch, freeze it and that will be my juice supply for the whole day?
no bueno on this one…I think I added too much cabbage too, and that may be the reason. Couldn’t make it through one glass.
Cannot seem to find a green juice that I can tolerate. On day two of 30 day juice fast. Any recommendations? Need help.
I juice for myself and my husband, enough to last us 2 days at a time.
This juice is one of my favorites and still tastes great at the end of day 2! (I use a green star so my juice can last 3 days stored in small air tight canning jars.)
I have purple cabbage. Do you have a smoothie that can use this? I don’t want it to be wasted.
Hi Carol, Red/purple cabbage is excellent in juice. Try mixing it with greens and an apple for sweetness or with purple grapes and blueberries for a purply juice. Haven’t tried it in a smoothie but with some fruit and coconut water could be good as well. Enjoy!
can you use a nutribullet instead of a juicer?
That is a question I was wondering too. I have a friend that has one and I was going to start off with it also.
Hi Elaina you can certainly reboot with a blender but it is different from juicing. Both can be healthy although we encourage trying a juicer when you can. http://www.jointhereboot.com/the-great-debate-juicing-vs-smoothies/
Im in australia and was wondering what is a romaine leaves? Can I use spinach instead?
Hi Eva, romaine is called Cos lettuce in Australia. Spinach is certainly a good substitute.
How do you know the caloric count of these drinks?
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I’ve juice fasted in the past but with different juices mostly fruits and was not very successful. I don’t like sweet juices and found them hard to drink. there was just too many calories and sugars to enable weight loss. I’m hoping your recipes will be just what I need. one question – I found not chewing anything for so long my teeth got sore and my jaws too, any ideas did this affect you?
Hi Stacy,
The juice recipes are fantastic! I did have a question….I don’t have a juicer, and can’t afford one. I am currently blending everything in a Ninja, then using organic cotton bags to strain out the fibre. Is this as good as using a cheap juicer? Thanks for your help. I know it is better than not juicing, but I am really wondering if I NEED a juicer.
Hi Sheena, yes what you’re doing is just like juicing! It just takes some extra work and clean up but you’re doing great and this is an excellent way to continue rather than buying a juicer if that isn’t feasible right now. Wishing you all the best!
You really need to put a warning on this juice!! Let people know that it will clean them out so they may want to stay near a restroom after drinking.Cause it is not cool to have to put off the freeway and hunt down a public restroom that you have to rent for an hour.
How much juice does this make? 16oz?
Yes Brittini it makes about 16 oz/500mL
Can you make a larger quantity and drink over a few days?