Simply Healthy | Juicing 101: Purple Punch recipe

Add a bit of sweet minerals to your diet with a blend of beets, apple, carrots, and delicious kale. This Purple Punch is perfect for a mid-morning snack, with enough good stuff to keep you going throughout the day, or as a supplement for breakfast.

Purple Punch

• 3 leaves of kale
• 2 leaves of Swiss chard
• 1 Gala apple
• 2 small beets
• 3 carrots

Process all ingredients in your juicer. 
Makes 16 oz.

Some of the benefits of this juice blend:

Apples:
Research has shown that people who eat fruits and other high-fiber foods gain a certain amount of protection against Parkinson’s. Scientists have linked this to the free radical-fighting power of the antioxidants contained therein.

Beets:
Betacyanin is the pigment that gives beets their red color and that is responsible for helping to fight cancer.

Carrots:
The high level of beta-carotene in carrots acts as an antioxidant to cell damage done to the body through regular metabolism and can help slow down the aging of cells.

Kale:
One cup of kale is filled with 10% of the recommended daily allowance of omega-3 fatty acids that help fight against arthritis, asthma and autoimmune disorders.

Swiss chard:
Swiss chard contains syringic acid and fiber and syringic acid, both of which help to regulate blood sugar levels

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