Sweet Pear Turmeric Juice
By Claire Georgiou, Reboot Naturopath, B.HSc ND
Here’s another delicious green juice loaded with nutrients and a wonderful sweetness to brighten up your morning. Pears offer an amazing amount of soluble fiber (about 3.3 grams each!) that you will still find in your juice. Soluble fiber dissolves in water to form a gel, slowing down the passage of food through your digestive system leaving you feeling full for longer. Consuming 3 to 6 grams of soluble fiber every day may lower your cholesterol levels. Soluble fiber is necessary for blood sugar control, gut bacteria health and digestion. Here is more on the benefits of soluble fiber and how you can find it in your juice! This juice also offers the wonderful anti-inflammatory benefits of turmeric.
Ingredients
- 2 pears
- ¼ pineapple
- 2 celery stalks
- 2 swiss chard leaves (silverbeet)
- 1 in (2.5 cm) piece of fresh turmeric
- 1 lime
Directions
- Wash all produce well.
- Remove rind from pineapple and peel lime.
- Add all ingredients through juicer and enjoy!
Servings: 1
Serving Size: 16 - 18 oz (500 ml)
Substitutions
- Pear – apple, orange
- Pineapple – apple, pears
- Celery – zucchini, celeriac, swiss chard
- Swiss Chard – kale, spinach, lettuce
- Turmeric – ginger
- Lime – lemon, grapefruit