I don’t possess a juicer as I’m not a huge fan - we need the fibre from the whole fruit and vegetable and it’s a shame to waste the nutrients in the pulp (although the slower, masticating juicers do retain some pulp). I prefer to whizz up soft fruits and veggies in the blender and drink in all their fibrous glory but I make an exception for this incredible green juice. I tried drinking it with the pulp but, well, no.

Time to bring on board the nut milk bag! Blending then squeezing out every last drop of that vibrant green juice leaves you with a zingy and delicious drink, packed with nutrients. This recipe uses spinach, but kale works equally well, and you can add parsley, use lime instead of lemon and generally make it to your taste.

A couple of reasons why it’s good for you

Spinach The nutritional content of spinach is staggering - it’s packed with antioxidants like beta-carotene and vitamin C and as well as huge amounts of eye-friendly carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin. Spinach has a good amount of calcium and magnesium, and tons of vitamin K, all of which are essential for bone health.

Apple Full of fibre and vitamin C, as well as flavonoids, which may have some benefits for cardiovascular health (1).

Plus it tastes really good!

Ingredients

1 serving

2 handfuls kale (or spinach)

1/4 cucumber, chopped

1 green apple, cored, peeled and chopped

1 stick celery, chopped

2cm piece of ginger, peeled and chopped

Juice of 1 lemon

100-150ml water

Instructions

Blend on high speed for around 2 minutes. Strain through a nut milk bag or muslin (you can also press through a fine sieve but it’s best to be able to squeeze the juice out).