Recipes
Selected recipes are good for anybody, but are especially good for:
...Jocks: Lean Green
Time of day: Before or after practices or games.
Ingredients: 3-4 stalks of celery; 2 handfuls of fresh spinach; 1 peeled cucumber
Benefits: Calms, energizes, promotes weight loss and eases symptoms of PMS. This juice is good for all sports but especially football and wrestling when weight maintenance is crucial. Replacing a meal with juice before and after practice or games is a way to flush body of excess water weight while still hydrating for energy and endurance.
...Students: Homework Helper
Time of day: After school or before practices or games.
Ingredients: 1/2 fresh pineapple; 1 pear; 1 apple
Benefits: Hydrates the body, reduces headaches & swelling; energizes.
...Asthma and Allergies: Bloody Good
Time of day: Before practices or games. Also, take at night to ease breathing and discomfort so you can rest completely.
Ingredients: 2-3 small tomatoes; 1/2 peeled lemon; 1/2 peeled lime; 3-4 stalks of celery
Benefits: Eases stuffy noses, allergies & headaches. Helps to ease allergy symptoms which can make playing sports difficult.
...Breakfast: Eye Opener
Time of day: Breakfast for any child or athlete.
Ingredients: 4-5 carrots; 1-2 green apples
Benefits: Nourishes, hydrates the body, increases energy & fights fatigue.
...Dinner: Sweet Tooth
Time of day: Before and after practices and games. Also after dinner, when desert or something sweet is usually craved.
Ingredients: 1/2 whole fresh pineapple; 1-2 peeled oranges
Benefits: Nourishes, hydrates body & reduces sweet cravings.
...Bedtime: Out go the Lights!
Time of day: Before bed.
Ingredients: 4-5 stalks celery; 1-2 apples
Benefits: Makes sleepy and calms. Wake up refreshed and energized.
...The Day After: Sweet Slush
Time of day: After school or before practices or games.
Ingredients: Watermelon only (remove seeds)
Benefits: Hydrates & refreshes the body; reduces sweet cravings; flushes out toxins through urinary track.
