Green juice to the rescue

Cheese plates, chocolates and champagne, oh my! We are in desperate need of a reset after this very festive season. This is a favorite around here, especially after a week month of indulgent eating. 

Green juice recipe - Makes about 10 oz

1/2 bunch of kale

2 oranges 

1/2 lemon 

1-inch piece of ginger 

 Take the kale leaves off the stems, and cut the peels off the oranges, lemon and ginger.

Run everything through the juicer.

Serve over ice, with a straw; I promise, it tastes better this way!

You can't help but feel a little better about your nutrient intake after a glass of this! I especially appreciate that it does not taste too green. No grass clippings here, folks.

It's also much, much cheaper to make it yourself than buying from the store or a juice bar. According to my calculations:

Homemade: $0.17/oz

Juice bar: $0.42/oz

Store-bought: $0.49/oz

Ok, if you don't own a juicer, you'd have to account for that expense. We have the Breville Compact Juice Extractor form Crate & Barrel, which was around $100. I'll confess that I don't use it that often, at least compared to my coffee maker. But, one of my 2014 goals is to drink more green juice, so here's hoping!