Recipe for “March to the Beet”

To create this great vitality juice, you need one medium beetroot, one handful of basil leaves, two pears, one lime and half a red bell pepper. Top and tail the beetroot and then if it’s organic or home grown scrub it. If not, peel it and cut into pieces small enough to fit in the juice extractor. Remove the seeds from the pepper and wash the pears and lime. Fold the basil leaves up tightly and put them in the health juicer between pieces of beetroot. Let the other ingredients follow, then stir and drink the beverage immediately.

Beetroot juice is very rich and this recipe emphasizes that fact with the lime juice, which helps cut through the drink’s richness. The beetroot is also complemented by the basil in this beverage. Beetroot contains caretonoid Betaine which has numerous benefits including antioxidant properties which is essential for your juice diet. This helps with red blood cell production and lymph activity. Beetroot is also an excellent source of iron while red peppers contain lots of antioxidants which are excellent ingredients in your daily fresh juice intake. Pears are a good source of soluble fiber and will cleanse the intestines, so in addition to this drink’s nutrition, it also prevents cancer and other debilitating diseases.

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