Delicious Cucumber, Celery, Pear and Lemon Juice:green detox made with cucumber, celery, pear and lemon juice No sugar added, vegan with just touch of black pepper.
If you are looking for a simple and delicious detox smoothie to start your detox diet, then try this Cucumber, Celery, Pear and Lemon Juice:A green detox.
I thought I will start this week with a healthy juice. I have seen on Dr OZ show that there is even a 3 day weekend detox diet, for which you have to drink 5 juices a day and eat one meal that has only fruit and vegetables.
I wish I could do that, but afraid to start a complete detox diet, so wanted to start with only morning juice. In future I will try to do a detox diet. I need to get rid of some baby fat that I still have. While growing up I always thought that vegetables are only eaten after it is cooked and eat as curries are that there are not any other ways.
Then I came to know they can be consumed as salad, which helped during pregnancy as I had developed gestational diabetics when pregnant with my daughter. Then I came to know a combination of juice with cucumber and celery is good. Frankly speaking I was not a fan of celery at first; I would buy them only to make vegetable broth and jamabalaya or chili. Now after trying a few times and also reading the healthy benefits of Celery, I have started to love celery. So they appear in my juice.
Celery consists of 95% water, and is very alkaline, and rich with fiber. According to this article it is consider to be power food and should be consumed daily. Further it has blood pressure reducing properties, as it has active phthalides, which relax the muscles of arteries and thus regulate the blood pressure. Due to high fiber content it is good candidate of weight loss, also it is negative calorie food. . Celery leaves are a source of flavonoid antioxidants zeaxanthin, lutein and beta-carotene, which have antioxidant, cancer-protective, and immune-boosting functions. Even in Ayurveda(Indian natural medicine) the use of celery seed is well known for colds, arthritis and diseases of liver and spleen.
Even in my home state Kerala, people have started trying to add vegetables in their drinks, and also to make smoothie. I have seen a YouTube video wherein a juice shop guy is making a vegetable smoothie with lots of vegetables and yogurt.
If you want to start a strict detox fruit diet, you have to eat only one fruit for 3- 7 days, and first come white grapes as it is a great detox fruit then next come apple and pear. If you want to read more read from here and also fromhere.
Do you know the health benefits of Pear, snacking one pear can meet you your daily requirements of fiber as it has about 25-30 grams of fiber, according to this source and an adult daily fiber requirements is about 35 grams. It also helps to reduce your cholesterol levels, reduce risk of breast cancer. Further it contains a fair amount of vitamins A, C, K, B2, B3, and B6 and minerals.
It is also good for food sensitivity people as it is hypo-allergenic fruit. Quercetin is an antioxidant found in the skin of pears. It helps prevent cancer and reduce artery damage that can lead to heart problems, and also pears may help us to prevent from getting Alzheimer’s disease.
Another ingredient, cucumber is also just like celery and is 95% water, and helps in rehydration of the body, and is good source of vitamin B. If you want to know about further health benefits of cucumber read from here. Lemon is full of vitamin C and makes everything tasty. Why wait, just go and grab all these ingredients and make juice out of it.
To increase taste I added ¼ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon of pepper powder. I used normal salt, if you want you can use rock salt as it is more healthy. If don’t like to add it in your juice skip that. It is delicious juice you can start a day with it.
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Cucumber, Celery, Pear, Lemon Juice: A Green Detox
Delicious green detox made with cucumber, celery, pear and lemon juice
Servings: 2
Calories: 70kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Pear
- 2 Celery Stalks
- 1 cup Water
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 1 cucumber I peeled the skin and removed the seeds
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- In a blender combine everything blend together to form a smooth consistency and strain through the strainer and set aside.
- Enjoy with ice.
Nutrition
Calories: 70kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 304mg | Potassium: 307mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 108IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg
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This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
Vicky says
wow! This drink looks delicious! What a fantastic taste combination!
Reeni says
I am like you with celery! I really only like it for soups but I think I would like this with the pear and lemon to give it some more flavor! I saw Dr. OZ's 3-day plan - I really want to do it but don't know if I could give up on food for that long.
Max Anderson says
Wow!very healthy recipe... Full of green ingredients... its really beneficial for health. Thanks for this healthy recipe. Its typical Indian juice.
Latha Madhusudhan says
I love this refreshing drink. SO healthy and I loved your write up on the detox. Very helpful and thanks for sharing it here.
Rebecca Subbiah says
looks great my hubby makes lots of juice drinks 🙂
Chef Mireille says
love this combo of ingredients - I have also conidered doing the dr oz detox but havent quite managed it y et
Rita Bose says
So refreshing and healthy! What a lovey combo! I love the color! 🙂
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Aurélie says
So interesting to read! I cannot wait to try this juice, it sounds so refreshing!
Janani says
wow just made this drink last week but didn't add pear or celery sure looks very good.Love that pleasant green colour and a very healthy drink.Very nice swathi.
Archana Potdar says
Will love to try the diet but do not have the courage. Lets see. This juice looks yum. We are not great fans of celery and celery is expensive here so i never buy it. Will start sooner now.
Kaveri Venkatesh says
Would love to try out this detox diet you're mentioning...The juice looks so refreshing and its so healthy as well
Jaleela Banu says
nice clicks N healthy drink
Veena Theagarajan says
sounds so interesting.. looks refreshing too
Hema says
So healthy and so refreshing, thanks for all that useful information..
Preety says
cool refreshing drink..
Priya Yallapantula says
I am so making this swathi, thanks for sharing. Please do send it to this month's Healthy Me & Healthy US event hosted @ http://kuttybear-toddlerfoodideas.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/healthy-me-healthy-us-may-2013-edition.html.
Shailaja Reddy says
Useful post. Nice combo and refreshing drink.
Ma Niche says
This is just a informative post.. thanks for sharing Swathi !
and the drink sounds refreshing !
techie2mom says
This looks very refreshing and healthy!! Thanks for sharing..
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Gauri says
Super detox drink, I am do going to make this!
Nilu A says
Excellent and quite easy to prepare.. Nice combo of ingredients.. Must try recipe.. Bookmarked it Swathi 🙂
Hamsamalini Chandrasekaran says
Great refreshing drink. So cute and yum.
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Sebeena Loyd says
can see how refreshing the drink is. thanks for sharing.
mjskit says
I would never have thought to use celery in a smoothie. What a crazy good idea! Sounds delicious!
Guru Uru says
Green keeps the inside clean 🙂
Yum!
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Asiya Omar says
NICE COLOUR & REFRESHING HEALTH DRINK.
Bhawna Bagri says
refreshing juice...lovely color...First time in your space..Happy to follow you..
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Vimitha Anand says
Very healthy drink. Thanks for sharing
Gayathri Ramanan says
a very good detoxifying drink..love the color..will try this for sure..
Gayathri Ramanan says
very good detoxifying drink..love the color...will try this for sure..
Sanoli Ghosh says
Absolutely yummy detox drink Swathi. Wonderful write up dear.
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Rumana Ambrin says
That pass that glass to me.. Very beautiful color...
Suja Manoj says
The combo sounds yum and super healthy,sure this is a healthy drink
Eric Pepple says
What a interesting juice, definitely sounds delicious, great job 🙂
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Srimathi Mani says
Swathi, I would love this juice. We buy green machine from costco all the time. Maybe I must make this juice for my family instead.I think if we add banana it will be perfect. Nice looking drink and well clicked. I had to practice how to take liquid photos and found it hard with the milk recipe I posted.
Divya Shivaraman says
i loved this...a perfect detoxer...green simply drools
PT says
hope your princess enjoyed her day 🙂 healthy and delicious drink..
Anu Shoj says
very nice and yummy detox drink....was just thinking abt detox a few dys bk... 🙂
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Sona - QP / PQ says
very informative post, Swathi. definitely bookmarked. the only question..can i ever be on such a detox diet..humm....
sushmita pandit says
Thats Refreshing. Nice one.
Priya Anandakumar says
Very lovely, refreshing drink, I will try this juice, have never done it before. thanks swathi
Sapana Behl says
I love the color of this refreshing and healthy juice. Nice
Gajus kitchen says
healthy juice looks lovely and well explained with the benefits of vegetables used.
Gajus kitchen says
healthy juice looks lovely and well explained with the health benefits of the vegetables used.
Shruti Dhingra Wahi says
Looks amazing 🙂
Yum Yum !!!
Saranya Balaji says
Wow!Full of green ingredients...very healthy recipe...
Navaneetham Krishnan says
I believe in de-tox but I don't over do it. I probably will have such a attractive veg and fruits drink in the morning, give my stomach a few hours break and eat as usual for the rest of the day.
Wer SAHM says
nice drink for detoxifying ....
Pavithra R says
It is really an informative and healthy post. Looks like your one of Dr OZ's fans 🙂
Celery is one of my favorite veggies, mainly because they are crunchy, love them any day.
The detox juice is perfect, love the earthly color - addition of lemon is a good idea.
Hari Chandana P says
very informative post.. thanks for sharing, Swathi 🙂
Shey divine says
Want to grab a cup
nayana says
very informative post, even I wish I could do some detox diet . loved the color of the juice.
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