Banana Orange Juice

1 medium sized banana
4 juicing oranges

Peel banana and add it to the blender. Juice oranges in a citrus juicer (or you could use your juicing machine). Add orange juice to blender and blend until smooth. There is no need to add anything else to this juice, it is delicious as is. One way to alter it would be to add milk. This makes it taste a bit creamier, and gives it sort of an orange creamsicle taste. Also delicious and very healthy. A great smoothie option.

Banana Strawberry Juice

1 medium sized banana
4 juicing oranges

I tried the same thing but with strawberries instead of oranges. The results were pretty decent, but not as good as oranges and bananas. This one was better as a smoothie, with milk added. Nonetheless, both options are great, and if you’re looking for less calories, or your juicing for health, then the banana strawberry juice is delicious.

If you are looking for juicing recipes for weight loss, try adding some vegetables to your fruit juices.  Most vegetables tend to be much lower calorie than most fruits, mainly because they have less sugars.   For example, let´s compare.

Banana – 200 g banana has 177 calories.  **Don´t be fooled by numbers…although bananas are high calories, and high sugars, they can be great for weight loss!

Tomato – 200g tomato has 36 calories

Apple – 200g apple has 104 calories

Celery – 200g celery has 33 calories

***Data retrieved from Nutrition Data, and then scaled to 200g servings***

By using juices to substitute other foods from your diet that are high calorie and full of empty calories, you will be on the road to a much healthier you.  This could include weight loss, better skin, more energy, and better brain power.  Not sure how to create your own tasty juices?    Here are a few juicer recipes for weight loss that are delicious, easy, and low-calorie!

Super Tomato Juice
3 ripe tomatoes
½ cucumber
1 stalk celery
1 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper

As you see above, tomatoes are very low calorie, but are extremely healthy.  Add to juicer and enjoy!

Green Orange Juice
1 tbsp ground ginger, or 1 inch piece washed
2 large navel oranges
1 tbsp wheatgrass.  If you can´t find wheatgrass, substitute with baby spinach

This juice is quick, easy, and delicious, and kids love the “green” orange juice!   Just add those ingredients to your juicer, and enjoy!   This one can also be made in a blender.   Juice the oranges, grate the ginger, and add the ingredients to the blender.  Blend until smooth.

Spinach and Banana Smoothie
1 cup of washed baby spinach
1 banana
½ cup of milk or water

This smoothie combines one super vegetable with one super fruit, making a super smoothie.  Try with both milk and water, they both taste quite different!

Surtido
2 apples
1 beet
1 small cucumber
2 carrots (organic or local, if possible, they are always much sweeter)
2 stalks celery
2 large carrots

Scrub the root vegetables clean, and add to juicer.   This one is like taking a liquid multivitamin!

Grapefruit Apple Orange Kiwi and Ginger Juicer

2 Pink Grapefruits
1-2 inch piece of ginger, cleaned and peeled.
2 granny smith apples
1 kiwi
2 oranges

Add all fruits to juicer and enjoy!! This makes 2 large glasses of juice.

Add ingredients to blender, and blend until smooth. This recipe is fairly high in calories, but they are all good calories. This is a great smoothie to start the day, or to keep you going at lunch time.