(Low Sugar) Autoimmune Juice Cleanse recipes!

Sometimes after a lot of bad eating..you just want to take a break and do a cleanse to get into a healthier frame of mind.

I speak from experience.. for several years I had to follow an extremely strict diet to get my hashimotos into remission- during that time my gut healed and after I was able to add back a ton of foods- including grain, sugar, dairy, soy and more.

Let me tell you- after forcing myself to be so rigid for years.. my new found food freedom made me lose almost total control. Not to mention that grain and sugar are addicting.  I was living it up! (and I have no regrets- sometimes its really important just to feel normal and eat normal!)

And then I tried to quit sugar.. Fail. I tried again, and again.. and I COULD NOT do it.  Me, the girl that once had self control better than anyone.  I finally realized I needed to do more than just quit sugar- I needed to do a gentle cleanse to get myself back on track and craving the foods I SHOULD be craving..like big salads and fresh squeezed juice. (yes, when you eat healthy regularly you crave healthy!)

So- I created 4 new juice recipes, and committed myself back to a paleo-ish diet for a few weeks.  The past week I have been guzzling 3-4 juices a day and eating mostly meat and  veggies.. and I feel.. AMAZING. You don’t realize how bloated or bogged down you are until your clothes magically start fitting better again and your energy picks up a notch.

Having Hashimotos and Hypothyroidism I have to be cautious as I am prone to  adrenal fatigue issues. Drinking straight juice for a week straight would just be too hard on my system. If you are autoimmune or have Hashimotos in particular I would caution you to tread lightly with the extreme juice cleanses.  Everyone is different, for me lots of juice + light meat and veggie meals did the trick. I feel great and I’ve lost most of my interest in sugar. (Give me another week and I wont care about it at all )

Wether going on a juice cleanse or just looking to incorporate some fresh juice into your diet these recipes will work for you. And the best part- they taste SO good!!  I can’t deal with the green juices at most juice bars..they make me gag. I expect what I’m drinking to taste really good.. So I put in the time to make sure these recipes were extra tasty.   Usually I hate beets and swiss chard in juice.. So I found ways to 100% hide their flavor. Most importantly (to me anyways) the juices have a fantastic color. Ugly juice is unappetizing. 

Each one of these recipes makes roughly 20 ounces of juice (this amount will range depending on your juicer)

Morning Glory

• 2 1/2 cups of baby carrots (or chopped carrots)
• 1 small beet
• 8-10 red swiss chard stalks (I reserve the leaves for another recipe_
• 1 grapefruit peeled (or lemon juice to taste)
• Nunaturals Stevia to taste to sweeten.

Lemon & Ginger Green Cleanser

• Swiss chard leaves from 1 bunch.
• 1 small bunch of celery
• 1 heaping handful of baby spinach
• beet greens (from one bunch of beets)- optional.
• 1/8 cup of lemon juice.
• 1 inch of fresh ginger
• Nunaturals Stevia to taste.

Mojito Cleanser 

• 1 extra large cucumber
• 3 heaping handfulls of baby spinach
• 1/2 of a small bunch of celery.
• 1/4 cup Fresh Mint Leaves
• 2 Tbs of Lime (or lemon) Juice
• Nunaturals Stevia to taste.

Fall in a Glass

•  3 cups of baby carrots (or 3 cups of regular carrots chopped)
• 3 small sweet potatoes (skin and all- just wash and slice them)
• 1 small beet
• 1 inch of fresh ginger
• A dash of cinnamon (to taste)

Cheers to getting back on track!

-Brittany-