Juicing: Lady in yo face

On the recommendation of a friend (thanks Christina!), I tried the following concoction:

• 2 carrots
• 1 grapefruit (use rhubarb if in season)
• ginger
• makes about 6 oz.

She said this would wake me up as well as any coffee, so I gave it a whirl.

This juice makes a beautiful coral color because of the lack of greens (hence the “lady” title), but also has quite a kick because of the tartness of the grapefruit and the ginger.  I added waaaay too much ginger (so much that it was more like a ginger burn than a ginger zing), but nonetheless it was quite a flavorful waker upper (hence the “in yo face”). Next time I will add ginger judiciously.

Nutrition Stats

• 200 g carrot (about 2):
  • a whopping 660% RDA Vitamin A  (33,000 IU)
  • 20% RDA Vitamin C (12 mg)
  • 18% Potassium (640 mg)
  • 32% Vitamin K (16.4 mcg)
  • also some B6, Folate, Vitamin E, Thiamin, Manganese
  • calories 80

• 200 g grapefruit (small-med grapefruit)
  • 48% RDA vitamin A (1854 IU)
  • 104% RDA vitamin C (68.6 mg)
  • 8% RDA potassium (274 mg)
  • Trace Copper, Magnesium, Thiamin, Vitamin B5, B6, Vitamin E
  • calories: 64
• Total calories: 144