Juicing: The Green Monster

Yay, SPUD!  Yesterday I got my delivery of yummy produce straight to my doorstep.  It was like Christmas when I came home, only without the sugar crash.

This morning I was so inspired by all the beautiful green veggies in my bin that I decided to make something positively verdant.

The Green Monster

• 1/2 cucumber
• 3 curly kale leaves
• 1 collard green leaf
• 2 stalks celery
• fistful of cilantro
• fistful of parsley

Now, this was green.  Beautiful, emerald, green. Rolling hills of luscious grass green.

It also tasted like my lawn.

It wasn’t at all offensive, it was just very…fresh.

Note to self: next time add half of an apple.

Nutritional Stats:

• 100 g cucumber (about 1/2 medium cucumber)
  • 9% RDA vitamin K (7.2 mcg)
  • trace elements manganese, copper, potassium
  • calories: 12
• 1.5 cups (100 g) Kale
  • 308% RDA Vitamin A (15476 IU)
  • 14% RDA B6 (.27 mg)
  • 200% RDA Vitamin C (120 mg)
  • 1021 % RDA Vitamin K (!!817 mg)
  • 14% RDA Calcium (13g mg)
  • 9% RDA Iron (1.7  mg)
  • 13% RDA Potassium (447 mg)
  • 14% RDA Copper (.29 mg)
  • 39% RDA Manganese (.77 mg )
  • calories: 50
• 40 g collard greens (1 cup or so)
  • 110% RDA Vitamin A
  • 50% RDA Vitamin C
  • 10% RDA Calcium
  • calories: 25
• 100 g of celery (roughly 2 stalks, though this can vary)
  • 9% RDA folate (36 mg)
  • 37% RDA Vitamin K (30 mcg)
  • 7% RDA Potassium (260 mg)
  • calories = 15
• fistful of cilantro
  • hard to estimate nutrients, but you get great Vitamin A, B1, B2, Niacin, Folate, Vitamin C and Vitamin K
• fistful of parsley
  • hard to estimate, but you get tons of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Iron, Calcium, and Vitamin K
• Total calories: roughly 120