Juicing... a Quick And Healthy Way to Get Vitamins And Nutrients

What ingredients should you add? How should you juice around your workout? Use this chart with ingredient suggestions to concoct the ideal juice for you according to the time of day, your mood and nutrient needs.

Time of day:

Morning Nut milk or beet juice for an energy boost. Beet juice has been shown to increase endurance by as much as 18 percent.

Preworkout Beet juice, nut milk or coconut water to hydrate you and fuel your workout.

Postworkout Coconut water to replace electrolytes or Greek yogurt to kickstart the repair processes.

Afternoon Unsweetened nut milk or tap water if you’ve already exercised; beet juice, nut milk or coconut water if you have not.

Evening Water, ice. “In the afternoon or evening, keep calories low and energy high by including several vegetables and replace your base with ice.”

You feel ...

Sluggish Bananas have B vitamins and potassium for an energy boost, and kale provides L-tyrosine, which elevates mood and stabilizes blood sugar.

Upbeat and happy Cacao will help maintain your high-on-life feeling, and maca is an adaptogen that will decrease stress.

On the verge of a cold Kiwi and grapefruit have vitamin C to boost your immune system, and ginger and camu camu* help boost immunity and fight viruses.

*Camu Camu is like the new acai: a rainforest fruit that looks like a pale-orange lemon, full of vitamin C, potassium, valine and other immune-boosting compounds.

Nervous Sweet potato has high levels of vitamins A, B and C to calm nerves, and mint calms a jumpy stomach and eliminates stress.

Bloated Pineapple contains bromelein to reduce inflammation, and cucumber is a natural diuretic to flush excess water.

PMS-y Fennel has anti-gas properties and helps flush toxins, while peanut butter has magnesium to elevate mood and prevent bloat.