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Very Veggie

By Eric Helms

Sweet potato as juice? You bet. This pumpkin-colored tuber is not only a surprising—and easily sourced—ingredient with an appealing flavor, it also helps you get your glow on. The carotenoids in orange-colored vegetables like carrot and sweet potato have such beneficial effect on skin, they have a scientifically validated "attraction factor"—meaning that warm glow you naturally acquire makes others rate you as more attractive.

Ingredients

1 cup kale
1 cup spinach
1 cup parsley
1/4 medium sweet potato, peeled
1/4 medium cucumber
4 medium carrots
3 stalks celery

Preparation

  1. Juice.

Reprinted with permission from The Juice Generation:100 Recipes for Fresh Juices and Superfood Smoothies by Eric Helms with Amely Greeven. Copyright © 2014 by Eric Helms, LLC. Published by Touchstone, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
TagsCold DrinkBeveragesSweet PotatoPotatoRoot VegetableVegetableKaleLeafy GreensSpinachParsleyHerbs & SpicesCucumberBreakfastNonalcoholicEasyQuick30 Minutes or LessNo-CookCookbooks
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