The Early Riser is a beet juice recipe made with beets, carrots, pineapple, and lemon that make a tangy and tart juice that will wake you up, put a pep in your step and also give you all of the beet juice benefits!
Easy Beet Juice Recipe.
So after lots of time off over the holidays, I’m welcoming the weekend and this beet juice recipe with all of the beet juice benefits! This weekend the priority is to take down our Christmas tree and decor. We did remove the garland and wreath from the front door last week which was a big step for me.
But I’m still loving lighting the Christmas tree early in the morning and in the evening. We’re holding on to the last of the season as much as possible. Because I kinda have a hard time letting the holiday season go. Can anyone else relate??
I mentioned that my parents gave us a juicer for Christmas, so you’ll likely be seeing juicing recipes pop up here on the blog and I have one of our new favorites to share with you today! Because I’m slightly obsessed with the quality of the juice it’s making, and it’s a fun little project.
But one problem that I’m having is making a big batch of juice and storing them in mason jars. Doesn’t seem to work because it makes the juice so bitter. I thought that I would prep ahead on the weekend and have juices ready to go but this doesn’t seem to work. Anyone have tips for this?
So I’m thinking I’ll have to juice as I go to avoid the bitterness because I’m not the biggest fan of bitter flavors. Ick. But yes, if you have any tips for this, let me know! I’d love to hear from you.
So after tossing several bottles of fresh juice, I decided we’d just juice when we were ready to drink it. To make it easier, I have all the veggies peeled and sliced, ready to be juiced. This seems to work nicely and the juice tastes sooo good!
One of our favorite combos is beet, carrot, lemon, plus said sweet fruit for balance. Not to mention all of the beet juice benefits this recipe has. This recipe uses pineapple but feel free to use any type of fruit you enjoy. Also, yesterday I tossed in a few strawberries and a banana and it was amazing. Even though bananas really don’t juice well, I adore the creaminess banana gives to juice.
So there’s definitely lots of hype and info out there about various veggie juices and their benefits – beet, carrot, celery, tomato, etc. Anyone a fan of beets? Have you ever tried them? Scared to try them? This beet juice recipe is the answer to all of your questions!
Is beet juice good for you?
Beets are packed with lots of nutrition, obviously. But as a sports dietitian I am always talking to my athletes about drinking beet juice 30min to 1 hour before exercise because it could potentially help with athletic performance. Beets are rich in nitrates, which help the body convert to nitric oxide and improving blood flow allowing muscles to work more efficiently.
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betaine – helps the liver to function
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phytosterols – structurally similar to cholesterol, plant sterols may help lower LDL, or “bad,” cholesterol
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iron – can be helpful for people who suffer from anaemia and fatigue
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potassium – helps flush sodium out of the blood to lower blood pressure
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folate – a B vitamin that is crucial in the development of a baby’s spinal cord, helping to prevent spinal cord defects
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boron – helps to increase the half-life, bioavailability, and efficiency of sex hormones
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silica – suggested evidence that this helps with mineral balance in the bones
So basically yes, yes and yes! There are so many beet juice benefits.
What do beets taste like?
Beets have a naturally sweet, rich and smooth taste with a hint of earthiness and their flavor pairs well with a variety of dishes from beet apple cider donuts to veggie-beet mashed potatoes. Also beets are an incredibly versatile veggie that adds powerful antioxidants and a unique flavor to almost any dish!
How to store beets?
I’d suggest storing your beets in a plastic bag in the crisper drawer of your refrigerator because it keeps them moist while also preventing them from wrinkling and drying out. Because who wants a dry, wrinkly beet? Not this gal! I personally use Stasher bags – they’re a great tool for storing any fruits and veggies you want to keep fresh!
Basically, beets are super cool and you should try them out. So check out the Early Riser: beet, pineapple, carrot and lemon juice. I promise that you’ll become a beet juice lover after trying this beet juice recipe! Minimal, clean ingredients with so many health benefits. Doesn’t get much better than that, my friends. Anyways, happy juicing!
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The Early Riser: Beet, Pineapple, Carrot, and Lemon Juice
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 10 mins
- Yield: 16 ounces 1x
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The Early Riser is beets, carrots, pineapple, and lemon to make a tangy and tart juice that will wake you up and put a pep in your step!
Ingredients
- 1 beet, peeled
- 2 carrots, roughly peeled
- 1 cup pineapple
- 1 lemon
Instructions
- Cut veggies and fruit into pieces small enough to fit in juicer.
- Remove visible seeds from lemon but keep peel on it for an extra zip.
- Slowly add produce to juicer, one by one, until you’ve juiced it all!
- Enjoy chilled.
- PS– I like to keep my produce refrigerated prior to juicing to get a nice cool drink!
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Juicer
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 recipe
- Calories: 111
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 75mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: beet juice
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A friend told me she uses the remains from the juicer to make her smoothie and I thought that was a great idea so nothing is wasted. I haven’t tried it yet.
This pineapple juicing recipe is really amazing. I love this recipe!
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The name of the recipe is mouthwatering. I love beet so much. I used to make smoothies and juice. Thanks for the giving me new idea that beet with pineapple, carrot, and lemon.
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Funny thing i made a juice today almost simalar recipe but mine had instead of lemon i used orange and added papaya celery and ginger… It is delish. I hate papaya and ginger but this was great!
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Thanks for sharing, this was tasty
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Maybe you can freeze the juice in ice trays and they put it into a ziplock freezer bag. Use it in smoothies or make icee molds. I will do this today.
The last couple of weeks, I have been experimenting with natural juices. I love when they have beets, love the color and the taste. Now I have to try your beet juice
Thanks!! The color makes me happy!
Oh, I love a fresh juice blend! My favorite recently is Carrot, Apple, Beet, Ginger Juice. (Extra thumb of ginger added of course). I was actually doing some research on saving juice recently. The common thing I’ve learned is that oxidation will cause the rancidity. To prevent that, the best option if not drinking it right away is to store juice in a single serving sized jar, to the top (essentially airtight) for 24-36 hours, refrigerated. Another option is to freeze it in ice cube trays promptly for longer storage, but it must be consumed upon thawing and not stored any longer. The juice will separate when stored, but shaking it will recombine it prior to drinking.
Fresh cold juice always tastes the best to me right after mowing our lawn in the summertime. Nothing is more refreshing.
Bought ginger this week to add to my juice! I’m going to try your fav concoction. Thanks for the info too!! I prepped all my veggies again this week and have them ready to go to toss into the juicer in the AM for a cold fresh juice 🙂
Wonder if I could remove lemon peel and seeds and throw everything into my nutra bullet with water??
I was wondering the same thing Faron. We would have the pulp but I don’t like the waste from a juicer either Julie.
I’m anxious to try this recipe Kristina, I love beets!
You guys have inspired me! I will definitely be doing some posts for how to use the “juicer waste”. I haven’t tried raw beets/carrots in a blender. I have a Vitamix but still think that it might be really hard to blend– plus my hunch is it would be bitter/very pulpy! BUT I have actually added canned beets to a blender– check out this recipe: http://www.rundisney.com/blog/articles/runner-recipes-eat-or-drink-your-beets/
If you try it… let me know. I’m not sure how it would fair in a juicer. I’ve actually used canned beets in a smoothie– check out this recipe: http://www.rundisney.com/blog/articles/runner-recipes-eat-or-drink-your-beets/
Looks like you’re def putting your juicer to good use! I actually don’t juice much so I’m sorry I can’t help you out. This is a really great idea to enjoy beets though! I look forward to seeing more juice recipes from you. I may just have to get a juicer myself 😉
Thanks!! We’re having lots of fun with it 🙂
I used to use my roommate’s juicer in college… but I would never know how I could productively use all the pulp. I felt like I was always throwing so much away and I hate being wasteful!
Definitely got some pulp recipes coming at ya! Thanks for inspiring 😉
I still haven’t gotten in the juicing thing but this one looks pretty darn spectacular!
I realized that when I was buying these $8 beet juices at the grocery store/farmers market… maybe I could save money if I made them myself.
Beautiful juice! We have a juicer that we’ve never used somewhere….I’ll have to give it a go sometime!
Thanks Rebecca 🙂 Go grab that thing out of hiding!
I definitely wish I had a juicer so that I could make myself a batch of this! Looks wonderful!
YES!! I begged for one for Christmas! Mamma gave me a nice surprise.
I love the combo and the result is such a pretty color! My in-laws are visiting from NJ so this weekend will be all about them spoiling my daughter 🙂
Hope you all had a wonderful weekend spoiling your daughter! Sounds like such a nice time!
I tried beet, carrort, pineapple, ginger, bit of salt and hint of chilli powder. It tastes amazing
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I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed it.