| There were many innovative devices that came | | | | - 1/2 cup of parsley, leaves and stems |
| out of the World War II. Advances in medicine, | | | | - 1 stalk of celery plus leaves |
| electronics, radar, aircraft, and nuclear energy | | | | - 1/2 cucumber |
| made it to the top of the list of those things that | | | | - A small piece of ginger |
| benefit mankind. Most of these innovations came | | | | - A small section of papaya |
| from the nations who were victorious, however, | | | | Run you juicer for the length of time needed to |
| there is one innovative food that came from | | | | thoroughly extract all possible liquid from these |
| Japan as a result of the war. Green juice, or | | | | ingredients. The yield should be approximately |
| Aojiru as it is known by its Japanese name, is the | | | | sixteen fluid ounces. The general advice on |
| result of a military physician to provide better | | | | preparing your own green juice recipe is to begin |
| food for his family during those war years. | | | | juicing those vegetables that you already enjoy |
| Kale, a type of cabbage that remains in a leafy | | | | eating in a non-juiced state. Most everyone uses |
| state without forming a head, is the main | | | | kale, celery, fennel, and cucumbers as the base |
| ingredient for green juice. The Japanese today | | | | for their recipe. Add to the base most any kind |
| manufacture the juice from kale, or the leaves of | | | | of lettuce along with endive, spinach, and escarole, |
| the komatsuna plant that is similar to the turnip. | | | | which is a green leafy vegetable and is a form of |
| During the 1980s green juice was marketed as a | | | | endive. |
| powdered dietary supplement throughout Japan | | | | The more advanced you become at preparing it |
| and a recent survey revealed that the green juice | | | | you may want to add various types of cabbage, |
| business amassed over $500 million in 2005. | | | | parsley, collard greens, dandelion greens, and |
| There are as many recipes as there are people | | | | mustard greens. These last items are quite bitter |
| who make the drink in their kitchens. Here is a | | | | when taken by themselves, but in combination |
| common recipe that most anyone can make up | | | | with fruits like cranberries, lemons, pear and apple |
| without much preparation. Place the following in | | | | are tolerable. Green juice is an excellent way to |
| your juicer: | | | | start your day, and to add nutrients that are |
| - 1/2 fresh pear | | | | omitted from many diets across the land. |
| - 1/2 apple | | | | Improve your health with a glass a day. |
| - 1/2 cup of spinach | | | | |