Mood Boosting Juice

This mood-boosting brew supplies 25% of your DV for potassium, hot on the heels of research indicating that diets higher in potassium and lower in sodium have a positive effect on mood.

Photo: Maya Visnyei

By Elizabeth Brown

Serves: 2
Hands-on time: 15 minutes
Total time: 15 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 carrots, peeled
• 1 apple, cored and seeded
• 1 lemon, peeled and seeded
• 1-inch piece of ginger, peeled
• 1 cup fresh parsley, with stems
• 1 cup coconut water

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Using a juicer, process carrots, apple, lemon, ginger and parsley into juice. Combine juice mixture with coconut water and 1 cup.

Nutrients per serving (2 cups): Calories: 124, Total Fat: 1 g, Sat. Fat: 0 g, Carbs: 30 g, Fiber: 8 g, Sugars: 18 g, Protein: 3 g, Sodium: 207 mg, Cholesterol: 0 m
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