“Green Goddess” – Healthy Fruit Juice

Anti-oxidants present in fruit and vegetables help combat the free-radical damage that contributes to wrinkles, sagging skin, lack of muscle tone, age spots and the onset of age related diseases.

My Green Goddess juice is not only delicious – but is good for you too.   Avocado is rich in vitamin E, and apricots are an excellent source of zinc.

Ingredients

• 175g (6oz) melon (1/2 large melon
• 125g (4oz0 Cucumber
• 125g (4oz) avocado
• 50g (2oz) dried apricots
• 1 tablespoon wheat germ

Method

Juice the melon and cucumber.

Whizz in a blender with the avocado, apricots, wheat germ and a couple of ice cubes.

Decorate with dried apricot slivers, if liked.

Makes 200 ml (7 fl ozs)

Nutritional values

• Vit A 8,738 iu
• Vit C 110mg
• Vit E 2mcg
• Potassium 1,470 mg
• Iron 1.6 mg
• Zinc 1.29 mg
• 357 Calories