Lee

I did not drink broccoli juice willingly the first time. Someone at a market stall handed me a thimble of it and watched my face, and I nodded politely while trying not to pull one. The problem was that broccoli had never met an apple. At home I found that two sweet apples, a couple … Read more

Cabbage juice with apple and carrot, turned into a sweet magenta glass that is far nicer than raw cabbage sounds. A gentle gut soother for heavy days.

I ignored fennel for years. It sits in the supermarket looking like a pale, overgrown onion with dill sticking out of the top, and I walked straight past it every time. Then a friend who actually juices put a glass of apple, fennel and celery in front of me and I had to ask what … Read more

I was late to pineapple in green juice. It always felt like cheating, the sweetest thing in the fruit bowl turning up to make the vegetables taste nice. Then I worked out that is exactly the point. This glass carries more spinach than I used to get through in a week, and I cannot taste … Read more

A savoury green juice made from watercress, pear and cucumber. One glass carries about 50mg of calcium and 85 micrograms of vitamin K, with juicer and blender methods.

I started making this on the days my concentration goes walkabout, usually around three in the afternoon. There’s something about a glass of that deep purple that feels like a reset. Blueberries and pomegranate are the two fruits that keep showing up in the research on memory, and they happen to taste brilliant together: tart, … Read more

I started drinking this one after long bike rides, when water alone wasn’t cutting it. Coconut water is the base and it’s the closest thing to a natural sports drink you’ll get: potassium, a little sodium, hardly any sugar of its own. Pineapple makes it taste like a holiday rather than a recovery drink, and … Read more

A light honeydew melon, cucumber and lime juice that’s naturally sweet, hydrating and easy on the stomach. Juicer and blender methods, with nutrition.