Getty ImagesFor many of us January is when we repent for our holiday "diet." We've spent the last two weeks of 2014 chin-deep in gravy soaked mash potatoes and peach cobblers and now we're more than ready to detox.
But hold up, let's not throw out the leftovers just yet. Instead, how about we skip the dramatics and start small. How small? Simply adding one fresh juice smoothie to your daily routine for the entire month of January.
"One of the easiest ways to get a mega-dose of greens into your daily diet with minimum effort is adding a green smoothie into your breakfast meal or swapping your usual snack for a green smoothie," Annie Lawless, Suja Juice co-founder, tells E! News. "By mixing greens with hydrating, antioxidant packed fruits, you're able to consume a higher volume of pure green nutrition than you'd want to chew through in one sitting and the fruit helps make the blends delicious enough that you will barely notice the greens are in there. They are a great source of vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, fiber, and antioxidants to give your body the things it needs to thrive."
Up for our January challenge? You bring the blender; Annie's got the recipes.
1. Stars and Sprouts
1⁄2 cup blueberries
1⁄2 cup raspberries
1 cup pea sprouts
1 cup water
2.Tropical Dandy
1⁄2 mango
1 peach
1 cup coconut water
6 stalks dandelion greens
3. Power Washer
2 cucumbers
2 stalks celery
1 lemon (peeled)
1⁄4 cup pineapple
1⁄2 cup watercress
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1⁄4 cup water
4. Strawnana Kale
1 small banana
1 cup strawberries
1⁄2 bunch of kale
1.5 cups water
5. Pearsly Delight
1 pear
1⁄2 pink lady apple
1⁄2 cup raspberries
1⁄2 cup parsley
1⁄2 cup kale
1 cup water
6. Insane Romaine
1 orange, peeled
1⁄2 medium apple
1⁄2 cup strawberries
1⁄2 head romaine lettuce
1⁄2 cup water
7.Child's Play
1 banana
1 pink lady apple
2 stalks celery
2 leaves romaine
1⁄2 cup orange juice
1⁄2 cup water
8. Cherry Bomb
1 cup cherries
1⁄2 banana
2 cups spinach
1 cup water
9. Tropikale
1 mango
1 cup pineapple
1⁄2 bunch of kale
1⁄2 bunch parsley
1 cup coconut water
10. Red Light
1 cup strawberries
1 peach
1/2 head red leaf lettuce
1⁄2 cup water
11. Green Kiwi Kool-Aid
1⁄2 cup mango
2 kiwis, peeled
1 cup green grapes
4 leaves rainbow chard
1⁄2 cup water
12. Strawberry Mint
2 cups strawberries
1 apple
1⁄2 head romaine lettuce
3 mint sprigs
1.5 cups water
13. Mango Go Go
1 cup mango
2 oranges
Juice of 1⁄2 lemon
2 cups spinach
1⁄2 cup water
14. Sunflower Sunrise
1⁄2 cup blueberries
1granny smith apple
1 cup mango
1⁄2 cup sunflower sprouts
1 bunch spinach
1⁄2 cup water
15. Blue and Black
1 pear
1 cup blueberries
1⁄2 cup blackberries
4 stalks dandelion greens
1⁄2 cup water
16. Green Zing
1/3 bunch cilantro
2 kiwis
2 medium granny smith apples
1⁄2 cup water
17. Simple Refresher
1⁄2 small watermelon
1tsp grated fresh ginger
Juice of 1 lime
18. Loco for Coco
1 cup organic young coconut meat (may be found in frozen section of natural markets)
1⁄2 cup coconut water
1 1⁄4 cup pineapple
1⁄4 bunch of mint
1 cup spinach
19. Clean and Green
1⁄2 honeydew melon
Juice of 2 limes
1 head of romaine
20. Buckwheat Bliss
4 leaves swiss chard
1 granny smith apple
2 peaches
1 cup buckwheat sprouts
1 cup water
21. Vanilla Chilla
1 cup raspberries
1 peach
1 cups spinach
2 celery stalks
1⁄2 vanilla bean
1 1⁄2 cup water
22. Apple Pie
1 1⁄2 red delicious apples
1⁄2 head romaine
Juice of 1⁄2 lemon
1tsp cinnamon
23. Berrynana Kale
1 cup blueberries
1 small banana
1⁄2 pear
4 leaves of kale
1 cup water
24. Romango
1 cup mango
1⁄2 cup strawberries
1⁄2 head romaine
1⁄2 tsp grated fresh ginger
1 cup water
25. Perfect Date
2 pitted dates
1⁄2 mango
1⁄2 cup cherries
1 cup spinach
1 cup water
26. Pink Collard
2 peaches
1 pink apple
3 collard leaves
1⁄2 cup coconut water
1⁄2 cup water
27. To the Beet
1 banana
1 orange, peeled
1 granny smith apple
2 cups beet greens
1 1⁄2 cup water
28. Lemon Lust
1⁄2 mango
1⁄2 pear
1 banana
1⁄4 tsp lemon zest
1 lemon, peeled
2 cups spinach
1⁄2 cup coconut water
1 cup water
29. Island Inflammation Killer
1 cup pineapple
1 granny smith apple
1⁄2 orange, peeled
2 leaves swiss chard
1⁄2 head romaine
1tsp ground turmeric
1 cup water
30. Orangecicle
1⁄2 cup organic young coconut meat (may be found in frozen section of natural markets)
1 cup coconut water
3 oranges
4 leaves kale 1⁄2 cup water
31. Canta Resist
2 cups cantaloupe
1 orange, peeled
2 cups spinach
2 stalks celery
Keep in mind: Many of the fruits mentioned in the above recipes are seasonal so feel free to use organic frozen fruit as freezing does not kill any of the fruit's nutrients and can help you reach your desired consistency without adding ice.