to open in The Glen Town Center this spring. “It’s empowering to know that everything you’re putting in your body is clean and only goes to the higher good. That’s medicine in and of itself.” Green juicers take note: This is not your grandmother’s prune juice. True Juice’s executive chef Jona Silva says he applies the same approach to juice mixes as he does to food. A splash of lime boosts the acidity level of Silva’s greens-heavy juice, while a sprinkle of Kalahari Desert salt strikes just the right balance of acidity and sweetness in the spicy lemonade. One downside to buying juice at a juice bar: The drinks can cost a whopping $9 for 12 ounces. Thankfully, many companies have come out with home juicers that make as good of a product, if not better. Our favorite pick: the Omega 8006 Masticating Juicer ($299), which quietly grinds the produce, separates out the pulp, and creates a juice without any foam on top. Breville makes the JE900 Juicer ($119) that fans say juices as well as the more expensive options, but is a little trickier to clean and produces that foamy top because of the heat generated from the motor. But if you don’t mind a kale “cappuccino,” this could be the perfect fit. Get juicinG! each of these recipes makes 2 servinGs. The elecTric Green
10 kale leaves 1 cucumber 1 carrot 1 green apple 1 lemon, rind and pith removed The Pink crush
2 handfuls spinach 1 cucumber 2 celery stalks 1 red beet 1 lemon, rind and pith removed 1 green apple
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