Sweet Beet Sparkler

So I made this new juice yesterday and asked my kids if they wanted to try it.  My youngest daughter (8) said, “Oh!  You made us a Valentine juice!”  It took me a minute to figure out why she thought that.  I haven’t been getting enough sleep so my mind is slow.

“Right!”  I said after a beat.  “I’m that fun mom that makes Valentine drinks!”  I’ll just let her think that. 😉  Truth is, it was just coincidence that this drink idea popped in my head on the way to the grocery store.  It happens to be red and it’s the day before Valentine’s Day.

I’m not going to the effort to make a recipe card for this one.  It’s so easy.  It does require a juicer though.  Although I do have one friend with no juicer who drinks green juices every morning.  She just puts all her ingredients in a blender with water then strains them and squeezes the pulp through a mesh bag.   However you want to do it.

You should also know that I purchase my produce mostly in organic form.  So I scrub it well but don’t peel it.  (Except for the orange, I peel that) If you use non-organic veggies and fruits for this you will want to peel those beets and carrots. 

Here’s what you need:

1 medium beet, quartered (unless your juicer can take them whole)

1 large carrot cut in half

2 oranges, peeled

2 sweet apples, quartered

1 bottle unflavored sparkling water

That’s it!  Just juice it all.  Then fill a glass with ice.  Pour juice in one half to two thirds of the way up the glass (depending on how strong you want it) and top it the rest of the way with sparkling water.  Stir and enjoy.  And if your kids think it’s a special Valentine juice, you can add in a cute Valentine swizzle stick.