Are you looking for a tasty way to give your body a boost? Do you own a juicer? Here's my current favorite immune-boosting juice.

After being seriously run down last fall I consulted a doctor to find ways to strengthen my immune system. She had a very simple list for me: take zinc and a lot of vitamin C. And of course, sleep.

I've always known that vitamin C is a good thing, but I couldn't tolerate the vitamin C pills so I decided to consume vitamin C entirely with food. I was taking zinc every day but developed nausea from that as well.

Then after playing tennis one day I tried a rescue drink and it was heaven. I read the ingredients and of course there was cane sugar in it. So I decided to make my own juice shot with my juicer.

Here is my tasty juice boost which uses fresh turmeric, ginger, apple, and lemon juice. I love it in the morning or after a workout.

If you're looking for something with fiber or something more substantial, try my turmeric smoothie.

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Immune Juice Boost

5 from 2 votes

I keep the skins on the ginger root and turmeric, but it's up to you. I do slice up the apple to remove the core and stem, but again leave the skin on the apple pieces. I have on occasion accidentally tossed the lemon into the juicer as well and it was fine but some lemon rinds do impart a slightly bitter taste so that's why I avoid it.

A warning that turmeric stains yellow so clean it up sooner than later if it lands on something you don't want to turn yellow.

Servings serving

Calories 106 kcal

Ingredients

1 apple
½ inch fresh turmeric root
½ inch fresh ginger root
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice I add up to ¼ cup depending on how sweet the apple is; sometimes I just toss a quarter slice of lemon with rind into the juicer.

Instructions

Add the turmeric, ginger, and apple slices to a juicer to extract the juice into a container.
Add the lemon juice to the extracted juice and enjoy!
Refrigerate for a few days.

Nutrition

Calories: 106kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 3mgPotassium: 195mgFiber: 4gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 98IUVitamin C: 20mgCalcium: 11mgIron: 1mg

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Jenn says

November 27, 2020 at 9:32 am

Can’t wait to try this! Do you think this recipe lends itself well to being made ahead of time? For example, blending up a batch for the next few days and then keeping it in the refrigerator until ready to drink each morning?

- Erica says
  
  November 27, 2020 at 9:36 am
  
  Yes! I do that all the time. I make a batch and drink shots of it over a few days. You can probably freeze it also as ice cubes, I just haven't tried it yet.
  
Shana says

April 09, 2020 at 7:10 am

I made this in the blender and added some water- I don’t have a juicer- and it turned out great! Really tasty and potent.

- Erica says
  
  April 09, 2020 at 8:10 am
  
  So glad that worked out! Thanks for sharing 🙂
  
Anne e Depue says

March 06, 2020 at 3:10 pm

a healthy zinger! Now is the time to be boosting our immune systems.

- Erica says
  
  March 09, 2020 at 11:25 pm
  
  For sure!