Basil in Your Green Drink…Sweet!

Freshly juiced, green vegetables – the cornerstone of any alkaline diet a.k.a. green drink. Now, to avoid confusion, there are two styles of green drink – the one you mix up from powder and the one you juice yourself. I am talking here about the home made, fresh juice.

I love it.

My girlfriend has to hold her nose while she gulps it down as quick as possible.

It’s just the way it is.

I am always of the opinion that if you eat or drink something healthy enough times then your taste buds will adapt. I know mine have. I literally cannot stand most fizzy drinks now – they just taste sooo sickly sweet. And I am sure my girlfriends tastebuds will change soon too.

Usually in this interim period – when you want the greens, but can’t handle the greens – I suggest some carrot or half and apple to sweeten things up. BUT NO MORE – I have an EVEN BETTER solution!

This weekend, while I was casually making us a mid-morning green drink I grabbed our herb pot to throw in some parsley (great antioxidant and full of vitamin K, C and A) and I just thought, ‘hmmm, basil’. Now normally, I don’t like to add extra taste surprises into my girlfriend’s green drink because she has a hard time with it as it is – but hey, I must have been feeling like a bit of a maverick.

So in went a good handful of basil – and whaddayaknow. It made the green drink taste really nice, just sweet enough and better than ever.

My girlfriend didn’t even have to hold her nose!

Give it a try and let me know what you think!

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