Have you ever had a juice so refreshing that it felt like a breath of fresh air? This green juice is exactly that. The first time I made it, I was struck by the vibrant colors i was adding to the juicer—the deep green of the cabbage, the bright red of the bell pepper, and the vivid pop of parsley and mint. As the minty aroma filled my kitchen, I couldn’t help but feel energized and ready to take on the day.
It doesn’t matter if you’re creating this drink to boost your energy, soothe your digestion, or simply enjoy a delicious way to quickly nourish your body, this recipe is a must-try for anyone looking to prioritize their health. The health benefits are endless from helping with gut health to its detoxifying qualities while still satisfying the taste buds. This juice is packed with nutrients to fuel the body without raising our blood sugar, so it fits just about every diet.

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What Is Minty Coleslaw Juice Made Of?
This green juice is a nutrient-packed blend of green cabbage, sweet red bell pepper, refreshing parsley, celery, and fresh mint, and gets a zesty kick from lemon juice. Each ingredient brings its own set of benefits fro helping to improve gut health to boosting the immune system.
What’s remarkable about this juice is how it combines simplicity with powerful health-boosting properties. If you don’t have fresh mint, a drop of mint essential oil works beautifully, adding a crisp, invigorating flavor.
How Do You Make Minty Coleslaw Juice?
Making this green juice is as simple as tossing all the ingredients into your juicer and letting it work its magic. The fresh taste of the cabbage is surprisingly delicious. Add the brightness of the lemon juice and mint, and you create a fabulous blend of flavors. As the juice flows, the colors blend into a vibrant drink that’s as beautiful as it is healthful.
If you don’t have a juicer, no problem! You can use a blender and then strain the mixture through a fine mesh or nut milk bag for a smooth, pulp-free experience.
How Do You Customize This Recipe?
This juice is wonderfully versatile.
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Want a bit more sweetness? Add a chunk of green apple or a small slice of pineapple. Try to avoid adding too much fruit juice, as it can increase the glycemic load and potentially raise your blood sugar.
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Prefer a spicier kick? Toss in a small piece of ginger.
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For a deeper green hue, try adding a handful of spinach or kale.
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Want to boost the hydrating effects, add some cucumber.
This recipe is easily adaptable—you can tweak it to suit your taste preferences or to use up what you have in your fridge.
This green juice recipe is wonderful any time of year but especially during phases of recovery or during a detox. For a day high in minerals and soothing to the stomach, try other blended meals like this Blended Salad Recipe or this Savory Green Smoothie.
How Do These Ingredients Help With Blood Sugar Balancing, Heart Health, and Other Hormones?
This green juice recipe is full of health benefits. It combines nutrient-dense ingredients that support digestion, gut health, and overall health. Green cabbage is rich in fiber, vitamin C, and sulfur compounds that promote a healthy gut lining and aid detoxification. Parsley provides chlorophyll, vitamin K, and anti inflammatory effects to support liver function and heart health. Celery offers hydration and natural sodium to enhance digestion and balance electrolytes, while red bell pepper adds a boost of vitamin C and beta-carotene for skin and immune support. The refreshing mint soothes digestion and helps reduce inflammation, while a splash of lemon juice provides alkalizing and cleansing properties. This juice is perfect for balancing hormones, improving energy, and promoting a calm, nourished body.
Vegetable Juices
Vegetable juices provide easily absorbed vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. These essential compounds reduce oxidative stress and inflammation. For those with digestive issues, juice makes it easier to absorb nutrients without taxing the digestive system while hydrating in a healthful manner.
Green Cabbage
Green cabbage is a great source of vitamins such as vitamin C, vitamin K, B-complex vitamins, and essential minerals like potassium, calcium, and magnesium. These nutrients are necessary in immune function, blood clotting, bone health, and muscle contraction.
The standout compounds in cabbage are glucosinolates, sulfur-containing phytochemicals that are converted to isothiocyanates during digestion. These compounds modulate inflammation, detoxify the liver, and reduce oxidative stress. They have also been shown to lower LDL cholesterol, boost immune response, and provide anti-cancer benefits. Glucosinolates enhance liver detoxification processes needed for balancing hormones by metabolizing excess estrogen and other endocrine-disrupting compounds.
Red Bell Pepper
Red bell peppers are bursting with vitamin C with nearly twice the daily value in just one serving. This antioxidant helps reduce oxidative stress and inflammation supporting the heart and promoting stable blood sugar levels.
Red bell peppers are loaded with beta-carotene (a precursor to vitamin A) for healthy vision, a strong immune system, and a healthy intestinal lining, and they come with a suite of B vitamins, potassium, and vitamin E. These nutrients play vital roles in energy metabolism, fluid balance, and protecting cells from damage.
Red bell peppers are also rich in carotenoids like capsanthin and lutein which are fantastic for the heart and eyes. They also contain polyphenols like quercetin and luteolin that add more antioxidant power to the mix. Together, these compounds help keep inflammation in check and provide a natural defense against oxidative damage—a must for cardiovascular health.
Parsley
Parsley is loaded with flavonoids, chlorophyll, and essential vitamins and minerals and is an incredible ally for the liver, hormones, and overall health.
Parsley is high in vitamin K, delivering over 150% of your daily needs in just a small serving. Vitamin K is critical for bone health and proper blood clotting. It’s also packed with vitamin C that bolsters immune function and supports collagen production, as well as vitamin A, which promotes healthy skin, vision, and immunity.
The flavonoids in parsley, like apigenin and apiin, work as antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agents which help neutralize free radicals and reduce oxidative stress. Chlorophyll adds another layer of detox support by enhancing the body’s natural ability to flush out toxins, while myristicin—a unique compound in parsley—stimulates liver enzymes that improve detoxification pathways.
Parsley also contains minerals like potassium, magnesium, and calcium needed in maintaining electrolyte balance, muscle function, and bone strength.
Celery
Celery is known for its hydration power, but it is also a good source of potassium, which helps regulate blood pressure and supports the adrenals. Celery is rich in vitamin K, providing about 30% of the recommended daily intake per cup. This fat-soluble vitamin is essential for blood clotting and bone metabolism. It also contains vitamin C and vitamin A, mentioned above.
Celery also contains small amounts of B-complex vitamins needed for energy metabolism and cellular processes, along with calcium, magnesium, and potassium, all vital for maintaining cellular and systemic balance.
Celery’s high potassium content helps in fluid balance, nerve signal transmission, and muscle contraction. Potassium also supports cardiovascular health by counteracting sodium's effects, promoting vasodilation, and regulating blood pressure.
Celery contains powerful flavonoids and antioxidants that reduce oxidative stress and inflammation. These compounds influence enzyme activity, particularly antioxidant enzymes like superoxide dismutase and catalase, and enhance the body's detoxification processes, including liver support. Celery also exhibits diuretic and calcium channel-blocking properties, contributing to its ability to regulate blood pressure. Its bioactive compounds are associated with improved lipid metabolism and overall cardiovascular health.
Mint
Mint is noted for its digestive benefits, calming an upset stomach and supporting a healthy gut microbiome. Its essential oils contain antimicrobial properties which enhance immune function.
Mint is a good source of vitamin A, critical for eye health, immune support, and cell growth, and vitamin C, found in all of this juice’s ingredients. Small amounts of B-complex vitamins, including folate, contribute to energy metabolism and cellular health, while minerals like iron, manganese, calcium, and potassium are important in oxygen transport, enzymatic processes, and maintaining proper fluid balance.
Mint’s bioactive compounds, flavonoids, phenolic acids, and essential oils like menthol, provide significant biochemical effects. Rosmarinic acid, a predominant phenolic compound in mint, is a potent antioxidant. Flavonoids, including hesperidin and luteolin, along with monoterpenoids such as carvone and limonene are antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and have carminative properties. These compounds work together to neutralize free radicals, reduce oxidative stress, and modulate inflammatory responses.
Mint's essential oils have antispasmodic properties helping to alleviate gastrointestinal discomfort, while its antibacterial activity targets various pathogens. The phytochemicals in mint show potential anticancer activity by modulating key signaling pathways, inducing apoptosis, and affecting cell cycle progression.
Lemon Juice
Lemon juice has alkalizing properties and is exceptionally rich in vitamin C, a natural detoxifier that promotes skin health, strengthens immunity, and supports hormone production.
Lemon juice contains small amounts of B-complex vitamins—such as thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and B6—that support energy production and cellular processes. Its potassium content is essential for regulating fluid balance, nerve signaling, and muscle contractions, while calcium and magnesium contribute to bone health and enzymatic reactions.
Lemon juice is rich in flavonoids which possess antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, and citric acid, a compound that plays a role in digestion and nutrient absorption.
Lemon juice also supports the liver by normalizing detoxification enzymes like alanine aminotransferase and alkaline phosphatase, ensuring efficient metabolic function. It also has a positive effect on cardiovascular health by enhancing blood flow and vascular activity shortly after consumption. Its high potassium content aids in balancing sodium levels, reducing the risk of hypertension. Digestive processes also benefit from lemon juice, as it stimulates the stomach, pancreas, and spleen, optimizing enzyme secretion and nutrient absorption.
The citric acid in lemon juice amplifies its digestive benefits. It enhances the bioavailability of minerals like calcium and magnesium to ensure better absorption and utilization. Citric acid also fosters gut microbiome diversity and activates digestive enzymes, improving overall nutrient breakdown and uptake. It also acts as a natural antioxidant and preservative offering protection against oxidative stress while preventing harmful bacterial growth in food.
Together, these ingredients create a juice that not only tastes amazing but also works wonders for your body’s hormonal and metabolic balance.
Minty Coleslaw Detox Juice Recipe
Equipment
- Juicer or
- High Speed Blender
Ingredients
- 1/2 red bell pepper
- 1/2 bunch parsley
- 1 stalk celery
- 1 handful fresh mint or 1 drop mint essential oil
- 1 splash lemon juice
Instructions
- Run all ingredients through a juicer, and serve immediately.
- If using a blender, blend until smooth, then strain through a nut milk bag or fine mesh strainer.
Nutrition
Where Can You Find This and Other Nutritious and Delicious Recipes Like It?
This delicious green juice recipe is just a sneak peek into the incredible lineup of health-focused dishes in Dr. Ritamarie’s digital ebook collection found exclusively in the Body Freedom Nutrition Lab. This particular recipe was found in the Thyroid Revive & Thrive Recipe Collection which is only one of many ebooks available. Whether you’re on a journey to support your thyroid, balance your blood sugar, or simply feel your best, these recipes are designed to help you thrive.
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