Trying to keep breakfast easy and healthy, while also making sure the whole family enjoys it? Look no further than these simply delicious juicing jars! Meal prep several for the week and you’re good to go!
Before I came across the GAPS diet, I really had no desire to juice. It wasn’t on my radar, and it seemed too “healthy” for me.
Then in my research of the GAPS diet, I learned that it’s important to juice while healing your gut in order to remove toxins from your body.
Along with being a great way to detox, juicing is also a simple way to get more essential vitamins and minerals into your body as you are drinking a lot of them quickly rather than trying to get them in with the whole fruit or vegetable along with the fiber.
While the benefits of juicing are many, it’s not always easy to get a good glass of juice in, even with the best of intentions.
I wanted to make it so easy to juice that I couldn’t make any excuses. So I started prepping juicing jars for the week.
What Are Juicing Jars?
A juicing jar is essentially a jar full of the fruits and vegetables required to make a juice. When you are ready to juice, all you have to do is grab the jar from the fridge and dump the contents into the juicer (well, in my case I use my blender because that’s what I currently have).
You can use any kind of juicing recipe you would like, but in this post I will be sharing 4 of my favorite ones with you.
How to Meal Prep Juicing Jars
Start by writing down the juices that you want to make for the week.
Once you know which juices you will be making, write down the amount of each fruit and vegetable you will need.
Now it’s time to go shopping if you haven’t already. It’s up to you if you buy conventional or organic produce. Personally, I don’t really trust the organic label unless I’m buying from a local farmer’s market.
Set aside an hour of time to prepare your juicing jars. You probably will not need the whole hour, but it’s a good idea to make sure you have the time if you need it.
Besides, you will need to clean up afterwards.
I like to prepare each vegetable or fruit at once. For example, if all 3 of your juice recipes call for carrots, peel and chop the carrots all at the same time. Line up your jars and label or remember which jars are for which juice ingredients. I had a piece of paper with each juice and the ingredients and lined up my jars according to the list. It was very helpful.
Once you fill up your jars with all the correct produce, put the lids on and refrigerate until ready to use.
Frequently Asked Questions About Juicing Jars
How long do the jars last?
I have prepped jars up to 8 days in advance, but if you want the fruits and vegetables to be the freshest possible only prepare jars 3-4 days ahead of time. It’s also a good idea to use jars earlier when using ingredients like mangos, berries, or peaches as these ingredients tend to go bad faster once cut or washed.
What size of jar should I use?
For this meal prep, I used quart size jars to hold one juice “recipe.” There were actually two juices, though, that I had to add a pint size jar in order to hold everything. The amount of juice I can get from one quart size jar really just depends on the juice ingredients. Some end up giving me exactly 2 cups of juice, while others only give me 1 ½ cups.
Now, I do have to say, I juice for my kids and myself. We do not drink the juice alone. I use the juice as a base for our smoothies. This works well for us. However, if you are juicing to drink the juice by itself, you may need to play around with how many fruits and vegetables to use and what size of mason jars you need for this meal prep.
How big should I cut the ingredients?
I have learned that chopping the ingredients smaller helps to fit more fruits and vegetables into the jars. I am not sure whether this can affect quality or freshness, but it was what worked best. When I left the celery sticks, for example, as long sticks it was so much harder to try and get everything into the jar. But when I chopped the celery into 1-2 inch pieces, I could fit a whole lot more in the jar with it.
Juicing Jars Recipes
Now let’s get onto the juice recipes!
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Cucumber Apple Celery Juice
- Prep
- 15 min
- Total
- 15 min
- Makes
- 2 cups
Equipment
- 1 quart mason jar
Ingredients 2 cups
Instructions 2 steps
Charlee’s notes
- Recipe from Wholefully
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Beet Celery Apple Juice
- Prep
- 15 min
- Total
- 15 min
- Makes
- 1 cup
Equipment
- quart mason jar
Ingredients 1 cup
Instructions 2 steps
Charlee’s notes
- Recipe from Dr. Axe
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Pineapple Mango Carrot Spinach Juice
- Prep
- 15 min
- Total
- 15 min
- Makes
- 1.5 cups
Equipment
- quart mason jar
Ingredients 1.5 cups
Instructions 2 steps
Charlee’s notes
- Recipe from Bumblebee Apothecary
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Carrot Apple Celery Ginger Juice
- Prep
- 15 min
- Total
- 15 min
- Makes
- 2 cups
Equipment
- quart mason jar
Ingredients 2 cups
Instructions 2 steps
Charlee’s notes
- Recipe from Allrecipes
What are you waiting for? Get these juices meal prepped for this coming week!
