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Since it is also cleansing, cooling, and mildly diuretic, lettuce makes this low-carb juice an ideal tonic for the digestive system, eyes, and skin.

Serves 1-2

• 3 unpeeled carrots;
• Unless organic, remove top and bottom
• 
• 1 small bunch of chives
• 1 small bunch of coriander
• 1 (smallish) cos lettuce

Wash all the ingredients well and put them through a juicer, reserving a few of the chives. Mix the juice well.

Snip the reserved chives with scissors and scatter on top of the juice to serve.

Vital statistics and low carb low-down

The calorie-conscious know that lettuce is ninety-five per cent water and has hardly any calories, yet its nutritional value is enough to surprise anyone. Nearly starch-free and with just a little natural sugar from the carrots, this moderately low-carb drink is super-rich in vitamin A and carotenoids and a rich source of potassium and folic acid. It also contains useful amounts of vitamin C, B vitamins, iron, and iodine. The antiseptic and antifungal sulphur compounds in the chives, the diuretic and calming oils in lettuce, and the unique digestion- promoting constituents of coriander make it a highly potent cleansing mixture.

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