Greens. You have heard your whole life that you need more of them. We rarely go a week without being reminded that green is the magically healthy color we should consume whenever possible.

Enter green juice, the magical green beverage that everyone seems to be talking about. And when it comes to buying green juices, you’ve got so many more options than you did a few years ago. But with all of these choices, how do we decide what is best for us? Which ingredients are most important? And, what information will help us make the right decision? Fear not! We are here to provide an easy how-to for choosing your green juice soul mate.

What to Look For In a Green Juice

As you stand in front of your grocer’s cooler, you may find as many as 10 green juice options available. The first thing to decide is: what you are looking for in a green juice. Assuming you want something that’s very healthy, tastes pretty good and will make for a natural pick-me-up, here’s what to look for:

1. Sugars: Look for green juices on the lower end of the total sugars range (we use 12 grams of sugars per 8 oz. serving as a guide post). Generally speaking, a higher sugar content may make a juice more palatable. So if you are new to green juice, a slightly higher sugar content, usually provided through the use of fruit juice, may help you ease into that leafy greens taste. If you’re a green juice maven, there are green juices with less than 7 grams of sugars per 8 oz. serving to meet your needs.

2. Leafy Greens: It’s green juice, so it should have leafy greens on the ingredient list, right? Not necessarily. Read the ingredients, which are listed in order of predominance. If a leafy green doesn’t appear in the first four ingredients, you may be looking at a juice that is more fruit than vegetable, with fewer leafy greens.

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Article Courtesy: http://www.mindbodygreen.com/