Guava & Carrot Juice (Blood Sugar Friendly & Immunity Boosting)
Fresh guava and carrot blended into a naturally sweet juice, kept fiber-rich by skipping the strain — bright and blood-sugar-conscious.
Guava and carrot make an unusually good pair in a blender — one bright and slightly tart, the other earthy and a little sweet, both blending down into something genuinely refreshing.
The recipe deliberately suggests skipping the strain, and that's worth doing: guava's seeds and pulp carry real fiber, which helps slow down how quickly the natural sugars in this juice hit your system — a meaningful detail for anyone paying attention to blood sugar. Carrot rounds out the flavor and adds its own dose of fiber and beta-carotene. A little lemon juice and grated ginger at the end brighten things up without needing any added sugar.
Serve it chilled over ice, and give it a stir before drinking since the pulp will settle a little.
Ingredients
- 2 medium ripe guavas — peeled, deseeded, and chopped
- 2 medium carrots — peeled and chopped
- 1 cup cold water — or coconut water for extra minerals
- 1 tsp lemon juice — optional, for freshness
- ½ tsp grated ginger — optional, for flavor and blood sugar control
- Ice cubes — optional
Instructions
- 1Wash and chop guavas and carrots into small pieces.
- 2Add guavas, carrots, and water into a blender.
- 3Blend until smooth.
- 4Strain the juice through a fine sieve or cheesecloth if you prefer it smoother (optional, since fiber is very beneficial for diabetics).
- 5Stir in lemon juice and ginger.
- 6Serve chilled over ice.