1. Bliss Juicery
Based in Craighall, Johannesburg, Bliss Juicery offers a range of freshly made cold-pressed juices, almond milks, detox shots and homemade vegan and paleo friendly snacks.
If you’re into juice fasts they offer three different cleanses (one day, three days or five days) suited to both juicing beginners and advanced juicers.
What we Love about Bliss Juicery
Unlike others, Bliss Juicery does not blast freeze their juices, as they want to deliver the freshest and healthiest juices possible and believe that by not freezing their juices, you are getting the highest nutrient content possible.
Juices are delivered to your door the day after they’re pressed and for those doing a 5 day cleanse you’ll get two deliveries. It’s like having a personal juicing chef who’s cold-pressing juice as you need it.
Their juices contain both fruit, vegetables, herbs, spices and some superfood which naturally contain healing ingredients like ginger, mint, turmeric and Camu.
What You Should Get
Almond Milk
Freshly made almond milk is hard to come by and Bliss juicery offers a variety of flavours (cocoa, chai, vanilla). We love the vanilla almond milk over home-made granola and fruit for breakfast
Tropical 2
This is one for those with a bit of a sweet tooth as the pineapple adds loads of natural sweetness to the cucumber, coconut and lime for a tropical tasting juice.
Earth 1
Bright orange, this carrot, apple, parsley, lime and ginger juice is like a boost of energy in a bottle.
Greens 3
Most green juices tend to be bitter and taste just a tad too green for our liking, Bliss Juice’s Greens 3 juice which contains Kale, Spinach, Cos Lettuce, Parsley, Cucumber, Celery, Apple and Lemon is incredibly light, refreshing and just the right amount of sweet.
Melon 1
This is a seasonal flavour so it won’t always be available, so we suggest getting it while it’s still summer! The combination of watermelon, mint, ginger and camu is bliss on a hot summer’s day.
Bliss Shots
Bliss’s 50ml shots are intense and intended to give you an immune and energy boost – which they do! The Awaken which contains lemon, honey and ginger would be perfect for when you feel a cold or flu coming on and the Antioxidant one with pomegranate and Ginger is great for your skin. They also have a detox shot containing activated charcoal, coconut water and ginger – if you’re looking to try the benefits of charcoal (definitely only for the brave). You won’t taste the charcoal (ginger is the strong flavour) but it leaves your mouth feeling chalky.
2. Nurish
Started with the aim of helping South African’s achieve their best level of health, Nurish juices are 100% Raw and 100% Fresh Pressed.
Nurish focuses on cleanses with their three day revitalise cleanse, five day Excavation Cleanse and their incredibly popular four day weight loss cleanse. They also offer lifestyle and booster packs for those who just want to incorporate juices into their diets.
What we Love about Nurish
They’re great for those who want to undertake a juice cleanse, as they do focus on cleanses, they have a lot of information on how to prepare for a cleanse and why you should cleanse which will help guide you.
Nurish juices come in tall, slim bottles that are not only great looking, they’ll also fit easily into small freezers and fridges.
Their juices contain a combination of simple but nutrient rich fruits and vegetables.
What You Should Get
1 The Green Booster
This green juice is very mild in flavour but quenches your thirst thanks to the hydrating powers of cucumber which is added along with celery, apple and lemon.
3 Rectifying Roots
Beet juice is well known for its health benefits (some claim it helps you run faster) and this combination of beets, carrots, lemon, apple and ginger root minimises the strong earthy flavour of beets for a slightly sweet and well balanced beet flavour.
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2 The Revitalizer
Pineapple, Apple, Gingerroot, Lemon and Mint make up this lemonade tasting juice. It’s delicious and the ginger and mint come through strong.
7 The “C” Eraser
This juice is a delicious Vitamin C bomb, and exactly what you need when you’re a bit run down. It contains Grapefruit, Apple, Carrot and Lemon and has a great citrus flavour.
3. Juice Revolution
Based in Somerset West in The Western Cape, Juice Revolution was founded by Fiona Stander after discovering the power of juicing and wanting to share her family’s passion for selecting the finest produce, extracting the juice in the gentlest way to create nourishing juices.
They offer a huge array of products – a total of 80 recipes including juices, wheatgrass shots, soups and smoothies. Like others, they offer three, five and seven day juice cleanses, and have an athletic range of juices and smoothies which contain added proteins for recovery.
What We Love About Juice Revolution
Founder, Fiona Stander has enrolled for an internationally recognised Natural Juice Therapy Certificate, so the information and juices you receive are well thought out and nutritionally sound.
Juice Revolution Blast Freeze the juices which means that they last longer (up to three months in the freezer). This is incredibly convenient for those who want to keep some juices on hand for when the mood strikes.
There are debates around freezing vs serving fresh, but blast freezing juices (they freeze within two hours) immediately after producing them, locks in the freshness and prevents contamination.
Juice Revolution uses organic produce in their juices, smoothies and soups.
What You Should Get
As Runners we naturally gravitate towards the Athlete Range of juices and smoothies which contain added protein making them perfect fuel to enjoy after a workout or as a recovery snack/meal. Each bottle also tells you when it’s best to consume the beverage.
Level Up Smoothie
Ingredients include Yoghurt, banana, blueberries, sesame seeds, almonds, brazil nuts, dates, vanilla extract. This smoothie is creamy with a slight crunch from the nuts and incredibly satisfying thanks to the protein from the yogurt, nuts and seeds. Take it out the freezer before a workout and have it after as a recovery meal or snack.
Muscle Memory Smoothie
A powerhouse smoothie, this contains Apple, avocado, spinach, pineapple, hemp protein powder, spirulina powder. It’s creamy, easy to drink, with no one flavour overpowering the others. It’s also a very satisfying smoothie which would work well after a workout or instead of a meal.
Lift it Fruit Juice Smoothie
Thinner than a smoothie, but thicker than a juice this drink contains Apple, pineapple, banana, tahini paste, yoghurt, honey. It’s sweet and if you’re a halva lover, you’ll adore this creamy drink.
Ignite Juice
The strongest flavour that comes through is the lemon, but there’s apple, celery and cucumber in it as well. It’s really good, like gulp the whole bottle down good.
Toughen Up Smoothie
This contains Apple, avocado, pineapple, banana and spirulina powder. There’s a strong banana smell and flavour, but the apple and pineapple tone it down to create an almost tropical-like smoothie.
The Orchard
A pure apple juice, this contains one ingredient – apples. It would be a great replacement for kids juice boxes. It’s natural, contains no preservatives or additives and comes in a small kid friendly bottle.
4. Juiced Co.
Created by a group of friends, Juiced Co was started with the intention of providing long term sustainable choices which are simple and convenient, allowing you to live your best life.They offer juices, soups and shots which you can get as monthly boxes or opt to do a cleanse.
What We Love about Juiced Co
They consult dietician, Ashleigh Caradas for nutritional advice. She assists with the recipes, nutritional information and is happy to answer customer questions.
Juiced Co is committed to sustainability and as such only makes small batches of juice to order. This means nothing is wasted.
The flavours! Juiced Co manages to create juices that have the perfect balance of sweet and good for you. Any juice containing broccoli that tastes delicious is a winner
What You Should Get
Dare
This is a great choice for beginners. If you want to try a green juice but are nervous about taste, go with dare. It contains celery, cucumber, kale, spinach, parsley, lemon and apple. The lemon and apple come through to create a light and refreshing tasting green juice that you’ll be able to swig down.
Bliss
A nut milk juice, this contains almonds, cashews, cinnamon, vanilla, water and Himalayan salt. It tastes like cinnamon almond milk and is a nice change to produce juices.
Happy
Much like its name, this juice makes you happy by drinking it. It contains apple, lemon, pineapple and mint and is madly delicious, like tropical lemonade!
Invincible
A better fit for those who are already into green juices, this juice contains pineapple, cucumber, spinach, pear, broccoli and ginger. It smells very green, but has a strong ginger flavour. It’s the best tasting juice that has broccoli as an ingredient that we’ve tasted!
Recharge
Energy boosting and a flu killer, this is a little Vitamin C bomb in a bottle. It contains orange, grapefruit, lemon and ginger and has a delicious citrus taste.
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