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Whether you are a health buff or simply just into drinking fruit drinks, you have to admit that getting juice drinks on a regular basis can break your budget. Buying those fancy bottled juice drinks in stores or the fresh ones from a juice bar can make you spend $5 or more for every piece. That might not sound too big but small amounts pile up in the long run. Looking for ways on how to juice on a budget? Well if you are trying to save, you’d be better off with these yummy juice recipes that you can easily do at home.

1. The Alkalizing green juice. For this concoction, you will need half a cucumber, four stalks of celery, 2 handfuls of green veggies, a lemon and a clove of garlic. You can also add a half-inch nub of ginger. Blend them all together and push the veggies in with the celery stalks to get everything to mix well.

2. Looking for a body quencher? You should try mixing two large carrots, three-quarters of a medium beet, half a tablespoon of ginger and lemon. This is a favorite of Lorin Parish, the owner of BODY of Santa Fe.

3. Juice enthusiast Sarah Taylor of admission-essays.org loves the Pink Explosion juice drink. It is made up of watermelons and five ounces of strawberries. This drink is loaded with vitamin C which makes it perfect to perk up your morning.

4. Try the apple motini! It is a blend of four sliced apples, two sliced cucumbers, mint leaves and an ounce of lime. Add some spinach to it and you’ll enjoy a drink loaded with flavor and vitamins.

5. Here is a super drink recipe called the “Vitality Juice”, created by the Swissotel Chicago sous chef Chris Polo. All you have to do is juice a cup of kale with its stems removed; add a lemon, a cored granny apple and a tablespoon of peeled ginger. The ginger is said to add a flavor to the drink and at the same time it balances it our perfectly.

6. The peach berry cocktail is a favorite of many. Blend together 2 halved peaches, a peeled orange and half a cup of blueberries, raspberries or cherries. Don’t forget to add water to the drink to avoid blood sugar issues.

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If you are really looking for ways to save money on the ingredients, you should try purchasing ingredients that are in-season. Fruits and veggies that are off-season will be more expensive than the ones that are offered year round. Another tip would be to invest or upgrade to a bit more expensive yet efficient juicer. It will enable you to extract more juice from the fruits with the same amount of produce. You may also want to consider buying the ingredients in bulk to save more money. This will also keep you from going back and forth the grocery store.

Try these inexpensive yet tasty and healthy recipes at home and skip those pricey drinks that you see in stores and malls. You will be surprised to see how much you’re spending with those drinks if you list them down and compute everything by the end of the month.