TV star Ruth Langsford promoted an important three-word message alongside a snap of her vivid green juice

Ruth Langsford has lifted the lid on a simple superfood concoction to kickstart the new week. The Loose Women panellist, 64, took to Instagram to share the recipe, while promoting one key three-word message.

“Monday’s food prep begins,” she wrote, showcasing a snap of the vivid green liquid in her blender. The Story added: “Eat your greens.” The TV star’s straightforward recipe involves just six ingredients including spinach, celery, cucumber, ginger, apple and water.

While each of these ingredients boast their own unique health benefits, leafy greens like spinach often receive special attention among experts. Dubbing them a ‘superfood’, Katherine D. McManus, an affiliate teacher at Harvard Medical School, previously said in 2022: “Dark, leafy greens are a good source of vitamin A, vitamin C, and calcium, as well as several phytochemicals (chemicals made by plants that have a positive effect on your health). They also add fibre into the diet.”

Ruth’s simple blend uses just six key ingredients ( 
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Nicky J Sims/Getty Images)Meanwhile, Helen Bell, a nutritionist at Help & Advice, also recently told the Mirror: “[These foods] are known for supporting brain health and improving cognitive function… including leafy greens like spinach and kale, which are high in folate and other essential nutrients, can make a significant difference.”

Beyond this, celery is known for an extraordinary compound called ‘phthalide’ too. This phytochemical is praised for its ability to help relax muscles in the walls of blood vessels.

Incorporating this into your diet may help tackle high blood pressure, which can lead to life-threatening conditions such as heart disease and strokes when left unchecked. This comes as more than 170,000 deaths are caused by heart and circulatory diseases each year, as per the British Heart Foundation.

However, if you aren’t so keen on these ingredients, fear not. In 2016, Ruth shared another version of the juice on Facebook, which appears to swap celery and apple for avocado, kiwi and lime.

Rather than ‘normal’, still water she also used coconut water. “Tomorrow’s breakfast smoothie…..now that’s what I call green,” Ruth penned. “#nutribullet #greenjuice #spinach #cucumber #avocado #kiwifruit #ginger #lime #coconutwater.”

Despite its perks, this concoction certainly polarised her followers at the time, with many labelling the green juice as ‘yuck’. One person wrote: “Yuk! Ruth no way could I face that no matter what,” while someone else added: “That looks revolting, life’s for living ! Why not eat all the things you like but smaller portions!”

However, another person said: “I made in my Nutribullet today…spinach, banana, pineapple, kiwi, goji berries & sunflower seeds…was delicious!”