A sharp little wheatgrass morning shot

What you need

• 1 level teaspoon (4g) wheatgrass powder
• ½ a fresh lemon
• A thin slice of fresh ginger, or a small pinch of ground
• About 150ml cold water (this one tastes best small)
• A shaker bottle if you have one, or a glass and a brisk stir

How to make it

1

Measure

One level teaspoon straight from the pouch: the full 4g serving. New to wheatgrass? Start with half; the grassy note softens on you quicker than you’d expect. For ages 5–12, half a teaspoon is the measure.

2

Shake it cold

Into the shaker with the cold water, lid on, ten good shakes. Cold water helps wheatgrass mix smoothly instead of clumping, and keeps the flavour bright rather than heavy. No shaker? Water first, powder second, then thirty seconds of good stirring.

3

Lemon and ginger

Squeeze in the half lemon and drop in the ginger. This is what turns a green drink into a morning shot: sharp, fresh and slightly warming. The lemon does more than taste good, too. Its vitamin C helps the iron in wheatgrass absorb.

4

Drink it first thing

Pour it small and enjoy it fresh, about half an hour before breakfast. A bright green start before the day gets busy.

“Small glass, cold water, no ceremony.”

Make it yours

• Softer: swap the water for chilled apple juice and the grassiness settles right in
• Rounder: a teaspoon of maple syrup if the shot feels too sharp at first
• Bigger: stretch the same teaspoon into a full 300ml glass. Milder, same serving
• For kids (5–12): half a teaspoon, apple juice, and skip the ginger

Good to know

Enjoy it freshly made. Like all our greens it settles as it stands, though a shot this small is usually gone before that matters. If one pouch pours a shade greener than the last, that’s just nature: plant powders vary a little in colour.