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Unless green is your favorite color, green smoothies can look pretty unappetizing. Yet, many people, mostly the health-conscious among us, swear by them.
And depending on the ingredients you choose, they can be delicious as you will discover when you try out our green smoothie recipes. Green smoothies are great ways to detox your body naturally.
What are green smoothies?
A green smoothie is a drink made from a blend of liquids, nutrient-dense green leaves or vegetables, and fruit.
Why do you need green smoothies?
Well besides, being delicious they are filled with nutrients and they promote weight loss.
1. Nutritious
Green smoothies are a tasty way to get in some highly nutritious vegetables that we would otherwise not get in on a regular basis. Think about veggies like kale, swiss chard, spinach, and broccoli.
These vegetables contain high concentrations of vitamins A, C and K, minerals like calcium, phytochemicals, and much-needed fiber.
Phytochemicals are various biologically active compounds found in plants. Which have antioxidant functions and help to maintain inflammation balance, reduces the risk of certain cancers, and have many health-promoting properties.
2. Detox and weight loss
People also drink green smoothies to detox their bodies and lose weight.
Also called, detox smoothies, these thick, green drinks are an easy and tasty way to rid your body of toxins and lose weight at the same time.
For detox purposes, you can consider going on 3-day smoothie detox. To do this, simply replace two meals a day with a detox smoothie.
Make sure you drink plenty of water as well, at least eight glasses.
It doesn’t matter which meals you replace with a smoothie. Make sure you have a good, balanced meal when you do eat. Stay away from processed food and fizzy drinks.
To help you on your way to a healthier, leaner you, we provide you with five recipes for tasty, super healthy smoothies. First, we share a few tricks to making perfect smoothies.
How to make the perfect green smoothie every time?
1. Don’t blend everything in one go. First, blend the greens and water together to make sure there are no bits of leaves in your drink, then add the fruit.
2. Start with the liquid, it’s easier on the blender. So, first put the liquid you’re using in the blender, then add the greens.
3. To avoid awful-tasting smoothies, keep to this ratio: to one part liquid and greens add a part and a half fruit. This should produce a slightly sweet drink depending on the type of fruit you use.
4. You are not limited to water for liquid. Consider using coconut milk, unsweetened yogurt, almond milk or buttermilk as well.
Cold peppermint tea also makes a delicious base for a green smoothie. You can experiment with other cold teas as well.
5. Consider using avocados; they add a wonderful creamy texture to smoothies.
Here are five great green smoothie recipes for you to try out.
Green Detox Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup spinach, tightly packed
- 1 peeled orange
- ½ peeled banana
- ½ cup water & ice cubes
- 1tsp flax seed
Method
Put the water and spinach in the blender and blend till smooth. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend again. Add a little water if the mixture is too thick to your liking. Pour into a glass and drink it immediately.
Romaine lettuce smoothie
Ingredients
1 cup organic romaine lettuce, chopped and tightly packed
- ½ cup spinach, chopped, tightly packed
- ½ cup celery, chopped
- 1 apple, chopped
- 1 pear, chopped
- ½ frozen, sliced banana
- 1 cup water
Method
Put the spinach and water in the blender and blend until the mixture is smooth and no bits of spinach are visible. Add the celery, apple, and pear and blend again. Lastly, add the frozen slices of banana. Blend until the mixture is smooth. Enjoy!
Kale kissed by ginger smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 2 large kale leaves, chopped and tightly packed
- Small bunch of parsley
- 1 tablespoon grated ginger
- ½ cup of chopped cucumber
- ½ cup chopped pineapple
- 1 kiwi, sliced
- ½ cup water
Method
Put the water, celery, parsley, kale leaves, and ginger in the blender and blend until smooth. Add the cucumber and fruits and blend again. Enjoy as is or with a few ice cubes.
Kool Kiwi spinach smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup spinach, chopped and tightly packed
- 1 cup cucumber, chopped
- 1 tsp hemp seeds (optional)
- 1 cup kiwi fruit, chopped
- 1 cup strawberries
- 1 sliced, frozen banana
- 1 cup water
Method
First blend the vegetables, hemp seeds, and water well, then add the fruit and blend until smooth. This one is best enjoyed cold or with a few ice cubes.
Tropical smoothie dream
Ingredients
- ½ tsp grated ginger
- 1 stalk celery, chopped
- ½ cup parsley
- ½ cup cucumber
- 1 cup chopped pineapple
- ½ cup kiwi fruit
- ½ frozen, sliced banana
- 1 cup coconut water
Method
Put the first four ingredients and the coconut water in a blender and blend until smooth. Add the fruit and blend again. This one is at its best served chilled.
And that is it! These recipes are very easy to make and any of the ingredients you do not have or like just replace it with your favorite. Green smoothies are perfect for people trying to lose weight and convenient for those that are always on the run.
There you have it. If you need help detoxing your body give green smoothies a try! they filled with dense nutrients your body needs and will thank you for later.
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