Green Smoothie

The green smoothie is a powerhouse of nutrition. I’ve been drinking this delicious concoction for the past 2 years or so and have watched it gain popularity at an amazing rate.

Green smoothies are ounce for ounce, the most nutritionally dense food on the planet. They are low in calories and very high in micronutrients. Most dark leafy greens are very high in antioxidant vitamins A, C, and E. These antioxidants bind with and neutralize free radicals.

One of the reasons that the green smoothie is such a powerhouse food is because of the energy derived from chlorophyll. This is the “blood” if you will of plants and closely mirrors the makeup of the human body’s red cells.

Why should you drink green smoothies?

• The enzymes found in raw foods such as fruit and vegetables are easy for your body to utilize. Enzymes are uses to break down the food we eat. When we eat food rich in enzymes it is less work what our body for our body.

Have you ever noticed when you go to lunch and order a burger and fries, that within a short amount of time upon returning you’re ready for a nap? That’s because although you’re done with the work of eating your body is now hard at work. If instead you chose something “live” your body wouldn’t have to work so hard.

• Smoothies retain the fiber of the plant – unlike juicing.

Because most of us eat a diet full of processed foods we get very little fiber. Fiber is what is removed when they take that grain of whole wheat and produces a white loaf of bread.

Fiber is that little broom that cleans out the garbage in our digestive tract. The average American gets 11-14 grams of fiber a day. The FDA recommends 25-30 grams. You can get that much in your daily green smoothie.

• Improved Health

Start drinking green smoothies and you’ll be amazed at the improvement in your health, the energy you’ll feel and the decreased cravings for sweets and processed foods. Many people also get the side benefit of weight loss – a very healthy weight loss.

How often should you drink a Green Smoothie?

• You should drink green smoothies on a daily basis. Imagine giving yourself and your family one glass of smoothie that contains the recommended daily amount of all their fruit and vegetables.

I give them to my children with their breakfast. I like that they start their day with a couple of fruits and a couple cups of greens. When I try to wait until later many times I forget.

I credit green smoothies for the fact that my children are rarely ill, and when they are not feeling good they recover very quickly.

Green Smoothie Recipe