Yesterday day I started a quest to drink more green smoothies. My plan is to eat/drink only green smoothies all day until dinner. So what is a green smoothie? The big secret behind the green smoothie is that we (as in the partakers) are trying to consume as many green leafy plants as possible in a day, by masking the taste and bulk of them with fruit! I've learned a few good variations on the basic recipe, but my favorite goes like this...
4 cups fresh squeezed orange/pineapple juice (not pastuerized)
1 whole bunch greens of choice (spinach, kale, dandelion, lambsquarter, etc.)
1 ripe banana
handful of frozen berries
I place all ingredients in my Vitamix blender and blend till I get smooth-ie. Then enjoy!
For an absolutely amazing explanation of why leafy greens are beneficial to great health, I highly recommend reading Green For Life by Victoria Boutenko.
For a condensed video version of how beneficial greens are, and on how to make your own green smoothie click here.
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