Banish Junk Food Cravings and Energize Your Body with a
Green Smoothie!

What is a green smoothie? Why are so many people raving about them anyways?

It is where greens are blended with a fruit smoothie. It is actually very easy to cover up the flavor of the greens with the sweet fruits. Please, read more about this powerhouse of nutrients before you make any judgments against the idea.

I was very skeptical at my introduction to this odd colored smoothie. It was bright green! I was totally amazed that I was drinking a blended salad in a delicious pineapple smoothie.

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As I continued my daily habit, I realized that my taste buds actually craved greens! I hate greens. So, to say that is quite an accomplishment. From my herbal school, I know how important greens are for the body. I just couldn’t make greens be on my daily menu.

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Then it occurred to me...

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A lot of times I find myself stuck with the same old recipe every morning. Usually, banana, blueberries, and kale. But we all need to use a variety of greens. Every green has its own benefits. Some contain more nutrients in one area but not another. So, use a variety of greens throughout your week.

In my herbal schooling, I was taught we need to chew our liquids and juice our solids. This means to swish the liquids in our mouth to mix up the saliva and the liquids together and to chew our solids so much that it becomes juice. When eating a salad, usually people do not sit and chew their greens until it becomes juice. With the hustle and bustle of everyday life, people swallow each bite as soon as the food enters the mouth. All leafy greens have cell walls composed mainly of cellulose, which is very difficult for our bodies to digest in order to access the dense nutrients that the greens supply.

So, in essence the greens go in one way and exit the other with much of the nutrients still intact. That is where a green smoothie comes into play. When the greens are juiced or blended, those machines do most of the “chewing” beforehand. Getting the benefits of vegetables by drinking them can provide much more nutrients for your body to digest then just eating them.

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To save time, you can prepare the greens a few days in advance and store in your fridge. All you have to do is dump everything into the blender, blend, and go. You can get greens in a bag prewashed and ready to use at the store. So, now you really don’t have the excuse, “I just don’t have time to eat healthfully.”

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