Green smoothie anyone?
Whether you love them, loathe them, or simply tolerate them, the humble green smoothie is here to stay. The nutrition powerhouse of the blending world, the green smoothie has quite the reputation.
Immune boosting, life enhancing, skin glowing, make-you-feel-a-million-bucks if you drink just one green smoothie a day, the health claims are endless (not to mention the obvious, a super cool green drink is a useful addition to any balanced diet – all that glorious green chlorophyll will help oxygenate your blood and boost your energy levels).
Tips for jumping on board the Green Smoothie bandwagon
1. Start small. Most vegetables, by their very nature, are not very sweet. Green vegetables in particular tend to be on the bitter side (something our babies have known for years. Those green veggies never go down as well as the fruit does!). Best to start small by dosing up on the fruit. Start with one green vegetable and pair it with a fruit or two. Go slow, get used to the taste and over time you’ll get used to adding more green and less fruit.
2. Drink small. A standard serve is usually 250ml. No need to start drinking 3L smoothies everyday. You skin won’t glow that much.
3. Invest in a blender. A good one. Not that I would recommend dishing out a thousand dollars or so on a Vitamix, but best to put down some cash for a decent blender with a good amount of horse power. You want to be blending those green veggies into a super smooth drink, so you’ll need a decent blender to do this. A stick blender just won’t do.
5 super cool green smoothie recipes
1. Nicole from Planning with Kids does a quick and easy green smoothie, using kiwi, spinach, milk and banana to make a super sweet smoothie.
2. Cucumber, celery, basil and lime come out to play in this very simple green detox juice from Supercharged Foods.
3. Get your glow on with Kimberly’s glowing green smoothie recipe and guzzle down a dose of letttuce, spinach and celery (with a healthy side of apple, pear and banana).
4. The Blender Girl features kale in her recipe for a sweet kale and pear green smoothie, alongside grapes, oranges, pears and banana to create a sweet, totally drinkable and green super drink.
5. A little bit different from the rest (no spinach), but still nice and green nonetheless, is the too easy avocado shake from kiddie food blogger (and published cookbook author) Catherine at Weelicious. Who would have thought you can drink an avocado? (Not me).
Image: Joanna Verdan
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