green smoothies

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  • ThinUpGirl
    ThinUpGirl Posts: 397
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    Here's my typical smoothie:

    1 banana
    1 tbsp hemp hearts (for healthy fats.. could use flax instead)
    1/2 cup frozen fruit (usually mango or pineapple)
    2 cups greens (usually spinach or kale but sometimes romaine, dandelion greens, etc)
    1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
    1/2 cup water
    1 scoop brown rice protein powder
    and sometimes 1 tbsp of cocoa of I'm craving something chocolate
    Love mango and almond milk!!
  • TheDevastator
    TheDevastator Posts: 1,626 Member
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    this recipe is a little different. Sort of a green pudding:

    1 large head of romaine lettuce
    5 tbsp of chia seeds
    1 cup almond milk
    2 ml english toffee flavored stevia (or fruit) or sweeten to taste

    I'm on a very low sugar diet so I can't have much fruit.

    It's very filling and high in protein and fiber.

    Do you put that in a blender then and it comes out pudding consistency?
    Yes. If you want a thicker pudding consistency, you might want to try 1/2 cup of almond milk and add more if necessary.
  • lilah808
    lilah808 Posts: 60
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    I make a veggie smoothie in the afternoon to help with that occasional late afternoon energy slump. It helps a TON!

    1 C Kale
    1 C Water
    1/2 Apple
    1/2 Lemon
    2 Sprigs Mint

    I use a Vitamix blender which liquifies EVERYTHING, even the lemon rind!

    Also there's a FANTASTIC app that you can get for your phone called "Green Smoothies"... there are recipes for smoothies, puddings, soups, as well as nutritional info/calorie content and more!
  • fionamac77
    fionamac77 Posts: 10 Member
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    I had really nice one this morning

    Almond Milk
    Pineapple
    Banana
    Spinach
    Sprigs of Watercress and Basil
    1 tbsp milled flaxseed

    I also made I nice pick me up yesterday afternoon, really refreshing:

    1/4 Cucumber
    1 medium Kiwi peeled
    Fresh Mint
    Squeeze of Lemon Juice


    Still starting out on my green smoothie journey, but feeling great with them so far!
  • delikium
    delikium Posts: 196 Member
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    I lost 5 pounds after a 3 day detox. it all came back after, but i felt good still. and i did take more care of eating less sugar and junk after that.
  • cara4art
    cara4art Posts: 48 Member
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    Actually, it's a good idea to rotate one's greens when doing green smoothies, because different greens have different properties. I use parsley, spinach, chard and kale, in varying combos depending on what I have on hand that day. Often it's parsley and spinach, or chard and kale. A word of warning - those tougher greens like chard and kale do require a higher-speed blender, which I have and love, the Blend-tec. Mint leaves are great for flavoring too and help hide the stronger greens flavors if one is not used to them. I tend to use about twice as many greens as fruit volume-wise.

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