We have opened up to the world of whole food smoothies! We had been juicing for over a year and finally got ourselves a high powered blender. We bought a Health Master 2.5 horsepower Blender (Montel Williams one) it was an inexpensive option ($250) and is serving us well. Vitamix and Blendtec blenders are highly recommended and cost about $400.
Why do whole food smoothies? You get a huge quota of fruits and vegetables in an easy and convenient drink. They are power packed w/ phytochemicals, fiber, vitamins, and minerals that fresh fruits and vegetables naturally provide! Nature is perfect!
Greens create alkalinity in the body and no diseases can survive in an alkaline environment. Smoothies are filling and provide you so much nutrition that your cravings start to naturally subside, so you start eating even better. You can get two to three times the recommended servings of fruits and vegetables first thing in the morning and they can also provide a great, low-calorie late night snack that is easily digested before bed.
We've been experimenting w/ recipes and have made up tons of great ones!
We're planning on having classes soon, so stay tuned!
Great Green Smoothie recipe:
Fill up the blender w/ greens and about 1.5 C of water. Blend until broken down, then add the rest of your ingredients and blend until smooth. Enjoy!
choose any mixture of greens:
kale, turnip greens, collard greens, bok choy, beets greens, spinach, swiss chard, lettuces, etc..
1 banana
1/4 beet
1 whole apple
wedge of lemon (can keep rind on if not too bitter)
mint leaf
cilantro stalk
celery stalk
1/2 C blueberries
1/2 C strawberries
1 C of ice
It's awesome! Annie is our picky smoothie drinker and she gave it a thumbs up!
We have this first thing in the morning and then about 20 minutes later have our breakfast to get a great jump start to our day!
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