Tips for making Smoothies – Tips for Creating Your Own Recipes
Stick with the tried-and-true recipes at first. Don’t start making up your own recipes until you’ve sampled a wide variety of green smoothies; this affords you the opportunity to get a good idea of what you like and dislike in smoothies before you take the…
Tips for making Smoothies – General Tips
Use ripe fruit. Unripe fruit isn’t very sweet, so it doesn’t do a good job of sweetening up your bitter greens. Unripe fruit is harder to digest than ripe fruit and isn’t as healthful. Blend leafy vegetables first. Leafy vegetables are often hard to blend…
Spinach Oats Vanilla
Spinach Oats Vanilla Smoothie Recipe This Spinach Oats Vanilla Smoothie doesn’t contain any fruit, depending upon the coconut milk and the vanilla extract for much of its flavor. Serves 1. Ingredients 1 cup spinach leaves 1 ½ cups water ½ teaspoon vanilla extract Pinch of salt…
Cucumber Avocado Lime
Cucumber Avocado Lime Smoothie Recipe Stevia is a calorie-free super-sweetener that is made from a plant. Serves 1. Ingredients 1 cup spinach leaves ¼ cup water 3 limes, peeled and quartered ½ cup sliced cucumber ½ avocado, peeled Sweetener (honey, agave or stevia) to taste…
Cashew Date Mint
Mint triggers a feeling of fullness, serving as an appetite suppressant. It also aids in digestion. Serves 2. Ingredients 1 ½ cups distilled water 1 cup chopped spinach leaves 10 pieces mint leaves 2 whole pitted dates 2 tablespoons raw cashew butter Directions Thoroughly wash…
Romaine Chard Kiwi
You can substitute papaya or mango for the kiwi. The bee pollen and maca powder are loaded with nutrients. However, if you’ve never tried bee pollen, eat three or four different-colored grains to test for an allergic reaction and then wait a few hours before…
Dandelion Pineapple Date
For this dandelion pineapple date smoothie recipe you can add 3 tablespoons or raw, chopped walnuts or cashews as an added treat. Pre-soaking the nuts makes them easier to digest. Serves 4. Ingredients 1 cup chopped dandelion greens 2 cups unsweetened coconut water 4 cups…
Spinach Papaya Mint
If you want a creamier smoothie, you can substitute banana for the papaya. Serves 1. Ingredients 1 cup filtered water 3 cups spinach leaves 2 cups cubed ripe papaya 1 cup cubed pear 2 tablespoons goji berries (dried or fresh) 10 fresh leaves of mint…
Collard Pineapple Orange
This smoothie is packed with vitamins A, C, E and K, as well as numerous minerals. Serves 1. Ingredients 1 cup fresh spinach 1 cup fresh collard greens 4 whole medium sized oranges, squeezed 3 cups pineapple chunks 4 ice cubes (optional) Directions Thoroughly wash…
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