Healthy Fruit Smoothies
My Green Smoothie Recipe
My Green Smoothie Recipe
This is my green smoothie recipe. I use it in the morning as a wake-up call.
When I want to lose weight or detox, these healthy fruit smoothies are just the ticket. It’s one of my favorite healthy smoothie recipes.
There are some things you need to know about this recipe:
- Most people want to make their smoothies with yogurt, or milk, but dairy is a no-no on most detox diets, so my version of healthy smoothies simply does away with the dairy.
- I avoid soy milk for much the same reason. Soy mimics estrogen, so I avoid soy as well.
- I use stevia as a sweetener, and sometimes I add honey as a sweetener as well. If you use local honey, it’s a good way to reduce or eliminate allergies.
- Speaking of honey, some good things you can add to your healthy smoothie recipes are bee pollen and royal jelly. Both are awesome for your health, and they add a nice flavor to healthy fruit smoothies.
- Freshly made juices are awesome, but with a busy schedule, who has time? I use the best juice I can afford, timewise or healthwise. If you don’t have time to juice, just use an organic fruit or veggie juice.
- The fruits in this green smoothie are interchangeable, and you can add veggies as well. I take a look out in my garden and just grab a few likely looking veggies and fruits.
- As for the green powder, I use any type of meal replacement powder that fits my budget and my sense of what is healthy. Look for a green meal replacement powder that has things like wheat grass, barley grass, or other super green items. Be certain it’s raw, and it should certainly mention a long list of enzymes, phytonutrients, vitamins and minerals, and antioxidants.
Here is where you will get your biggest protein boost as well. The best meal replacements contain pea protein or other sources of vegetable protein.
Don’t skimp on your meal replacement powder; this is the most healthy thing you might be eating all day.
Green Smoothie Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ Cups fruit or veggie juice
- One banana, peeled
- One orange, discard the peel
- One large strawberry, leaves removed
- Six or eight chlorella pills, or one teaspoon chlorella powder
- Two scoops green meal replacement powder
- One scoop (or one tablespoon) fiber – ground flaxseed, ground psyllium husk, or other
- One tablespoon local honey
- 1/2 tsp. Stevia, or to taste
- Other supplements of your choice
- One tray ice cubes
Directions:
Place all the items in your vitamix, or smoothie blender. Blend until all ingredients are fully blended and the smoothie is a delicious green color. Pour into two tall glasses, add straws and enjoy!
