Green Smoothies

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  Green Smoothies
  
  
  Some of the benefits of Green Smoothies are:
  
  • Whole food nutrition from the fruits and veggies you choose, better than juice because you get all the fiber as well.
  • You can get your veggies in without even noticing the taste of the veggies is usually covered up by the flavors of the fruit.

• They are easy and inexpensive to make with a few basic ingredients and a blender.
• Because they have fruits and veggies green smoothies give you longer lasting energy than just eating fruit.
• Green smoothies are low calorie, filling and hydrating. So let's get started! You will need:

1. Greens - baby spinach (that is the best one for beginners), or "juicing greens" mix, kale, turnip greens
2. Fruit - I always use at least half a banana for sweetness, berries, pineapple, apple, peaches, mango, ect...Carrots are good too
3. Liquid - milk (almond,coconut, cashew, soy) juice or water
4. A blender or Ninja
5. Optional - Protein powder, yogurt or super food like Spirulina

I use 1 cup - 1 & 1/2 cups of greens, half a banana, 1 cup of other fruit put all that in the blender smash it down, cover with your liquid and blend on high until smooth. I add about 1/2 teaspoon spirulina and sometimes protein powder too and I use some frozen fruit because they taste better nice and cold!