I encourage you to embrace the green! Fueling your body with leafy greens, veggies, and low sugar fruit is a positive recipe toward improved health. By blending your greens, you will improve your body's ability to actually digest and absorb all the nutrients in your smoothie.
Benefits:
increased energy
glowing skin
sharper clarity and focus
strengthened immune system
improved digestion
stable weight
"Food is essential as fuel for the body. But good food is fuel for the soul."
Ingredients. Makes 2 servings.
1-2 cups spinach, chard,or kale [begin with spinach as it's the mildest]
1/4 cup cilantro, stems removed
1 cup frozen berries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, cranberries
1/2 green banana [adds a boost of resistant starch and pectin to improve digestion and lower blood sugar levels.]
1 cup coconut or almond milk [choose full fat coconut milk from the can or unsweetened almond milk with the fewest ingredients]
1 cup filtered water
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. turmeric
1 tbsp. chia seeds [great sourcce of omega fatty acids, supports digetive health, rich in iron, calcium, B-vitamins]
1 tbsp. hemp hearts [ Reserve for top of smoothie. This will encourage you to "chew your smoothie" to improve your digestion!]
Method
Add ingredients to blender in this order;
spinach & cilantro
water and nut milk
banana
cinnamon, chia seeds, turmeric
frozen berries
Pulse ingredients to break down, then blend at high speed until smooth.
Pour into 2 glasses and add hemp hearts and enjoy!