Basic Green Smoothie Recipe

Green Smoothies have been a huge "trend" in the health movements as of late, and really with good reason.   The American diet leaves a lot to be desired with all of our pre-packaged, convenience foods and high paced lifestyles.  We simply don't get the servings of fruits and vegetables that we need to maintain optimum health.


Put approx 2 1/2-3 cups filtered water in t your Vita Mix (or other HIGH SPEED blender)
2-3 T. Honey
Juice from 1/2 lime
Start adding fresh washed, organic greens, such as spinach, chard,  & kale.
You ad greens and blend until the volume reaches  5 1⁄2 cup line:
Puree greens mixture until very smooth.
Gradually add fruit until the container is very full, blend again until smooth:
1-2 frozen bananas
1-2 cups frozen mixed berries any other fruit to taste

You can also ad in any number of mix ins based on your tastes, preferences, and possible specific health needs:
1T.  Spirulina
2T. Protein Powder  (I prefer Sunwarrior)
2T. Dr. Schulze Super Food or other Greens powder when fresh greens are limited   
2T. Flax Seeds or Flax oil

 (Left:  Green Smoothie Bouquet)

 BENEFITS OF GREEN SMOOTHIES:
As fantastic as raw greens are, we would have to chew for a very long time with each bite to get them to the creamy consistency necessary to take advantage of all the nutrition they hold. That's because nutrition lies within the plant's cell walls and plant cell walls are one of the strongest things in nature.

That’s where the green smoothie comes in...You won't, or can't, take the time to chew those green enough and it's hard to eat a bunch of kale for a meal. Making green smoothies enables you to consume more greens and allows your body to use the nutrients within them. High speed blenders, such as a Blendtec Total blender or Vitamix 5200, are great green smoothie blenders as they break down whole foods to the cellular level and beyond, making the bounty of nutrients readily available for your body.

If budget is too tight for this, I have found that “Back to Basics” regular blender, AND Ninja blenders... do better than other inexpensive or low speed blenders.
"Okay." ... you say. "So how good for me are they?" ... you ask...
Green smoothies have significant amounts of:
* protein * calcium * folate * iron, magnesium, manganese, zinc, copper * vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin A * vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B6 * vitamin E * omega 3 fatty acids * potassium * tryptophan * dietary fiber * and more

Best of all these things are delivered to us in green smoothies as natural whole foods via the closest source to the life giving sun and they are never pasteurized.
Green Smoothies DO NOT have:
cholesterol, saturated fat, hydrogenated oils (trans-fats), MSG, GMOs, added hormones, antibiotics, artificial color, artificial flavor, artificial sweeteners, preservatives, nor refined sugar.
Green Smoothies are in NOT associated or linked with disease such as cancer, heart disease, anemia, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, arthritis, constipation, gallstones, indigestion, stroke, varicose veins nor piles.
Drinking green smoothies helps the body to prevent and heal disease such as those listed above and more.
People who have added green smoothies as a regular part of their "normal" diet report having:
* more energy * less body aches and pain * normalized blood sugar * reduced or "cured" insomnia * increased libido * clearer thought * better vision * regular bowel movements * less acne * less illness * easy weight loss * reduce bad food cravings * balanced body PH * reduced craving for coffee and caffeine ... and the positive benefits goes on.
The smoothies you make are never pasteurized!
Why is that a big deal? Because pasteurization is a high temperature process that destroys living enzymes and nutrients. So while you think that expensive, fancy bottled smoothie you bought at the store is sooooo good for you... the fact is, it is nowhere near as good for you as it could be.
Different greens have a different level of flavor. If you are new to making green smoothies then stick with the milder flavored greens like spinach, chard or romaine. Moderately flavored greens include kale, swiss chard and collard. More strongly flavored greens include dandelion, mustard- greens, beet-greens, etc...

The above taken from: http://gotgreensrevolution.com/green-smoothie.html For detailed info on specific greens: http://gotgreensrevolution.com/greens-guide.html

Books to read:
“Green for life” Victoria Boutenko;
“The Green Smoothies Diet Book” Robyn Openshaw.