Have you tried any green smoothies yet? Maybe these recipes will arouse more interest and reward your taste buds. Basic Green Smoothie combo: 2-3 sweet fruits, e.g. apple or pear – blend first to form a tasty base, 1 vegetable fruit or a celery stalk – add next for extra minerals, e.g. summer squash or…
Green smoothies pack a wallop of nutrients into a simple to make and delicious raw food drink. Blending the greens with fruit in your blender or food processor breaks up the cell membranes, releasing the nutrients for you to easily digest and assimilate. You would have to chew your greens very thoroughly to adequately break…
Green smoothies, that blended combination of fruit and green leafy plants, provide you with a wonderful array of nutrients to replenish and rebuild your body. With a few wise precautions you can enjoy them in abundance. Oxalates in Greens Oxalates occur naturally in plants and can be a problem for certain people that form oxalate…
If incorporating more raw food in your diet challenges you, consider adding green smoothies. They are fast, fun and highly nutritious. What’s in a green smoothie? Most recipes include whole raw fruit and leafy greens blended together in a blender or food processor. So experimenting with flavors you like becomes an enjoyable adventure. You will…
Green smoothie recipes made mostly from vegetables are healthier for those of us with blood sugar or yeast overgrowth problems. Take a look at the following recipes from other readers of this Be Wise-Health Wise newsletter. One of our faithful readers suggests a recipe from Body Ecology that uses more vegetables than fruit: Good Morning Greens…