Green Smoothie
A delicious smoothie, brimming with green vegetables and healthy fruits, and the best part is that you wouldn’t even know there was lettuce in there!
OK…So I’m at the age where I have started thinking even more about my health and how I want myself to be as I get older. I have incorporated lots of exercises in my very own “circadian” or “day to day routine." (p.s. when I now started, I couldn’t even do half of a push-up! Now, I’m killing it!! ) So the next step is to get more nutrients into my diet. Because of my job, it’s hard for me to be eating 5 servings of fruits and veges in a day, so the next best thing is to do a smoothie which is much quicker to have and you still get all the nutrients.
This particular smoothie was influenced by Reese Witherspoon who shared a similar version a couple of weeks ago. I decided to research some of the benefits of it and honestly it has ALOT! So I have started having this smoothie 5 times a week, and there is no turning back!
Tips for Making this Smoothie
I usually prep 5 bags of this recipe for the week, and freeze it for use. If you want to do this, you will use the following:
2 heads of Romaine lettuce, 1 bag of spinach, 5 apples, 5 pears, 5 tablespoon flax seeds, 5 bananas, 5 oranges or lemon, 1 2-litre bottle of coconut water. Use the recipe above to make 5 portions and freeze. When ready to use, thaw for 10 minutes, add the coconut water and blend.
This will be enough for a 10 day supply.
Make sure and include the greens (oh! and Kale will work as well).
You can replace the fruits with whatever is in season. Think pineapple, mangoes, watermelon or even carrots!
You can use water or FRESH juice (no sugar added) as your base for blending. I recommend coconut water because it is packed with electrolytes that is essential for the well being of your body.
Store your coconut water in the fridge and it lasts for up to 14 days (once stored properly).
You can add nuts, protein powder, nut butters, ginger, tumeric…ANYTHING!
Servings : 2
Ingredients
1 cup spinach
1 cup chopped romaine lettuce
1 apple
1 pear
1 banana
1 tablespoon flax seed
Pulp of an orange or lemon
Coconut water for blending
Method
Add all ingredients to your ninja or blender and blend until smooth. Any remaining can be stored in the fridge for the next day :).
