Who doesn’t know the health benefits of greens!
Greens contain many nutrients like minerals, phytonutrients, omega3’s and vitamins. Eating greens in form of salads everyday can become tedious after some time. This is when a Green Smoothie comes in handy as it’s a different way to consume greens.A green smoothie is a fruit smoothie recipe blended with greens. Consuming greens is very beneficial to our body like; it boosts our immune system, lowers our cholesterol levels, repairs our body functions and also prevents cancer.
In green leafy vegetables the nutrients are encapsulated within the cellulose walls of the plant cells and chewing the greens thoroughly is the only way by which we can break the cellulose wall and reach the valuable nutrients. Unless we chew our greens thoroughly we are not able to benefit from eating our greens. With the consumption of a green smoothie, we can easily reach the valuable macro nutrients in a more tasty way and also surpass the usual chemical filled dressings which go with a salad.
There are many choices of the vegetables which can be used in the preparation of a green smoothie. Some of them are: Beet greens, Lettuce, Parsley, Collard, Kale, Spinach, Dandelion leaves, Swiss chard and many more. The fresh and raw leafy greens are blended with any fruit of your choice like the pineapple or a banana to get a delicious mug of green smoothie. The basic ingredients in the green smoothie recipe are the fresh, raw greens and the fruits.Ideally the recipe for a green smoothie should contain 40% of the raw, fresh greens and 60% of the fresh fruit. The sugar from the fruit neutralizes the bitter taste of the greens. Sugar consumed in this form is in its best form as it is a fruit sugar. Green smoothies are a complete food. The internet has a lot of recipes on making a variety of smoothies.
The benefits of consuming green smoothies regularly are many. They are ideal for weight watchers especially to lose the extra weight from the troubled spots. Ideal for kids too along with a balanced diet as kids need lots of energy to play. Good for toddlers too. Being easy to digest they are complete nutrition food for the old aged. Teens prone to acne eruption on their skin can benefit with the regular consumption of the green smoothie. Also a regular consumption will induce a calm and happy sense of predisposition in a person. Consuming a green smoothie every day is a small price to pay for our general well being plus a clear, shiny skin.