Are Green smoothies good for the health? What health benefits do they have?
Lets take a quick run through and see what health benefits green smoothies can offer. Typically they are a form of blended drink which are high in mutli-vitamins as well as anti-oxidants. They are loved by adults as well as kids, and in fact can be a great way to get kids to take there daily doses of vitamins and nutrients.The feeling of vitality and regeneration after one of these drinks is second to none, no more feeling lethargic or sleepy as the body reacts accordingly to the benefits you are adding to it. Getting the taste balance right can be tricky, especially when it involves kids. I would say that experimentation is your best weapon here, obviously the more fruit you add the more sugar you tend to be adding, but this can be outweighed by the benfits of the greens. I have put some great tasting green smoothie recipes on this site already, so just have a browse around.
An expert in the nutrition field once told me that it was a regular thing for our ancestors to eat large amounts of green leaves or forms of this, everyday! Now given they didn’t live in the same hectic lifestyles we do, but I am sure we can take a leaf out of there book here. The minimum USDA recommendation is 3 cups of vegetables per week! Are you eating anywhere near this? You could well be, if not then I would highly recommend getting into the habit of making a daily green smoothie. The minerals,vitamins,nutrients and phytonutrients are essential for your body and a smoothie is probably the easiest/simplest way to consume these.
Green leafy vegetables are, calorie for calorie, perchance the the majority intense source of nutrition of any chow,this is where green smoothies come into play. They are a loaded foundation of minerals together with iron, calcium, potassium, and magnesium including vitamins K, C, E, and many of the B vitamins. They also present a assortment of phytonutrients together with beta-carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin, which defend our cells from harm and our eyes from age-related tribulations, among many other things. Dark green leaves even contain small amounts of Omega 3.