Green Smoothies for Detoxing

Green De-Tox Weight-Loss Smoothie

(from 'nutrition to invigorate mind body and spirit)

1 - 2 bananas

1/2 cup frozen peaches

1/2 cup frozen mango

a couple handfuls of spinach

1/4 cup of water

ice (if desired)

Add more water if necessary 

Since I don't have a juicer (on the wish list), I used a mini food processor and followed up with my trusty boat motor immersion blender to chop up the spinach leaves more.  The results were just fine.

Again, this is a very good smoothie.  I gulped it down instantly.

But of course . . . I was hungry!

I loved the addition of the mango to this smoothie!

I'd like to try pineapple as well.

Sunday, January 8, 2012

De~Tox Smoothies for Health!

I love clean living, whether it's inside my home, office, car, yard, and even my handbag.  So if I am going to keep everything uncluttered on the outside, I've got to remember to keep it all as clean as possible on the inside . . . of myself!  Over the holiday break from classes I had some time to watch TV and fell in love with all of the healthy advice provided by the Dr. Oz Show and web-site.  So much invaluable information on nutrition is shared from a variety of experts that helps us understand just how much each organ of our bodies is affected by what we put into them.  Dr. Oz has developed an especially effective de-tox and energizing green smoothie that's high in fiber, rich in vitamins, and low in calories.

I found several other green drinks/smoothies on Pinterest that have been given a nod for success that I'd like to try simply for variety.  I've put those together below, along with the correct citation of their origins for you.  Each of their creators say that they really have an increased level of energy to get through their busy days.  Other benefits discovered are better weight loss, improved digestive and immune systems, and more radiant skin, nails, and hair!  And who doesn't need and want those?

Each of these smoothie recipes are fast and easy to prepare.  All that is needed are the ingredients and a blender.  If you are fortunate enough to have a veggie blender, than of course you can use that.

Dr. Oz's Green Drink

2 apples, cored

2 big handfuls of spinach

1/2 cup of chopped parsley

1 celery stick, chopped

1 thumbnail length of ginger root, peeled

1 lemon - juice only (use peel slice for zest)

1 medium cucumber

Place ingredients in a blender, add 4 oz. spring water or a handful of ice cubes, then puree quickly for one minute. Makes two glasses of Dr. Oz’s green drink.

Green drink – Optional ingredients:

2nd cucumber

raw carrot

unsweetened fruit juice

banana

This green drink has a strong taste, so if you're used to sweet beverages, 

the taste will take some getting used to. Dr. Oz suggests adding other items

 at first to sweeten the green drink to your taste.

Anti-Aging Green Monster Drink 

from Dr. Andrew Weil

This green drink is loaded with protective phyto-nutrients, found in fruits and vegetables, known to help boost your body's defenses against cancer and chronic degenerative diseases. It can help correct diet deficiencies - and tastes good, too. A perfect way to get your family to drink to their health.

1 cup apple Juice

1/4 cup carrot Juice

1/4 cup cucumber Juice

3/4  cup kale Juice

1/4 cup organic plain yogurt

1 tsp olivello juice (optional)

1 cup ice

If you don't have a juicer at home, buy good quality organic juices from the market. 

If you do have your own juicer, start with organic produce; 

the fresher the produce, the more juice it will yield. 

You can juice the fruits and vegetables an hour ahead of time. 

You can also freeze the juice in ice cube trays.

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.

Add more or less ice to get the desired consistency and flavor.

Classic Green Monster

from Oh She Glows

1 cup almond milk, or milk of choice

1 ripe banana, preferably peeled + frozen

2 handfuls organic spinach

1 Tbsp. chia seeds or 1 Tbsp. ground flax

1 Tbsp. nut butter, optional

1-3 ice cubes

protein powder of choice, optional

Add in some powders too:

Navitas Maca powder

Vega Shake & Go

Amazing Grass Wheat Grass

De-Tox Smoothie

from Zoomy Yummy

1 1/4 cup pineapple juice

juice from 1/4 lemon

handful fresh spinach leaves

1/4 tsp. fresh grated ginger

Make Juice Not War Green Drink

from crazy sexy life

2 large cucumbers (peeled if not organic)

big fistful of kale

big fistful of sweet pea sprouts

4 – 5 stalks celery

1 – 2 big broccoli stems

1 pear or green apple (optional)

1 inch of ginger (or less)

Other optional greens: romaine, parsley, spinach and dandelion.

Green Smoothie for Weight Loss

from nutrition to Invigorate mind body and spirit

1-2 bananas

1/2 cup frozen peaches

1/2 cup frozen mango

a couple handfuls of spinach

water

ice (if desired)

Add enough water to blend 

Lisa's Green Monster
from Green Monster Movement

1 handful of ice
1 handful of frozen fruit (strawberries, papaya, mango, bananas, and pineapple)
 1 cup of almond milk
2 handfuls of spinach
1/2 c. to 3/4 c. of vanilla or plain yogurt
1 tbsp. of chia or flax seeds
1 tbsp. of honey
Simply place all ingredients in the blender

The Green Monster Movement blog has an incredible array of green drink recipes posted by readers!  Here's just one more green drink to try!

2 cups spinach

2 cups cucumber

1 head of celery

1/2 inch or teaspoon ginger root

1 bunch parsley

2 apples

Juice of 1 lime

Juice of 1/2 lemon

Combine all ingredients in a blender.