As the Russian proverb says: New- is something old, that has
been long forgotten. This summer I re-discovered green
smoothies. What do I mean by green smoothie? Here is one of my
favorite recipes: 4 ripe pears, 1 bunch of parsley and 1 big cup
of water. Blended well. This smoothie looks very green, but it
tastes like fruit. I like green smoothies so much that I bought
an extra blender and placed it in my office, so that I could
make green smoothies throughout the day. More than half of all
the food I've had in last several months have been green
smoothies. I have so much more energy and clarity that I have
removed green juices from my diet. (Juicing has been something
that I've been doing regularly for years.) Green smoothies have
numerous benefits for human health.
Green smoothies are very nutritious. I believe that the
ratio in them is optimal for human consumption: about 60% - ripe
organic fruit mixed with about 40% - organic green vegetables.
Green smoothies are easy to digest. When blended well, all
the valuable nutrients in these fruits and veggies become
homogenized, or divided into such small particles that it
becomes easy for the body to assimilate these nutrients, the
green smoothies literally start to get absorbed in your mouth.
Green smoothies, as opposed to juices, are a complete food
because they still have fiber.
Green smoothies belong to the most palatable dishes for
all humans of all ages. With a ratio of fruits to veggies as
60:40 the fruit taste dominates the flavor, yet at the same time
the green vegetables balance out the sweetness of the fruit,
adding nice zest to it. Green smoothies are simply the best
tasting dishes for the majority of adults and children. I always
make extra smoothie and offer it to my friends and customers.
Some of them eat a standard American diet. They all finished
their big cup of green smoothies with complements. They were
quite surprised that something so green could taste so nice and
sweet.
By consuming two or three cups of green smoothies daily you
will consume enough of greens for the day to nourish your body,
and they will be well assimilated. Many people do not
consume enough of greens, even those who stay on a raw food
diet. The molecule of chlorophyll has only one atom that makes
it different from a molecule of human blood. According to
teachings of Dr. Ann Wigmore, to consume chlorophyll is like
receiving a healthy blood transfusion.
Green smoothies are easy to make, and quick to clean up after.
Many people told me that they do not consume green juices on a
regular basis because it is time consuming to prepare green
juices and clean the equipment after juicing, or to drive to the
juice bar.
Green smoothies are perfect food for children of all ages,
including babies of six or more months old when introducing new
food to them after mother's milk. Of course you have to be
careful and slowly increase the amount of smoothies to avoid
food allergies.
When you consume your greens in the form of green smoothies, you
can greatly reduce the consumption of oils and salt in your
diet.
Regular consumption of Green smoothies forms a good habit of
eating greens. Several people told me that after a couple of
weeks of drinking green smoothies, they started to crave and
enjoy eating more greens. Eating enough of green vegetable is
often a problem with many people, especially in children.
Green smoothies can easily be freshly made at any juice
bar, restaurant or health food store for the great convenience
of health-oriented customers.
I encourage the readers of this article to start playing with
green smoothies, and to discover the many joys and benefits of
this wonderful delicious and nutritious addition to the menu.
Here are more ideas for your green creations.
Some of my favorite greens to add to green smoothies:
parsley, spinach, celery, kale and romaine. My favorite fruits
for green smoothies are: pears, peaches, nectarines, bananas,
mangoes and apples. Strawberries and raspberries taste superb in
green smoothies, when combined with ripe bananas.
Pear-kale-mint4 ripe pears
4-5 leaves of kale
1/2 bunch of mint
Water
Finger banana-spinach
10 finger-bananas
2 handfuls of spinach leaves
Water
Bosc pear-raspberry-kale
3 bosc pears
1 handful of raspberries
4-5 leaves of kale
Water
by Victoria Boutenko
www.rawfamily.com
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