Enjoy the Many Benefits of Healthy Green Smoothies
Green Smoothies are called Green because...
They are green in colour and also a general health term to describe foods which are natural and healthy and energy-giving. The green foods that are used in Geen Smoothies are from green vegetables and green plants that are mineral and vitamin rich. Green drinks include green smoothies and green juices and are gaining popularity as a nutritious and delicious way of getting one's daily doses of minerals and vitamins.
Green Smoothies are a combination of fruit and vegetables, sometimes made with added ice, that are green in colour and great in goodness. Smoothies made with vegetables such as spinach, rocket and alfalfa sprouts are examples of green foods. If you add a teaspoon or more of Smoothie Greens, you will get additional nutrients to an already great nutritious drink.
Green Smoothies are Easily Absorbed
One of the main benefits of green smoothie drinks is that these nutrient rich foods are readily absorbed into the body. Green Smoothies make great energy drinks as the nutrients are utilised a lot faster than eating solid foods, giving you easy access to the sustainable energy from the green foods.
The energy ingredient of green foods that makes them so nutritious is a plant substance called chlorophyll. The word 'Chlorophyll ' literally means 'chloros' - 'green' and 'phyllon' meaning 'leaf.' Chlorophyll is a very important phytochemical for plants as it helps to convert sunlight into usable energy helping them to grow and stay healthy.
Chlorophyll is a plant or phytochemical that has been found to have many potential health properties; including lowering the 'bad' cholesterol that can accumulate with a high fat diet, helping to lower blood pressure and assisting in the elimination of some of the heavy metals and toxins that we inhale such as pollutants or that we take in through the food we eat.
To make a great tasting green smoothie, simply combine some green vegetables - see the list below for some great examples of green foods. When you make a green smoothie or a green juice, you will be using a much higher amount of the green vegetables or fruit than you normally would. It is for this reason that green smoothies are so nutritious a food.
Nature's Supply of Green Foods
Some of the richest protein sources found in plants are in fact green foods, including Spirulina and Chlorella. Both of these are high energy foods from nature's rich stores of life-giving sunlight. In fact, some of the most concentrated nutritious foods available on the planet are green foods, including wheat grass, spinach, rocket and spirulina. It is their high natural doses of minerals and vital nutrients that makes them so special.
Healthy Smoothie Recipes
Simply combine any of the following green foods and blend together to make a great green smoothie recipe.
- Broccoli
- Spinach
- Asparagus
- Celery
- Chard
- Cucumber
- Kiwi Fruit
- Basil
- Rocket
- Alfalfa
- Wheat Grass
- Barley Grass
- 1 teaspoon of Smoothie Greens
If you add one teaspoon of Smoothie Greens - which is rich in iron, protein and vital minerals and vitamins - you will be adding to the existing energy potential of your smoothie drink and really making it that extra bit nutritious.