Green Smoothies: A Daily Ritual For Busy Women

Hey there legends! I know your days are a whirlwind of work, kids, errands, and everything in between. So, planning those super healthy meals, to keep you cooking on gas, can be a little challenging, am I right? Sometimes anything better than a co-op meal deal is a bit a win no? That's why I'm here to let you in on one of Mother Nature's best kept secrets - the green smoothie!

What Even Is A Green Smoothie?

No, it's not a gross veggie sludge that'll have you gagging. A green smoothie is basically a tropical vacation in a glass. It's a delicious drinkable meal that's jam packed with nutrient-rich greens, fresh fruits, and any other healthy mix-ins your heart desires. It's the best of both worlds - all the goodness of your veggies blended up with sweet, fruity flavours.

Why You Need This In Your Life

I'm about to blow your mind here. Thanks to the blending process, your body can actually absorb up to 90% more of the nutrients in green smoothies compared to just munching on plain vegetables. 9-0 percent, ladies! That's like getting an A+ in the nutrition game. Oh, and did I say you can make them in less than a minute too?!

The Benefits Of Drinking Green Smoothies Are Endless Including:

- Increase in awesome energy

- Promote weight loss, clearer skin, harder nails, and more!

- Help reduce sugar cravings and hunger levels.

- Packed with antioxidants and phytonutrients to fight nasty illnesses, aging, and damage from free radicals.

- Makes you happy. Food affects your moods and the health benefits will help you process stress, balance nerves, and feel positive.

- They are delicious! Your taste buds will thank you.

Not only that, but you get all the fabulous fibre too. Your gut will be happier than a kid in a candy shop. Plus, you'll be getting a truckload of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, proteins, healthy fats and more into your system in one simple, delicious glass.

To give your smoothies an extra nutrition punch, add in superfoods! While alone some of these may not taste particularly epic, the flavour is masked when blended in your tasty drink. Here are a few of our fave add-ins:

Chia Seeds, Hemp Seeds, Flax, Maca Root Powder, Cinnamon, Turmeric, Raw Cacao, Spirulina, Wheatgrass, Vitamin C Powder, Grass Fed Gelatin, Protein Powder

My 5 top tips for the ultimate green smoothie experience. 

1.)Replace one meal with a protein, fibre and healthy fat packed smoothie.

This energy-packed drink is fast and nutritious. It will help to balance blood sugar (no sugary spikes). Try this for 7 days and see how you feel! 

2.)Go organic! 

As the greens in smoothies are so easily digestible, you want to go organic whenever possible. We know organic can be expensive and not available to everyone. One trick is to buy organic greens when in season, blend them with water, and store them in ice cube trays for quick use or freeze organic fruits. 

3.) Use Frozen goodies:

Frozen fruits will save you from adding ice, keep your smoothies cold, and add a beautiful smooth texture. Focus on low to medium-sugar fruits such as berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries), pears, and apples. We also love using avocado (this is awesome for added creaminess & healthy fats. Just cut it up and freeze it!)

4.) Rotate your greens

Spinach is an awesome intro green due to its mild flavor, blendability (is that a word?), and nutritional powerhouse profile. But to make sure you are filling your body with a wide range of nutrients you have to switch it up. Kale, collards, beet greens, carrot greens, and romaine lettuce... the choices are endless but switch every 2–3 days.

5.) Try to limit sweeteners: 

The more you drink green smoothies, the fewer sweeteners you will need to add. Sugar, even in an all-natural form, should be limited. Always make your smoothie first and test before adding fruit, honey, or dates as you may not need it.

Seriously, what's not to love? You can whip up a super nutritious, satisfying meal in all of a minute. Yeah, it's that easy! No more skipping meals or eating literal trash just because ain't nobody got time for cooking.  

So what are you waiting for? Give green smoothies a try and your body will thank you. Your busy lifestyle just got a whole lot healthier (and more delicious!).

The “5 Ingredient Protein Power Smoothie” here is one of the simplest smoothies you can make which is packed full of all sorts of goodness. Give it a bash and let us know how you get on.

You got this!

Tom

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