Ep. 11 | How To Make Your First Basic Green Smoothie (…and Actually Enjoy It)

Are you on a diet rich in meat-and-processed foods but want to ‘dip your toe’ in the sea of plant-based eating to try it? The problem is, you’ve always relied on store bought smoothies, and have never eaten or cooked much with veggies. Even the thought of making a smoothie at home from scratch is something new. So maybe you’re wondering, “How in the world do I even begin to move away from my current way of eating into a more healthful one?”

If that’s what you’re thinking, you’re in the right place!

That’s why I want to focus on green smoothies in this episode. This is a simple positive step forward in your health that you can take if you want to start improving your health AND test-drive what eating healthier could be like. Making a green smoothie can be fast, easy to make, tasty AND super nourishing for your body. Don’t know how to make one? Let me show you how!

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Here is a very simple basic recipe to make a green smoothie, that takes just 5 easy steps. Start with using just 2 cups of chopped leafy greens to make the smoothie. Some examples of good leafy green vegetables you can try are spinach, baby kale leaves, Bok choy an arugula or rocket.

Then, when you are used to having a green smoothie regularly, you can increase the amount of leafy greens added in gradually to 2 ½ then 3 cups at a time. Remember: the more leafy greens you put in the better in terms of cancer-fighting abilities!

 Instructions

• Step 1: Put 2 cups of a green leafy vegetable into a high-speed blender. Roughly chop up the leafy greens first. If there are stems, chop them up more. You can make a test smoothie first to see how well your blender works so you know how much you need to chop up the leafy greens for future smoothies. 

• Step 2: Add in a medium apple - chop this up first into small cubes for easier blending.
• Step 3: Put in a small ripe banana (the riper the better) OR half a cup of fresh/frozen blueberries. Feel free to put in a bit more than half a cup of blueberries if you like! You can also use other berries like strawberries if you prefer. Raspberries or black berries will likely give a slight tartness to the smoothie. The banana can be added as cut up fresh or frozen banana chunks.
• Step 4: Add in a cup of a calcium fortified plant-based milk (e.g., soy milk, almond milk, oat milk)
• Step 5: Blend it up until super smooth and creamy (throw in some ice cubes if you like it colder, or if you are not using frozen fruit). Then enjoy!

Green smoothies are really an easy way you can start testing the waters of the plant-based world. If you're ready for more, LISTEN HERE for more pro-tips and guidance on making green smoothies.

 

Inside this episode, I’ll break down smoothie making into the essential basics, and give you some bonus pro-tips to help you enjoy greater success when making your first green smoothie! 

Episode Highlights & Key Timestamps:

• [2:53] How my past client started literally from scratch
• [4:55] Common ingredients often used in a smoothie
• [6:00] What a green smoothie is
• [6:55] 5 easy steps to making your first green smoothie 
• [9:23] 3 extra bonus tips!
• [11:30] How to make your green smoothies even more nourishing over time
  
  

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