Struggling with your intake of veggies? Then why not drink smoothies every day.
Vegetable smoothies are just about as healthy as green veggies that you might not eat enough. In fact smoothies are perhaps a bit healthier, as most of us have impaired digestion, thanks to years of poor eating habits, that prevents absorption of all the good stuff present in raw vegetables.
And they are so tasty. Plus, there is so much variety that you can drink a different smoothie every day or pick a bunch of smoothies to meet your specific requirements.
Orange Kale Protein Juice Recipe
This one is super easy and quick to make—all it takes is 5 minutes—plus super healthy. It contains loads of protein (30 g in a 16-ounce serving).
Ingredients
- 2 scoops of any plant-based protein supplement (vanilla flavor)
- 1 medium-sized orange (peel the orange and remove the seeds)
- 1 cup raw kale (chopped)
- 1 pinch each of ginger power and ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon of spirulina powder
- 1 cup water
How to prepare
Put all these ingredients in your blender and mix them until the concoction is smooth.
Blueberry Mint Green Smoothie
Labeled as “superfood”, blueberries are as tasty as they are healthy. They are the king of antioxidant foods, having a higher antioxidant capacity than all vegetables and fruits commonly consumed. Besides antioxidants, blueberries are rich in manganese, vitamin c, vitamin k, and fiber.
This is one drink that you’ll rejuvenate you in an instant. And it’s super tasty, too.
Ingredients
- 2 cups blackberry (either fresh or frozen)
- 2 cups spinach (frozen ones may blend better, but you can also use fresh ones if you want)
- 3-5 mint leaves
- 1 kiwi
- 1 cupful of coconut water
- Some ice cubes
How to prepare
Put all these ingredients in your blender and just mix them!
Ginger-Orange Green Smoothie
Vitamin C, present in plenty in an orange, helps alleviate symptoms of common cold. Ginger is another food recommended when down with cold as it helps reduce nausea. Plus, it is also good for digestion. Due to these reasons, this smoothie comes especially recommended for those stuck indoors because of common cold.
That said, once you’ve tasted it, you will find the drink hard to resist on other days too—because it is tastes just like sunshine and provides all the special health benefits leafy green vegetables provide.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups water
- 3 handfuls spinach (use fresh spinach)
- 2 oranges (use navel oranges)
- A pinch of ginger
- 2 bananas
- 1 cucumber and 4 romaine leaves (These two are optional. If you are not using an organic cucumber, don’t forget to peel it)
How to prepare
Those having a high-powered blender can put all the ingredients together and blend them till the smoothie is smooth as silk. Others should first blend romaine leaves and spinach and then put the remaining ingredients in the blender.
Spring Detox Smoothie
Our body has built-in detoxifying organs, especially the liver. However, thanks to bad eating habits, which often get better of us, detoxification takes a hit. Spruce it up with this smoothie and help free your body of toxins and harmful chemicals.
This drink is filled with many naturally detoxifying agents, like green tea, cucumbers, cilantro, ginger, lemon juice, avocados, pineapple, and raw honey. And the taste is great too!
Ingredients
- 1 cup chilled green tea
- 1 cup cilantro
- 1 cup organic baby or baby green kale
- 1 cup pineapple
- 1 cup cucumber
- juice of 1 medium-sized lemon
- ½ avocado
- 1 tablespoon ginger (freshly grated)
How to prepare
Throw all the ingredients into your blender. Puree until silk smooth.
Drink a glass of smoothie—or more—everyday and get all the benefits of green vegetables without eating them.