Essential green smoothie recipe for energy and clear skin
I’m sure you’ve heard that a higher consumption of fruit and vegetables is associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality including cancer and heart attacks. But what researchers have recently learned is that for every additional serving of fruits or vegetables you consume daily, there is a 4% reduction in your risk of cardiovascular mortality. Every single extra serving of fruits and vegetables you ingest really does add up in a measurable way towards better health.
This week we’re adding a basic green smoothie to our morning routine. What might seem like a small habit is extremely beneficial for your entire body, particularly for disease prevention and overall energy levels. The fibre and nutrients in this powerful glass of goodness act to keep you feeling full and reduce cravings for other foods. This, along with the weight management benefits from eating avocados, is a fantastic kick-start to weight-loss. Additionally, after even a week of eating these skin friendly nutrients every day, most people notice an improvement in the overall condition of their skin.
“This one tiny green smoothie habit is incredibly rewarding.”
Green smoothies are the easiest way I’ve found to sneak nutrients into our diet in a very pleasurable way. When you taste it, you won’t believe this sweet tasting concoction has vegetables in it, but as you’ll see below, it contains more than 100% of your daily antioxidant needs for good health.
Essential green smoothie recipe for energy and clear skin
Ingredients
- 2 cups spinach
- 1 apple cored
- 1/2 avocado
- 2 cups coconut water
Instructions
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Add the ingredients into your blender (it’s nice to put the spinach on the bottom, so it blends more easily).
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Blend for about 30 seconds until well mixed
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Drink
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Repeat this each AM after your
Recipe Notes
To prepare for the week ahead all you need to do is buy 4 avocados, 7 apples, 14 cups of spinach and 4 litres of coconut water.
Main benefits of green smoothies
Total ORAC Score (A measure of of antioxidants) of this recipe is 9665. It’s suggested that we need 7000 ORAC units a day for basic health but unfortunately most people only get 5700 ORAC units a day. This one smoothie puts you at 138% of your daily ORAC goal. You can read more here about ORAC score and see how the score for this smoothie was calculated.
I hope you are enjoying this Weekly Bites habit series. We’re on week 2 of 52. I look forward to continuing this journey of health exploration together for the rest of the year. Let us know in the comments below what you’ve discovered, what you like/dislike, and any struggles you might be having in doing the habits each day.[/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]
Definitely will give this a try. Im so confused as to why my skin has become acne prone. Im so oooooold and I thought good skin, or at least skin free from pimples, would be a benefit of aging. Duped again!
Im going to start the lemon and warm water again as well. Great blog btw!
Thanks Shahidah – so glad you like the blog. Yes you’d think it wouldn’t be true but we can get acne at any age 🙁 Something that might help is this particular smoothie recipe – it’s specially designed to help with skin erruptions and also soothing inflammation (along with a few more juicy benefits too!): https://theconfidencekitchen.com/2014/02/04/natural-beauty-beautiful-skin-green-smoothie-recipes-healthy-recipes-vitamin-a-tips-for-healthy-skin/ Another thing that has been regularly reported anecdotally is that dairy is a big culprit behind breakouts at most ages, although it’s suggested that the hormones in dairy can trigger us more as adults. Personally I’ve noticed a big difference since I’ve mostly cut out dairy. Best of luck!