The Green Smoothies Diet: The Natural Program for Extraordinary Health - Softcover

Robyn Openshaw

Softcover

ISBN 10: 156975702X ISBN 13: 9781569757024

Publisher: Ulysses Press, 2021

Synopsis

Capture the benefits of the planet's most powerful superfoods with this bestselling guide to crafting ultra-nutritious green smoothies recipes at home from "The Green Smoothie Girl", Robyn Openshaw.

Looking for a quick, flavorful and nutritious way to stay youthful and healthy? The Green Smoothies Diet provides the perfect solution! Green smoothies are the best way to power up your body and supercharge your health in just minutes a day. Packing a tasty, nutrient-filled punch in every sip, these ultrahealthy smoothies pair leafy green vegetables with delicious, antioxidant-rich fruits. Discover how green smoothies help you:

•Lose Weight
•Detoxify the Body
•Increase Energy
•Fight Heart Disease
•Prevent Diabetes & Certain Cancers
•Boost the Immune System
•Make Skin and Hair Beautiful

Features easy-to-make recipes like:

•Rad Raspberry Radicchio
•Black Kale Blackberry Brew
•Red Pepper Mint Julep
•Grapefruit Cilantro Booster
•Big Black Cabbage Cocktail

About this title

About the Author

Robyn Pay is a freelance writer and editor as well as an adjunct instructor of business writing at Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Management. A life long vegetarian, she lives in Provo, Utah.

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Lemony Collard Peach Treat

3 large collard leaves, including stems
1 cup water
½ cup ice
2 peaches
1 banana, frozen in chunks
¼ whole lemon (including peel)
½ tsp. stevia

Blend first two ingredients on high for 2 minutes in BlendTec, add remaining ingredients and blend until smooth. Serve with a mint sprig.

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Spinach Raspberry Medley

2 large handfuls spinach
1 cup water
½ cup ice
1 Tbsp. agave nectar
1 cup frozen mixed berries
1 banana, frozen in chunks

Blend spinach and ice until smooth in BlendTec, add other ingredients and blend 60 seconds. Serve in tall glasses with straws.

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Kale Concoction

3 large stalks of green or black (Lacinato) kale
1 cup water
2 pears
1” of fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
1 cup water
1 banana, frozen in chunks
½ tsp. stevia

Blend kale and water in BlendTec until smooth, then add other ingredients and blend 90 seconds more.

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Tropismoothie

1 large handful spinach
1 large handful arugula
1 large handful leafy lettuce (romaine, green or red lettuce, anything but iceberg)
1 cup water
1 cup fresh pineapple, coarsely chopped
1 cup papaya
1 banana, frozen in chunks
1 Tbsp. honey
½ cup ice

Blend first four ingredients in BlendTec until smooth. Add remaining ingredients and blend until smooth. Serve in frosted glasses.

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Super-Antioxidant Chocolate Shake

1 large handful spinach or kale
1 cup coconut liquid (fresh or canned)
2 Tbsp. raw chocolate powder
1 cup ice
1 stalk celery, coarsely chopped
1 banana, frozen in chunks
¼ cup raw or roasted almond butter (or organic peanut butter)
¼ cup dried goji berries, soaked 1 hr. and drained (optional)
2 Tbsp. agave nectar

Blend all ingredients 2 minutes in BlendTec, adding extra ice for more shake-like consistency if necessary, and serve immediately with straws.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ulysses Press
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 156975702X
• ISBN 13: 9781569757024
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240