All About Smoothies

Ahh, the Green Smoothie is a favorite, must-have, irreplaceable, and undeniable, non-negotiable morning ritual of mine. As many magic tricks as we can do with the mind, if the body is not functioning optimally, we are just not going to feel our best and be happy. Reversely, or conversely, when we feel physically awesome, our minds are that much more likely to cooperate with our morning ritual techniques. We might even find ourselves feeling naturally more happy and grateful for everything...full of ideas for our business and for our life.

So, the idea here is that we should all be getting our fruits + vegetables each day. Who can argue with that?  For optimal health and peace of mind, why not load up first thing in the morning?  In the Green Smoothie, we blend up fruits with green leafy vegetables, add some green powder,  half an avocado, and BAM! We are drinking something sweet, which tastes like fruit, and we’ve just gotten a bunch of servings of fruits + vegetables to power-start our day.

Often, people feel drawn to coffee in the morning because we are eating heavy foods that make us tired, like bagels, bacon, eggs, and pancakes. But, what if we were able to drink something that power-charged us with energy? This is what the green smoothie does. This doesn’t mean you can’t eat other breakfast foods. Just drink this first. You will feel much better. I promise! Here are a few simple recipes for my favorite Green Smoothies I make at home all the time. ENJOY!

Simple Green Smoothie

• 2 medium size apples, cut

• 1-2 handfuls organic spinach or other greens

• ½ avocado

• 5 cups filtered/ spring water

• 1 T green powder (I like Healthforce Nutritionals, Garden of Life, + Billy’s Infinity Greens, but there are many great brands)

• Add 1 T raw local honey if you want to add more sweetness

Blend everything together in the Vitamix, Ninja or other blender.

Enjoy and be healthy!

Whimsical Morning Smoothie

• 1 fuji apple

•  8 local strawberries , plus 2 extra for decoration

•  2 huge leaves curly kale (or 4 if regular size)

•  ½ large avocado (or 1 whole small)

•  8 spirulina tabs

•  1 tablespoon local raw honey

•  pinch dulse flakes

•  sprinkle local bee pollen

•  sprinkle cacao nibs

•  sprinkle goji berries

•  filtered/spring water to desired consistency (Up to the 6 cup mark (on Vitamix), once all ingredients are in!

Blend and Enjoy!

In collaboration with Debra Mazer, Celebrity Plant-Based Personal Chef, and Winner of The Best of Raw Awards for her Hot Love Chocolate Truffles. She is the author of “Retreat Recipes for Yoga Lovers. Stay in touch: www.DebraMazer.com