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<\/a><\/p>\nThere is a reason for all the hype around green smoothies. Not only are greens in their raw state packed full of nutrients, plus a whole lot of fiber, but they also contain very low levels of sugar, enhance your digestive system\u2014which helps detoxify and cleanse your body through the elimination of waste\u2014and keep your body in an alkaline state. You can just feel it when you provide your body with the much-needed nutrients that are essential to overall health and vitality. It makes you feel good.<\/p>\n
Fats are important too (good fats of course). They help aid the absorption of important fat soluble Vitamins like K and E, which also help the absorption of minerals. In a smoothie try adding a little bit of things like coconut oil, ground chia or flax seeds, a few ground nuts, hemp seeds, nut milk\/butter, avocado, flaxseed oil. You don\u2019t need much, no more than a tablespoon of concentrated fat per person.<\/p>\n
So now with strawberry season approaching an end, I\u2019m not entirely moving on from my berry smoothies, but I am incorporating more green smoothies into my repertoire for the rest of summer. Here are some of fabulous greens I am using – all of which are locally grown and abundant in the summer months:<\/p>\n
Swiss chard<\/strong>: June to September This is antioxidant rich green smoothie is particularly good for stimulating digestion, the metabolism, and boosting the immune system.<\/p>\n Yields 2 large smoothies. <\/strong>Use organic ingredients when possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n INGREDIENTS:<\/strong> METHOD:<\/strong> A smoothie with has an extra dose of protein and vitamin E.<\/p>\n Yields 2 servings. <\/strong>Use organic ingredients when possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n INGREDIENTS:<\/strong> METHOD:<\/strong> This one\u2019s a tasty and balanced meal brimming with antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and healthy fats.n.<\/p>\n Yields 2 servings.<\/strong> Use organic ingredients when possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n INGREDIENTS:<\/strong> METHOD:<\/strong> Then tag @ellerepublic<\/a> on Instagram and hashtag it #ellerepublic<\/a><\/p>\n Please let me know how this buckwheat bread recipe turned out for you! I would love to hear how you liked it. Simply rate it with the stars above \u2b50or leave me a comment and rate it below.<\/p>\n If you have tips for other readers, let me know! It helps me and other readers so much. Sharing is Caring :-).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Knocking back a concoction of powerful nutrients in one drink is a great way to give your body a super-charged start…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":58439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_kb_optimizer_status":0,"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4116,5070,4079],"tags":[4156,6003,4231,4281],"class_list":["post-58438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-drinks-smoothies","category-healthy-eating","category-recipes","tag-celery","tag-mango-en","tag-strawberries","tag-swiss-chard"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58438"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58438\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nCelery<\/strong>: July to October
\nCucumber<\/strong>: July to September
\nSpinach<\/strong>: abundant from March to October (with decreasing quantities in the peak of summer)<\/p>\nGreen Morning Glory<\/h2>\n
\n1 cup cloudy apple juice (250 ml) (or water for seasoned green smoothie drinkers)
\n6 Swiss chard leaves (just leafy parts)
\n2 mini cucumbers, coarsely chopped
\n2 celery stalks, coarsely chopped
\n1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored and coarsely chopped
\njuice from 1\/2 lemon
\nsmall handful fresh cilantro or mint leaves
\nsmall handful fresh parsley
\n1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
\n3 teaspoons avocado oil
\ndash of cayenne<\/p>\n
\nBlend together and enjoy!<\/p>\n<\/a>Sweet & Green Almond Smoothie<\/h2>\n
\n1 ripe mango, peeled and diced
\n1 handful baby spinach (or 2 Swiss chard leaves)
\n1 cup unsweetened almond milk (250 ml)
\n2 tablespoons plant-based protein powder
\n1 tablespoon almond butter<\/p>\n
\nBlend together and enjoy!<\/p>\nBerries & Greens Smoothie<\/h2>\n
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\n2 cups fresh or frozen strawberries (can also use a mix of blueberries, raspberries, etc.)
\n3 apricots
\n3 handfuls baby spinach
\n1 small container goats milk yogurt
\njuice from 1\/2 lemon
\n1 1\/2 tablespoons plant-based protein powder
\n2 teaspoons honey (optional)<\/p>\n
\nBlend together and enjoy!<\/p>\nDid you try this recipe?<\/h3>\nHow did you like it?<\/h3>\n
Did you make any changes to this recipe?<\/h3>\n