10 Mar Lean Green Smoothie Recipe
Recipe modified from the original created by: Ellen Troyer, with Spencer Thornton, MD and the Biosyntrx staff.
This smoothie is packed full of nutrition that helps detoxify your liver, kidneys and bloodstream, as well as reducing inflammation and helping to re-hydrate your body. It also restores your body’s natural pH level, which is critical for optimal immune system reactions, particularly during cold and flu season.
For those of you who have yet to develop a taste for green smoothies without a lot of fruit to make them sweet, if possible, hold the fruit to one half cup mixed dark berries, or one half cup fresh pineapple, or a small apple to keep the sugar content as low as possible.
Step 1: Gather & Prep Ingredients
Ingredients:
1 handful of spinach
1/2 lemon, peeled
1 inch piece of fresh ginger
1/3 cucumber
1/2 celery stalk
1 small handful of cilantro
1 small handful of parsley
1 cup of water, or more
Serving of protein powder (pick a protein powder without fake sweeteners such as Splenda or aspartame)
Optional fruit (I used an Apple)
1 packet of Oxylent
1 tablespoon of Barleans Flaxseed oil (vegan formula)
Instructions:
Peel the fresh ginger
Peel the lemon
Chop up the apple
Step 2: Combine all ingredients in your blender and blend!
Step 3: Enjoy!
Step 4: Store extra ingredients! I store excess ingredients in the freezer. It makes it quick and easy the next time!
Health Benefits of Ingredients
Parsley, Cucumber and Celery are diuretics and stimulate kidney activity to flush out toxins. The chlorophyll found in Parsley is terrific for blood purification by removing heavy metals.
Cilantro is also an effective method to remove heavy metals from our bodies. Heavy metals are found everywhere – they’re in pesticides and herbicides used to grow our food, in our water sources and everyday products such as shampoo and deodorant. More and more studies are finding that heavy metals are a contributing source of disease and other health issues.
Lemons are great for restoring the natural pH balance in your body. Every day we consume food that is very acidic including wheat, sugar and meat. Adding lemons (and other greens) to your diet will help stabilize your pH level resulting in a stronger immune system.
Ginger reduces inflammation, helps balance blood sugar, and has been shown to be effective at fighting symptoms caused by a head cold or the flu. It also helps digestion and can calm an upset stomach.
Spinach is one of the ultimate super foods. It’s inexpensive, readily available and low in calories, high in chlorophyll, loaded with vitamins and minerals and it’s difficult to find a superior food in terms of protein per calorie.
Mylene Collins
Posted at 07:10h, 06 AprilMy first green smoothie! Better than expected…actually tasty and refreshing. I don’t know if it is my blender, but I wish it would have come out with a smoother texture.
Jenn
Posted at 10:12h, 29 MayMylene, add more water or add a tablespoon of coconut butter or oil. It helps the texture. Sometimes when I don’t want the bulk I add more liquid and strain it and drink it like a juice.
Ellen
Posted at 14:13h, 22 MarchI used coconut water for the liquid and a few ice cubes. No fresh ginger in the house but I did have crystalized ginger small amount..and NO sweetner.. The apple was plenty. and organic flaxseed no oil in the house……WOW I’m in love…