Hi everyone. It's Eva from changemyeatinghabits.com and today we'll be
preparing a green smoothie. So I'll start by explaining what I use and I will
make the green smoothie and taste it. So today I'll be using a Vitamix 750 series.
I really like this blender. Its high-powered. It blends the smoothies
very well and it has a very nice consistency in the end. I highly
recommend this. The programs are all set up already so you can just put it at the
setting that you want. Like this one is for making smoothies and it starts and
ends by itself. You can even make soups, nut butters and it can
even clean itself. So let's go to the ingredients. The
way this green smoothie works is that you always have to use the
template. So I'll be starting with step 1 which is the greens. I decided today
to use spinach, organic spinach and we'll be using 2 cups of spinach. If you
want you can also use kale or collard greens or bok choy. Try to alternate your
greens every week. I don't have spinach every day or a kale every day. Try to
alternate them and it's perfect. Try to use organic as much as possible. So we
have 2 cups here. After that, for your step 2, you need to use one or two fruits.
So in this case I use some frozen bananas. What I do is that I take
very ripe bananas. I cut them up in pieces, put in a Ziploc bag and
put them in the freezer and the next day I pop them in the blender and I
have a frozen smoothie. So here I have one cup of bananas and I have one cup of
frozen strawberries. After that for step three, you need to use a nut or a seed.
In this case I used two tablespoon of chia seeds for our omega 3s. If you
want you can also use almonds or pecans as your nut and that also you use about
two tablespoons. And the last step, it's optional you can use a boost. In this
case I used 1 teaspoon of cacao powder which is filled with antioxidants and
it's gonna make the smoothie a bit more richer. In the end you use 1 cup of water
for your smoothie. So this smoothie is for only one person and it will make
a 2 cup meal. You can use it as a breakfast, lunch or dinner option. So
let's start our smoothie. So I'll be adding my greens. All smoothies are
important to have some greens. They have a lot of phytonutrients that our body
needs and they're important. So here are the greens.
After that I'll be adding my frozen banana and my frozen strawberries.
Don't forget your cup of water, your two tablespoons of chia seeds for
your omega-3s and your cacao powder for the
antioxidants. As you can see this smoothie is filled with many
phytonutrients that our body needs that we only find in fresh Whole Foods.
I believe that plant-based foods are really important for our body and we
should include them every day. So lets start the Vitamix. So you put it on setting one. You
put it on. Then you press the button. That's all you have to do for
a few seconds. (Blending)
Let's check the consistency. I know it has a green color. But it's pretty good.
If you want it to be more cold you can add ice cubes before you blend. So here's
our nice smoothie for the day. I use glass straws for the environment and health. You can get those on the
link below. I have an Amazon store and I recommend to all the products. so let's
do the taste test.
Nice, amazing. Fresh whole food smoothie. Use this as a template. So two cups of greens,
one cup of each fruit that you use, so maximum two fruits or one,
2 tablespoons of a seed or a nut, 1 cup of water and 1 teaspoon of the boost
that you want and that's pretty optional. So I hope you enjoyed this recipe. Make
yourself a green smoothie and see how you feel after 21 days. Have a nice day.
Stay healthy.