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Ode to Green Smoothie
By Victoria Boutenko
As the Russian proverb says: New-is something old, that has been long forgotten. This summer I re-discovered green smoothies. What do I mean by green smoothie? Here is one of my favorite recipes: 4 ripe pears, 1 bunch of parsley and 1 big cup of water. Blend well. This smoothie looks very green, but it tastes like fruit. I like green smoothies so much that I bought an extra blender and placed it in my office, so that I could make green smoothies throughout the day. More than half of all the food I’ve had in last several months have been green smoothies. I have so much more energy and clarity that I have removed green juices from my diet. (Juicing has been something that I’ve been doing regularly for years.) Green smoothies have numerous benefits for human health.
10. Green smoothies can easily be freshly made at any juice bar, restaurant or health food store for the great convenience of health-oriented customers.
Mango-parsley Strawberry-banana Pear-kale-mint
2 large mangos romaine 4 ripe pears
1 bunch parsley 1-c. strawberries 4-5 leaves of kale
Water 2 bananas ½ bunch of mint
½ bunch romaine water
Water
Peach-spinach Apple-kale-lemon Finger banana-spinach
6 peaches 4 apples 10 finger –bananas
2 handfuls of spinach leaves ½ lemon juice 2 handfuls of spinach
water 4-5 leaves of kale leaves
water
Mango-chard Kiwi-banana-celery Bosc pear-raspberry-
By Gayle Bradshaw 4 very ripe kiwis kale
2 chard leaves 1 ripe banana 3 bosc pears
1 avocado 3 stalks of celery 1 handful of raspberries
½ c pineapple Water 4-5 leaves of kale
1 mango www.rawfamily.com
¼ c cilantro
½ Cucumbers
½ c fresh spinach leaves
put in greens, add enough water to blend
then add chopped fruit
You can also add fresh sea weeds, umm good
Spinach
Handful of spinach
½ Cucumbers
Mango
Pineapple
Put in blender with some “clean pure” water.
My favorite,
Head of butter lettuce
½ cored pineapple
big bunch of grapes
1 large avocado
½ cucumber
Yummm.
Hippocrates Green Formulas
(this is a juice made with a juicer not a blended drink)
16-18 oz 3 x’s a day
½ Green Veggies
Kale (small amount)
Cucumber
Spinach
Celery
Lettuces, dark green only (chard – collard greens etc)
Cabbage
½ Baby greens / Sprouts/ weeds
Sunflower Greens
Pea Shoots
Dandelion
Arugula
Note: from Gayle
Parsley is a great herb and useful in many ways. We know it is high in vitamin C and that it freshens breath. However, in large quantities, such as juice, parsley actually reduces the amount of calcium available for absorption! It contains an extremely concentrated source of oxalates which bind with calcium greatly reducing its bioavailability. Parsley contains about 1700 mg oxalic acid per 100 gms - almost double the concentration of oxalic acid in spinach (around 900 mg per 100 gms). If, for example, you add a bunch of parsley to your green juice, along with kale, which is an excellent source of highly bioavailability calcium, it could negatively impact the usability of it's calcium. This would not be a huge issue if total calcium content of the diet is high, but if we are hoping to boost calcium intake with a green juice, we would defeat our purpose. The same is true of Swiss chard and beet greens and to a lesser extent, spinach. Here is a great recipe for green juice that is high in calcium and protein:
Green Power Juice
Yield: 3 - 4 cups (2 servings)
1 bunch kale (8 to 12 ounces)
1/2 head Romaine lettuce (8 to 12 ounces)
1 cucumber, halved lengthwise
4 ribs celery
1 lemon, peeled
1. Juice all of the ingredients.
2. Serve immediately.
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