Ingredients:
1 ¼ cup water
¼ cup lemon juice
3 Tbsp. ground flax seed (heaping)
1 small avocado or ½ large
Kale (green or purple)
Spinach
Romaine Lettuce
Swiss Chard
1 Stalk Celery
3 to 4 inch piece of English Cucumber, sliced
If you do not have all of these, then use what you have. Or you may want to substitute or add others. When in season, dandelion is also a great option to add to this smoothie.
Wash all your greens and tear or cut into smaller pieces. You should have a total of 4 cups of greens. Pour the water into your blender. Then add all of the ingredients and blend until smooth. You will end up with about 4 cups of smoothie.
In practically all of the greens in this smoothie we find Vitamins A, B, C, D and K, as well as many minerals, such as, Potassium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Iron, Calcium, Manganese and much more. When we use most of these greens or all, we end up receiving much help to keep our bodies healthy.
Here are some of the benefits we receive from this smoothie:
Support for a strong healthy immune system, bone health, eye health, anti-cancer aid, this stimulates the intestinal functions and improves our digestion, it contributes to our cardiovascular system, it has benefits for the urinary tract, is a laxative help, and fights inflammation. It supports the liver as a detoxifier, helps in cleansing our blood.
The cucumber, celery, avocado, and flax seed contain dietary fiber and the avocado is high in Omega-3 fats.
Note from the author:
Before my husband and I began eating a green smoothie every other day for breakfast, for about 4 to 5 years, I had problems with regularity (constipation). But since we are having this, I have no more problems. It has really helped me a lot. We also sometimes eat a few raw sunflower seeds, almonds, and pumpkin seeds. This is a light and very nutritious, very healthy meal and it keeps us well until lunch between 12 noon and 1 pm. Regarding the greens used in this smoothie, both the green and purple kale are among the healthiest and most nutritious plant foods. Of all the super healthy greens, KALE is the KING!
Recipe by Franziska Pedersen