Green Smoothie Magic: 132+ Delicious Green Smoothie Recipes That Trim and Slim

291 Pages·2012·3.79 MB·English

by  Gabrielle Raiz

Green Smoothie Magic

More Than 132 Delicious, Adaptable
Green Smoothie Recipes
Using Easy To Find Ingredients
By Gabrielle Raiz
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Disclaimer
Why it’s advisable to give you a ‘waiver’ about the fact that eating well is
good for you is frankly, beyond me. However, due to the way the world is these
days, here it is: This book is written with high intentions to share information
about how to fit more raw fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds and especially leafy
green vegetables into your life. Who knows what kind of magic will happen in
your life as a result of adapting your eating habits?
What you eat is up to you. You have to be careful to eat a full complement of
nutritional foods to satisfy your nutritional needs. You probably won’t get that
out of one green smoothie. It comes from an approach that you take for your
own good health.
This book makes no warranties, guarantees or promises to heal any illness nor
does it promise that it will keep you young, make you look better, feel better,
cure diseases, prevent diseases or stop the symptoms or signs of conditions or
illnesses.
If you have questions about your own state of health it is always a good idea
to consult people whom you trust, medicos and other health professionals.
Perhaps you need to be reminded to ‘consult your physician’.
This book is not a source of medical information and this book is not designed
to render you any medical service. No book can be a substitute for your actions
for direct, personal and or professional medical diagnosis and care.
Understanding where you are at medically or nutritionally at this present
moment is a great place to start, then make up your mind where you take it. It’s
up to you but you’re not on your own.
There! It’s done.
If you’ve ever wondered how to get a child to ‘eat their greens’, or scratched
your head at how you could possibly eat enough ‘raw food’ to benefit from this
health-boosting diet revolution ...
... then learning to make delicious, healthy ‘green’ smoothies is a must.
I believe the theory is creatively brilliant – it’s such a quick and easy way to
benefit from the amazing nutritional punch packed into nature’s green leafy
vegetables.
Just blend them together and there you have an instantly healthy drink!
But beware. Not all green smoothie recipes are created equal – some require
difficult to find ingredients while others depend on expensive ‘superfoods’.
Some combinations are simply horrible! (Believe me I know this from
experience – I did the research!) So while the idea is fantastic in theory, in
practice you have to be careful that you end up with a palatable drink –
preferably something yummy and delicious.
For example, some of the best raw greens are very strong in taste, so unless
you want to feel as if you are drinking grass-clippings every day, then you’ll
want to know how to balance them in your recipes.
I recommend you start out with solid foundational recipes, using nature’s
easy-to-find and ‘nutritionally dense’ ingredients that you can obtain from your
local markets or store.
Then, once you have a repertoire of successful recipes based on ingredients
you’ll ALWAYS have on hand, you’ll be happy to adapt and experiment. If you
want to add any of the more popular superfoods, (such as chia seeds or acai
berries or spirulina for example) I’ll show you how, though in this book, I’ve
made sure you don’t need them.
If you are brand new to green smoothies you’ll probably want to develop your
taste for them first as some combinations are definitely ‘stronger tasting’ than
others. In this book you’ll learn to make scrummy-yummy family-friendly
smoothies that makes the start of the journey much easier.
EVERY recipe is tested – and contains substitutable ingredients.
I show you how to go about substituting and adapting ingredients ... and even
rescuing ‘disasters’.
This drinkable ‘raw-food-revolution’ doesn’t have to be the playground of the
fringe-dweller. Green smoothies are well-within every person’s taste, budget and
lifestyle.
They ARE the ideal complete and ‘fast’ superfood!
Packed with practical information on how to make delicious green smoothies
using easy-to-find ingredients, my hope with this book is you will soon have you
wowing your family and friends with your extensive and delicious repertoire!
In it you will discover:

More than 132 TESTED* delicious Green Smoothie recipes (including
suggested variations!)
Recommendations for adapting and substituting ingredients, depending on
availability and taste
How to make amazing green smoothies from regular ingredients - Green
Smoothie Magic recipes do not require expensive specially marketed
'superfoods' (but there is a section on adding them when and if you want
to!)
How to rescue any smoothie that didn’t quite turn out as expected!
How to start getting great quality raw food nutrition into your lifestyle with
no "taste shock"!
The best ways to wash and store ingredients
Blending and blender recommendations
* Yes, extensively tested on myself, my husband, daughter, family, friends and
lots of my yoga students around the world!
Let’s get started ...

Contents
Introduction
If You Are New To Green Smoothies Start Here
If You Don’t Need The Information And Just Want The Recipes Start
Here
Is It All Just Too Simple?
Super Smoothies Without The 'Superfoods'
Who Am I?
Are You Getting Enough?
The Lowest Common Denominator
How To Start Simply
Start Your Day The Way You Want To Continue
Meal Or Meal Replacement?
The Magic Of The Green Stuff
Marketing Works - Unfortunately
Putting It All Back Together
Have You Heard Not To Do This?
Stop Doing SAD And Take Control
Alkali-Forming Foods
But I Can Eat A Salad!
Get More Out Of Your Greens
There's Protein In Them There Greens!
How Much Of My Smoothie Should Be Green?
Ingredient Quantities In This Book
Handfuls, Bunches Or Cups?
Which Vegetables Are Starchy?
Not All Green Smoothies Are Green
Our Obsession With Food And The 'Best Way To Cook It'!
Raw Food You Ask?
Tuning Into You
Don't Get Stuck With The Same Green
Knowing Your Greens – Substituting For Holistic Nutrition
Greens
Mix And Match
A List Of Mild Greens
Try Before You Take The Plunge
Can't Find Chickweed? Don't Know What It Is?
Lambsquarter? Pigweed? Purslane? Goosefoot? Fat-Hen? Yikes!
The Art Of Following Recipes: Two Types Of People
Choosing Your Greens: A Quick Primer
Storage And Use For Smoothies
TIP: Wash Your Greens As Soon As You Get Home!
Drying Your Greens
Storing Your Greens
Stems
Herbs In Water
Different Ingredients Add To Your Health And Help Weight Loss
How 'Green' Should My First Smoothies Be?
Green Smoothie Magic Basics
Should I Add Nut Milk Or Nuts?
Unlock The Living Magic
Using Nuts To Make Milk
Substitutions
It's Your Smoothie, So You Choose The Thickness
The Pragmatic Approach To Health, Nutrition And Everything!
Give It To Me Straight. What Are Superfoods?
Should You Eat Superfoods?
The Superfoods In Green Smoothie Magic
The Pragmatic Approach To Sprouts
Examples Of Sprouts And Microgreens
Freezing Fruit
How To Freeze Fruit For Smoothies
Green Smoothie 'Rescue' – What To Do If A Recipe Doesn't Work
Out!
About Blenders And Blending
The Best Blenders For Smoothies
Choosing Your Blender
Various Blenders And Price Indications
Blending Techniques
About Drinking And Storing Your Smoothie
How Long Can You Keep Them?
How Long To Drink It (Gulp It Down?)
Drinking Your Smoothie Cold – Is Too Cold Bad?
The Best Way To Drink Your Smoothies
Time To Get Started!
Green Smoothie Magic 101: Instructions At A Glance For
Blending Any Smoothie
How Much Will Each Recipe Make?
Reminder 1: What Greens To Use?
Reminder 2: Adding Water And Ice
Reminder 3: Nuts And Nut Milk