Recipe for Raw Green Breakfast Smoothie

Raw Green Breakfast Smoothie Serves: 2

Raw Ingredients:

kale – few leaves
romaine lettuce – few leaves
pear – 1
lemon – 1

Tools:

blender
lemon juicer
knife
cutting board 

Green Smoothie Recipe:

1. wash kale and romaine
2. cut leaves in half
3. fill blender loosely with equal amounts of romaine and kale, set aside

4. wash pear, remove seeds and cut into chunks, set aside
5. wash outside of lemon, set aside 
6. add water 1/2 liter or 2 cups or water to blender

7. blend until leaves are all chopped up
8. blend in a few chunks of pear at a time

9. squeeze lemon into the blender  
10. blend to desired smoothness
11. pour into 2 large glasses (or drink both glasses yourself!)

Healthy Recommendations:

* Drink first thing in the morning on an empty stomach

* Wait at least 30 minutes before consuming other food (fruit only digest well with veggies)

* Go for protein when you eat next (hand full of raw nuts, smoked trout, eggs) to balance out the carbs from the smoothy so you won’t get hungry as quickly and can avoid the temptation of adding protein powder to your smoothie. 

* Drink a cup of hot water, instead of coffee or tea, to flush out your digestive system (Ayurvedic advice)

* Drink daily. A friend got her mom drinking green smoothies and within a couple of months her mom’s vision had improved so much she had to get a new eyeglass prescription!

WARNING: If you have been a processed food eater for years work your way into this yummy, yet fibrous, drink. Trust me, I’m speaking from personal experience.

Additional Raw Food Links:

Green Smoothie Girl

We like it raw

Happy Foody

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