You might have heard about green smoothies, but have you ever tasted one?
If not, you might want to reconsider. Here is a short list of why you will gladly add a green smoothie to your daily diet. Jill Fleming- registered dietitian at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems Center for Women’s Health in Onalaska, explains why we should drink green smoothie every day.
To Lose Weight: One of the easiest ways to start losing weight is to add more fruits, vegetables and water to your daily diets, and adding green smoothie is an easy way to do it.
To Calm an Out-of-Control Appetite: The reason you are always hungry is because you are not fueling your body with foods that nourish it. You can munch on baked potato chips and diet soda all day long, but you will constantly feel hungry because your body wants vitamins and minerals. When you drink a green smoothie, you will almost instantly notice that your appetite is more in control.
Absorb More Nutrients: You might already be a good fruit and vegetable eater, but to get the maximum nutritional benefit, the cell walls of greens must be broken down. To fully break down the cell walls, you need to chew the greens until they are almost a liquid, which would take a very long time. Let your blender do the work for your smoothie.
To Have More Energy: Chlorophyll is the sun’s energy absorbed through plants to give them their bright green color. Chlorophyll is able to deliver oxygen throughout your body. It is also a detoxifying agent, because it binds to heavy metals and toxins in your body. You will find that when you consume more dark green vegetables, you also experience an increase in your energy level. An easy way to get more greens into your diet is by drinking green smoothies.
To Look Amazing: Your hair, skin and nails all will begin to look better. The cleansing and detoxifying ability of dark green vegetables helps with the elimination of toxins and establishes a healthy intestinal lining. Because of this, many people find their acne will clear up, hair becomes shinier and softer, and nails become stronger and grow faster.
To Prevent Constipation: Regular consumption of fiber is crucial to your health. It is recommended that adults eat 25 to 30 grams of fiber daily. Insoluble fiber adds bulk to stools, moving them through the gastrointestinal tract swiftly, discouraging the growth of harmful bacteria in your colon to decrease your risk of getting colon cancer.
You’re Too Busy to Eat Breakfast: Even if you usually rush through your morning and forget to eat breakfast, you probably can squeeze in 3 minutes to make a smoothie. The trick is to have all of your fruits and vegetables ready to go. Freezing fruit is a great way to make a thick, milkshake-like smoothie.