Your New a.m. Pick-me-up Smoothie

Suppose this your new a.m. energizer. Different from coffee, which simply provides your body with caffeine, this smoothie combines lemon juice, kiwis, and orange juice, which are packed with vitamin C to help your body get rid of toxic free radicals—and secure safe passage for everyone who dares cross your path too early.

Ingredients:

1. 2 kiwis, peeled, sliced 
2. 2 cups fresh chopped kale 
3. 2 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice 
4. 4–5 ice cubes 
5. 1 1/4 cups orange juice 

Instructions: 

1. add the ingredients together and blend until smooth. 
2. Pour into a glass and serve immediately. 

How to make the perfect healthy smoothie

3 easy measures on how to make the ideal healthy smoothie. I’m betting almost everyone of us is waking up thinking, “time to start healthy eating again”. No? I don’t really do this kind of resolutions and I surely have no arbitrary “lose ‘x’ amount of pounds” targets in mind, but I certainly wouldn’t care about a cookie/holiday treat detox of sorts after the foolishness of the last month. And when I’m in the mindset of returning to my nutrition, smoothies and I become BFF. They’re fast, simple and can be a nutritional reservoir if you know how to make them.

1. CHOOSE YOUR LIQUID

For 1 serving, you’re going to want about 1-1 1/2 cups of a liquid base. 

1. Milk
2. Coconut milk
3. Almond milk
4. Greek yogurt
5. Fruit juice

2. CHOOSE YOUR FRUITS AND VEGGIES

When it comes to vegetables, it’s tough to say there should be a limit, but for 1-1 1/2 cups of liquid, 4 cups of packed greens is normally a good ratio. If you’ve utilized fruit juice as your base, you may not even want any extra fruit. If you’ve utilized  milk as your base, 1 cup of fruit is a great amount.

1. Spinach
2. Kale
3. Berries
4. Bananas

3. CHOOSE YOUR EXTRAS

Now for the fun stuff! The extras are where you transform your smoothie “yours”. From flavor enhancers to sweeteners to nutritional boosts, this is your opportunity to play around. 

1. Protein powder 
2. Nut butters 
3. Chia seeds
4. Ground flax seed 
5. Oats
6. Medjool dates
7. Extracts // Vanilla, almond..