WhY green Smoothie?

Happy St. Patrick's day!
it seems only fitting to talk about green with St. Patrick's day is around the corner.
My family has always celebrated st. Patrick's day i remember as a kid looking forward to the green pancakes and green milk, everything was green!
with a little Irish blood and it being my grandma's birthday my dad always made it a special day.
i hope you get your GREEN ON and instead of green pancakes maybe try a green smoothie!

Why is it so amazing for you to drink 
"green smoothies"?

green smoothies are the current Rage for a good reason!

Well,

the green pigment in food is caused by the food's content of chlorophyll.

Chlorophyll is often refered to as the blood of plants. 

I like to think of it as direct power from the sun.

Daily consumption of chlorophyll-rich foods:

1. Help to keep the body's pH levels balanced, because of their high mineral content.

2. Because chlorophyll is pure energy from the sun, by bringing that energy into your body you gain more energy and that helps your body combat fatigue and disease.  

Can I have a Hallelujah?

3. Because of it's alkalizing properties, chlorophyll -rich foods are awesome and important to consume before a workout because it helps with muscle efficiency and endurance. 

4. ALSO, it's fantastic after a great training session, because it helps the body with regeneration and recovery. That mean's you can hit it hard again much sooner and get a leg up on your competition! (hint, hint you triathletes out there.)

5. Eating chlorophyll-rich foods also supplies your body with easily absorbed calcium keeping our bones strong and helping with muscle contraction.

6. Dark Green veggies are also an excellent source of iron, which helps to increase our physical stamina and boosts our energy because it improves our blood's oxygen-carrying ability. 

OK, I didn't really intend to make a Top Ten list, so I'll stop...

but I keep thinking of reasons for including a green smoothie in your diet at least once a day.

But, you know what? 

All I really need to say is that...

Eating Greens will guarantee you will

LOSE WEIGHT, LOOK YOUNGER, & HAVE MORE ENERGY!

And, who doesn't want that?

Drink up my friends!

ingredients:

1 large orange, peeled and segmented
1/2 of a large banana, cut into chunks
6 large strawberries
2 cups spinach or kale
1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt (I use Chobani 0%)
1 cup ice

throw everything in a blender and then drink away!