Smoothies and natural juicing has become quite popular especially the last few years as a way to get the nutrients and vitamins that your body needs. We all know that in order to get all the proper nutrients that one needs, we do have to eat a lot more than the traditional 3 meals per day. We live in a culture, especially in North America where it is a work based society and there isn’t a balance between work and play. We can really learn a lot from our neighbours on the eastern side of this globe as they are have more work life balance. This means that majority of the people here do not have time to eat throughout the day and are unable to get all the vitamins and nutrients that their body needs. Some even skip meals because they do not have the time to eat. We all have to make time to eat properly. I am a believer in eating small portions or small meals throughout the day, rather than the traditional 3 large meals per day. You can almost call it grazing, if you want to call it that. At least this way if you are maintaining a balance of your blood sugar/glucose levels and preventing those lows and spikes in your sugar levels. Smoothies are a great way to pack all the fruits and/or vegetables into a single drink. Hopefully your digestive system absorbs these nutrients. If you already have a compromised and weakened digestive system you may want take digestive enzymes with your meals or smoothies. Its just common sense that these enzymes may help to absorb the nutrients.

My go to smoothie that I make and drink daily is a green smoothie. A lot of people may find this strong and not sweet but you can add a few fruits to it to sweeten it. The recipe that I created and use is pretty good! I really hope you enjoy this.

Green Smoothie Recipe: 
Makes enough for 1.5 people.

1) A handful of Spinach
2) A handful of Romaine hearts lettuce
3) Less than a handful of kale (Remember too much kale makes the smoothie too strong)
4) 2-3 Broccoli florets
5) 1/2 teaspoon of Chia seeds
6) 1/2 Apple
7) 2 unpitted dates
8) 1/2 Avocado
9) 1 Scoop of Vega Protein & Greens Powder (Vanilla Flavour)
10) 1/4 teaspoon of Spirulina powder- This powder is packed with protein.  
11) 1 glass of filtered water- I pour it to the 2 cup mark on the Blendtech blender.