The 10 Day Green Smoothie Challenge

By Maggie Fitzgerald
Copyright © 2014 Maggie Fitzgerald

The 10-Day Green Smoothie Challenge:
27 Easy, Delicious and Healthy Smoothie
Recipes to Lose 15 Pounds in 10 Days

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Table Of Contents
Summary:
Introduction
I. Green Smoothies 101
A. What is the green smoothie diet?
B. Best Vegetables to Use
C. Solving Common Issues
II. Benefits of Drinking Green Smoothies
A. Lose Weight with a 10-day Green Cleanse
B. Green Smoothies for Diabetics
III. Living Healthy with Green Smoothies
A. Green Smoothies with Protein
B. Tips and Tricks for Green Smoothie Dieting
C. 27 Easy to Make Green Smoothie Recipes
Conclusion

Green Smoothies 101
You may already have an idea of what a green smoothie is and how it’s made, but before we delve
into the basics, I want to clarify something first. Green smoothies are blended drinks, not juiced.
Although they may sound similar, the two greatly vary from each other.
What makes them different from each other is that juices are faster to digest while blended
smoothies are slower. Because juices require very little digestion , the nutrients can easily be
assimilated into the blood stream making these drinks ideal for people who have nutritional
deficiencies and a sensitive digestive system.
Juices are packed with nutrients that help strengthen your immune system and help you prevent
diseases. It’s also beneficial to people who have severe nutritional deficiencies or have a highly
sensitive digestive system. More often than not, people who suffer from these conditions cannot
tolerate fiber and juices provide exactly since it’s packed with nutrients without the fiber. All in all,
juicing is great for nourishment, cleansing and rejuvenation but it should never be used to replace
meals.
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What is the green smoothie diet?
The green smoothie diet means exactly what its name implies. It’s a diet that requires you to drink
green smoothies. Despite its simplicity, green smoothies are loaded with nutrients that make them an
ideal addition to your diet. So what do these green smoothies comprise of? The basic green smoothie
consists mostly of leafy green vegetables, fruits and some natural flavor enhancers like almond milk
and Chia seeds. The most popular vegetables used in making green smoothies include collard greens,
kale, rainbow or Swiss chard and spinach.
You might wonder why you should add fruits when it’s supposed to be just green stuff. Well, aside
from the added nutrients, fruits are a great way to add flavor to your smoothies. Some of the
healthiest leafy greens taste bitter, so adding fruits in the mix help mask the bitter taste. Most
vegetables also contain insoluble fibers which make it a bit challenging to mix in water with a blender.
When fruits are added, their soluble fibers help create a creamy mix without separating the particles.

Best Vegetables to Use
I want to make sure you get the most out of your green smoothies. Although the majority of
vegetables are inherently good for you, the ones I listed below are sure to provide you with the most
benefits.
In this section, I will share with you a comprehensive list of the vegetables that are best added when
you are making your green smoothie. You don’t have to limit yourself to these vegetables alone. They
are just suggestions that will help optimize the health benefits you get from the green smoothies.
1. Spinach
2. Ginger
3. Carrots
4. Fennel
5. Sea vegetables e.g. dulse, kelp, wakame
6. Kale
7. Cucumber
8. Zucchini
9. Mushrooms (medicinal ones like Reishi, charge and shiitake)

Tips and Tricks for Green Smoothie
Dieting
I know I have discussed this earlier, but I wanted to emphasize how very important it is that you
should regularly change the type of leafy vegetables that you use in your smoothies. For example, this
week you can use spinach, kale for next week and then romaine lettuce for next week. Try to avoid
using the same thing every week and add variety in the vegetables that you use.
Why should you do this? All greens have their own type of alkaloids. When served in small amounts,
they are harmless and can even strengthen your immune system. But when you eat the same
vegetable week after week without rotation, the alkaloids of that certain vegetable can accumulate
which can lead to some serious health issues.
Take note that it’s only vegetables that you have to rotate, not fruits. Fruits contain very few to no
alkaloids and do not cause the same harmful effects as vegetables do. But, I still recommend that you
also rotate the fruits to enhance the variety of flavors in your smoothies. Doing this promotes
nutritional diversity into your diet and you get a more balanced amount of vitamins and minerals. It
will also make your taste buds happy, making you more likely to stick to the diet.

About the Author
Maggie Fitzgerald is a natural health, diet and nutrition expert and author from California.
She has dedicated a large part of the last two decades studying and researching the
amazing health benefits of green and raw diets.
She has three children and a loving husband. In her spare time she is an avid cook and
enjoys hosting monthly dinner parties for her friends and family.

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