Good Morning Green Smoothie Recipe

By Healthy Smoothie HQ | Updated: December 3, 2011

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Get your day started on the right foot with this delicious, nutrient dense, green smoothie. Everybody is on the go these days making it difficult to consume your daily amount of fruits and vegetables. Enter the green smoothie.

Blending a couple servings of fruits and veggies into a smoothie allows you to consume more at one sitting, improves nutrient absorption and digestion, masks the taste of bitter greens some people can’t stand, and is quick and easy. Once you build a few smoothies on your own you’ll realize how easy it is, and more importantly, perfect the recipes to meet your nutrient and taste bud needs.

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Ingredient Spotlight: Kale. Kale is a cruciferous vegetable I wasn’t too familiar with until I began blending it into my smoothies. It’s since become a staple in my diet, and as you’re about to find out, one of the healthiest vegetables. An outstanding source of many vitamins and minerals, kale supports great health and helps the body defend against the ailments of our day.

Here are the key health benefits attributed to kale.

Excellent source of vitamins K, A, C, and manganese
Very good source of dietary fiber, copper, tryptophan, calcium, vitamin B6, and potassium
Contains cancer preventing phytonutrients
45 different flavonoids identified in kale providing both antioxidant and anti-inflammatory action
Cardiovascular support by way of cholesterol-lowering ability
Body’s detoxification processes greatly improved by kale

If you weren’t already, I hope you’re now sold on kale. Enjoy all of its health benefits in this tasty good morning green smoothie recipe.