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Good Morning Green Smoothie Recipe

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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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Pumpkin Pie Smoothie Recipe

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For anyone who is still craving pumpkin pie after Thanksgiving like I am, this recipe is for you. I don’t eat dessert very often, but always make an exception on the holidays.

This year’s choices included blueberry, key lime, and pumpkin pie. All three were delicious, but the pumpkin pie stole the show in my mouth. Maybe there was something in that pumpkin pie because I can’t seem to stop thinking about.

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Chocolate Chunky Monkey Smoothie Recipe

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The Chunky Monkey is a pretty popular smoothie with many different recipe variations. Below you’ll find my preferred (healthy) version. As is the case with any smoothie recipe, feel free to play with the ingredients and proportions.

A quick tip on using frozen bananas in your smoothie. Peel and break your bananas into smaller chunks, and then place those chunks into a big zip lock baggie before tossing into the freezer. I usually do this for 4 to 5 bananas at a time.

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Triple Berry Fruit Smoothie Recipe

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Here’s a delicious smoothie for all you berry lovers. The three berries that comprise this smoothie recipe are blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries. All three combine for an antioxidant powerhouse.

The primary free radical-scavengers found in all three berries are vitamin C and manganese, which are critical antioxidants for protecting the body’s tissue from oxygen-related damage. You’ll also get a good serving of heart-healthy fiber from this smoothie.

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What Makes a Smoothie Unhealthy?

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The simple answer is the inclusion of unhealthy ingredients. It’s not too difficult to identify an unhealthy diet – it’s one comprised mainly of unhealthy foods. The same goes for smoothies. After reading this blog post I’m confident you’ll be able to discern between healthy and unhealthy smoothies with ease.

First, I will attempt to cover all the things you don’t want in your smoothie, which cause the scale to tip in favor of unhealthy. Then I will list the healthy ingredients, and in doing so show you that creating healthy smoothies is actually pretty easy.

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Creamy Avocado Smoothie Recipe

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For some reason it took me a while to try an avocado in my smoothie, but now it’s one of my favorite ingredients. Avocados give your smoothie a rich and creamy consistency while providing an array of health benefits.

Here are a few avocado health highlights.

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