Hello again, HealthyU bloggers!
We hope you’ve done a nice bit of exercise today, because today’s recipe is the perfect pre or post work-out fix!
I’m hoping that many of you will have heard of a green smoothie or a green juice before, but for those of you who haven’t, one of these bad boys is the perfect combo of your daily “greens” needs. Now, unfortunately, it had taken me a solid month to play around and come up with a green smoothie recipe that I really like, but luckily for you guys, I’ve got it nailed and am ready to share it with the internet!
Before I get started, here’s a quick link to a page that describes 10 easy benefits of green smoothies: http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/10-benefits-green-smoothies.html
Now, are you ready to make your friends green with envy? Your healthy lifestyle choices are the perfect way to get a fabulous beach-ready body and this Green smoothie will help get you there in no time!
What You Will Need:
– 1cup of chilled, filtered water – 1cup of shredded baby spinach – ½ cup of shredded lettuce – 1 tablespoon of chia seeds – 1 green apple – 1 pear – A stalk of celery, chopped – A blender
These ingredients, if purchased in bulk, will set you back as little as $15 a week or a fortnight (Based on Woolworths pricing) depending on how often you drink it. We are recommending once every second day in conjunction with some other great recipes that we offer at HealthyU. Please note, that one bag of black chia seeds will last you at least a fortnight to a month if you are having a green smoothie every second day, so that can be taken off the occasional shopping list.
| Baby Spinach | $3 a bag from Woolworths |
| Lettuce | $2 per head from Woolworths |
| Black Chia | $5 150g bag from Woolworths |
| Apple | $0.87 each from Woolworths |
| Pear | $0.92 each from Woolworths |
| Celery | $2.98 for 300g from Woolworths |
| TOTAL PRICE | $14.74 per fortnight |
Method:
- Prepare smoothie ingredients
- Place your tablespoon of chia seeds into a small bowl and cover with water while you prepare the smoothie. (Doing so allows them to soak and “puff up” for ideal benefit)
- Pour 1 cup of water into a blender
- Add shredded spinach and lettuce to the blender
- Pulse or blend on a low speed until smooth and thoroughly combined
- Add apple pieces and pulse again
- Add pear pieces and blend smoothie on high speed
- Once combined, add the chopped celery and lemon juice (optional) and mix on high speed for 1-2 minutes
- Add soaked chia seeds and pulse 2 or 3 times.
- 10.Serve in a chilled glass with ice if preferred.
How easy is that guys?
Now I personally enjoy this smoothie after a nice run (See previous running post) or after some Pilates and a bit of stretching. Ideally, this smoothie should be hydrating and increase energy pre or post workout, but you can change it up as little or as much as you want. There are plenty of great Green smoothie recipes out there on the web, so feel free to try this and play around until you find something that works for you. One of the key benefits of Green Smoothies is that if you’re like many of the other Uni students out there who don’t like vegetables, you can still absorb your recommended intake in liquid form! Yum! This recipe has a nice Apple taste and is bound to become one of your favourites throughout summer.
Our aim at HealthyU is to provide you with cheap and easy options to better your lifestyle, and this smoothie is exactly that, cheap and easy to make. Stay tuned for some more great posts on exercising and some yummy and healthy recipes to inspire some fun in the kitchen as well.
Until next time!
The completed Green Smoothie! Yum!
Related articles
- Why I love green smoothies (and a recipe) (thislittlegreenpocket.com)
- Super Green Smoothie (exerciserskitchen.com)
- Weight-Loss: Super Green Smoothie (foxbodyfitclub.wordpress.com)
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