Creamy Banana-Cranberry Detox Green Smoothie With Dandelion
Two of the best fruits to mask bitter flavors of detox greens like dandelion are ripe bananas and oranges. I would consider this an “intermediate” detox smoothie. While I liked the flavor, the bitterness from the dandelion comes through slightly. I’ve grown to appreciate it, but if you’ve never made a green smoothie before, work [...]
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Apple-Tangerine Detox Smoothie with Dandelion and Radish Greens
Here’s a delicious detox green smoothie with both radish greens and dandelion greens. You’re probably raising an eyebrow about my using “radish greens” and “delicious” in the same sentence. Believe it or not, radish greens are not as bitter as you might think. They don’t taste anything like the radish itself. While I don’t like [...]
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We’ve gotten two questions about iron in the past couple days. Instead of the usual questions about how to get enough iron, these are both about having too much iron. If your iron levels are too high, should green smoothies be avoided? I’ll weigh in below. “I had a blood test this year and was [...]
Iron-Rich Pineapple Detox Green Smoothie Recipe
Here’s an incredibly potent detox green smoothie for you that is also an excellent source of iron. It contains iron-rich greens like dandelion and parsley, which also facilitates detox. Pineapple sweetens it up nicely while supplying the protein-digesting enzyme, bromelain. I added the pear to help thicken it, if you don’t have pear you can [...]
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10 Reasons You Should Use Dandelion Greens In Your Green Smoothie
Dandelion greens are my number one choice for a smoothie green. Not only do they provide a higher amount of calcium and iron than most cultivated greens, they have a wide array of health benefits that make them the perfect all around nutritional boost. Here are ten reasons you should use dandelion greens in your [...]
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Cherry-Citrus with Dandelion Greens Smoothie Recipe
Dandelion greens are my absolute favorite leafy green to use in a green smoothie. They provide an excellent source of calcium, iron, beta-carotene, vitamin K and other nutrients. While dandelion greens are quite bitter compared to spinach, the flavor can be masked effectively with citrus and sweetened by bananas. This recipe makes about 16 ounces [...]
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Can You Really Get Enough Calcium Without Dairy?
Davy and I discovered fresh figs last summer and we couldn’t get enough of them. For whatever reason, I went my whole life without ever tasting a fresh fig until this past summer! If you’ve never had a fresh fig, they are really tasty and nothing at all like a the famous cookie! I think [...]
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Grapefruit Smoothie Recipes and Nutrition
Grapefruits blend well with other citrus fruits and complement other flavor fruits such as pineapple and kiwi. Banana makes the best base fruit as it thickens the smoothie while sweetening the grapefruit. Grapefruit Nutrition and Health Benefits Grapefruits are an excellent source of vitamin C with the average grapefruit providing up to 83% RDA. Pink [...]
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Lemon-Lime Detox Smoothie Recipe
Lemons, limes and other citrus fruits rank highly for their detoxing properties. They are among the most water rich fruits which help flush toxins out of your body. The fiber in lemon, lime, orange and grapefruit “scrubs” your intestines and helps moves toxins out. This smoothie combines the sour flavor of lemon-lime with the sweetness [...]
How To Make A Green Smoothie Without The Bitter Flavor Of Greens
Some greens are more bitter than others. While fresh baby spinach has a delicate flavor that is easily masked by just about any fruit, other greens such as kale and dandelion are difficult to mask in a smoothie. Kale and dandelion are also much more nutritious than spinach, providing more than double the calcium and [...]
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