To most people, parsley is a garnish. It is that weird clump of green stuff served in restaurants that you toss to the side of your plate. It’s too bad, too, because parsley adds a powerful dose of vitamins and minerals and tastes great in a green smoothie. What’s so special about parsley? For starters, [...]
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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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Why (And How) You Should Rotate Your Leafy Greens
You’ve probably heard it before, and I say it often – rotate your greens! But why? Why not just have the same two handfuls of spinach in every green smoothie you make, day in and day out? Well, there’s a couple reasons. First of all, adding a variety of leafy greens into your diet promotes [...]
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Growing Your Own Food is Simple: How To Get Started Today
Editors Note: Do you think you don’t have the space to grow your own organic fruits and vegetables? I used to think the same thing too. This week’s guest post by Mike Lieberman of UrbanOrganicGardener.com has shattered my excuses and motivated me to find some planters and get a small-scale, organic farm going on my [...]
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Spinach-Arugula Green Salad Recipe with Creamy Peach Dressing
Who ever said salads were boring? Well, when you make a green salad with a fruity dressing, you get anything but boring! This green spinach-arugula salad is an explosion of flavor with its creamy peach dressing and tart strawberry accents. It makes my mouth water just sharing the recipe with you! This salad makes a [...]
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Beyond Spinach – Tasty Greens For Your Green Smoothie
Spinach is the most common green used in smoothies because it is universally liked, has a mild flavor, a soft texture and is easy to blend. The flavor of spinach is easy to mask with fruit. Spinach is a powerhouse of nutrients, but it is not the only green that you can use in your [...]
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In this Green Smoothie Q&A video, I answer the question about whether or not it is okay to blend fruit seeds in a green smoothie? Are their dangers in eating apple/pear seeds or avocado pits? Also, it is important to rotate your greens and to not use the same ones every day for extended periods [...]
Tropical Baby Greens Salad Recipe
Salads are important on a raw food diet. But forget about those boring green salads. This salad recipe features fresh baby greens accented with sweet grapes and a fruity, low fat tropical dressing! So many raw salad dressings contain oils, blended nuts/seeds and avocados. This sneaks a lot of fat into the diet. While you [...]
Using Radish Leaves in Green Smoothies
I wouldn’t recommend ever tossing radishes into your green smoothies, but when it comes to the radish greens, that’s a different story. If you are like me, you’ve been throwing away radish greens for years. In fact, several websites I read that provide information about radishes recommend this as the first step for preparing them [...]
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In this video, I answer a couple viewer questions regarding the pros and cons of using frozen fruit and greens in smoothie. Does using frozen foods make for a less nutritious smoothie? Find out. Also, should men be worried about getting too much iron from the greens in green smoothies? I’ll share my iron intake, [...]
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