November 24

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Pomegranate, Banana, Kale Green Smoothie

A good week is known from Monday, or a good day from early on…something along those lines. What about a good green smoothie? A green smoothie is known from the intention. If your intention is high up there and you’re excited to be making it, I’m telling you, it’s going to be a killer! aaaa, saviour!

So, what have we got today? A blank canvas that can be upgraded to awesomeness and tweaked around for your needs. Let’s roll the ball!

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The base is simple and you can just have it on its own.
 
What  you need:
  
– 2 handfuls kale
– 1 large banana
– 1 pomegranate
– 1 slice lemon
– 1 small knob fresh turmeric (or 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder)
– love (can’t do without it)
– 1/2 cup water
 
Add all ingredients to a blender and let them meet and greet each other and become best friends on earth 🙂
 
 
 
 
Now, this smoothie is perfectly fine on its own like this and will give you the greens, the antioxidants, the fibre, the hydration and the anti-inflammatory compounds. Yay! That’s a lot already! However… 
 
You can make it even better! I added a bunch of bits and bobs to it and I made it into a meal replacement green smoothie. Enough to get you going, keep you high and spin you around. Yeah, that’s right. Green smoothie bomb! 
 
Here’s the optional upgrade for the ultra go-getter version. 
 
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To the above green smoothie add: 
 
– 1 spoon non-dairy yogurt – for the probiotic content to stimulate the good bacteria in the gut – healthy gut, healthy mind and body.
– 1 spoon tahini – to make it even smoother and increase your Calcium sources intake
– 1 spoon cacao – this is your green light to eating chocolate, why question it?  
– 1 spoon maca – sustainable energy booster and adaptogenic properties, including supporting a healthy sex drive 😉
– 1 spoon chia seeds – tiny seed, large benefits, delivering: Fiber: 11 grams. Protein: 4 grams. Fat: 9 grams (5 of which are Omega-3s). Calcium: 18% of the RDA. Manganese: 30% of the RDA. Magnesium: 30% of the RDA. Phosphorus: 27% of the RDA (source)
– 1 spoon flax seed – complete protein, good source of fats, keeps you fuller longer, one of the oldest crops in the world, delivers similarly to chia seeds, but you it give you a full spectrum of amino acids, which is great to have from more than one source
 
You may have to add a little bit more water at this point – 1/2 cup –  and give it a good ol’ swirl in the blender. Voila!  
 
It’s a meal replacement if you wish, it’s a work-out smoothie or simply a powerful green smoothie to go. Whichever you go for, enjoy and share the love!
 
Have a blissful week! 
 
To your thriving health,
Denisa xxx 
 

 


 

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