Most people do not eat enough green leafy vegetables. Many adults, and in particular children, just do not like the taste of raw green vegetables like spinach, kale, broccoli, turnip greens, and all the other green vegetables that are good for your health. One solution for easily increasing vegetable consumption is to add green vegetables to a fruit smoothie using a blender. Fruit smoothies are extremely easy to make with a blender. All you need are your favorite fruits and vegetables, ice and some fruit juice. It is that simple.

A green smoothie is just a fruit smoothie with green vegetables added. The taste and color of the fruit cover up the taste of the vegetables. People who do not like the taste of vegetables will never know the difference. This is a great way to get children and adults to eat a healthier, balanced diet that has more vitamins and minerals.

Green smoothies are vitamin and mineral rich without the added calories and carbohydrates of sauces or dressings that many people use on green vegetables to make them more palatable. There is also likely less salt in a green smoothie compared to that which most people put on a salad.

The nutritional benefits of making green smoothies in a blender include less salt, lower carbohydrates, and increased minerals and vitamins. Most green vegetables contain some combination of iron, Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin C, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B5, vitamin B6, Vitamin B9, Vitamin E, and Vitamin K. Green smoothies also provide fiber and potassium.

Vitamin A is essential for eye hearth. The B complex vitamins are essential for immune system response and maintenance. Vitamin D helps prevent cholesterol problems and is essential for healthy bones and teeth. Most people do not get the recommended daily amount of vitamin D in their diet. Vitamin E is an antioxidant that removes free radicals that are a major cause of cancer. Vitamin C is also an antioxidant and clinical studies have shown it to help defend the body against colds and the flu. Vitamin B9 is particularly important to women who wish to have children. Vitamin B9 promotes and maintains healthy blood flow through the placenta to the fetus. Vitamin B6 promotes the development of red blood cells.

Using a blender to make green smoothies is easy and simple. Choose the fruit you like. Select green vegetables that contain the vitamins and nutrients your children and family may be missing out on and add them to the fruit. Mix it all up in a blender with ice and fruit juice. Voila! You get a fruity tasting smoothie packed with all the nutritional value in green vegetables. Note, you may have to experiment with the amount of green vegetables to add to the fruit in order to achieve the perfect taste and find a smoothie color that is appealing.

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Published 8/1/2011 12:00:00 AM

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