Start Your Day
1/2 - 1 cucumber (peeled or unpeeled)
1 - 2 ounces of water
1-2 icecubes
1-2 handfuls of spinach
1 cup of sprouts
1/2 - 1 avocado
1/2 cup of cottage cheese or protein powder
If you are just getting started in the world of green smoothies you might find it necessary to add a sweet ingredient or two to this mix. But again try to only choose a low glycemic fruit or veggie or make some coconut water and a touch of honey.
Below are some key ingredients that you can use as a guide when creating your slimming juices:
Carrot: This delicious juice will help add sweetness but still let you benefit from the incredible benefits of this amazing vegetable such as digestion stimulant, liver cleanser, and high levels of beta-carotene.
Cucumber: a base of choice for most recipes since they are water dense and relatively low calorie.
Celery: Is often recommended in weight-loss programs as it is low calorie and water dense. Juice the entire celery stick including the chlorophyll rich green leaves.
Lettuce: dark-green lettuce types are nutrient dense and darker the lettuce the more alkalizing and mineral rich.
Cabbage: Powerful body-cleansing vegetable recommend often for weight loss. I'm sure you've heard of the "cabbage diet"
Beetroot: This is great vegetable that will add sweetness to your juice. Use sparingly.
Spinach: Rich in chlorophyll and minerals such as calcium, spinach is alkalizing and has numerous weight loss benefits.
Tomato: Helps reduce acid in body, and is beneficial for stimulating blood circulation, liver cleansing and blood purifying.
Watercress: Considered a powerful intestinal cleanser and toxin neutralizer and is good for the kidneys, bladder, blood circulation, cleansing the skin and said to stimulate fat burning.
Apple: This low glycemic fruit is known for a wide range of health benefits including supporting healthy blood-sugar levels.
Citrus Fruits: Grapefruits and Lemons in particular have gotten a lot of attention for it's role in weight loss support.
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