The 75/25 green smoothie method might help you be more confident in your green smoothie making skills. It takes an exact recipe out of the equation to make life easier, but still gives you enough guidance to make a super nutrient dense and delicious smoothie.
I changed my breakfast to a green smoothie around 15 years ago thanks to Kimberly Snyder’s book The Beauty Detox Solution. To this day, even though I’m always changing up what I’m having, a green smoothie is in heavy rotation – especially on the days that I’m not having a salad. And even on the days that I am, I still make a green smoothie more than not. I’ll have it for breakfast, lunch, or even a snack.
Greens are rich in vitamins, minerals, enzymes, are alkalizing to our body, help repair and regenerate cells, and bring down inflammation. It’s why I am always trying to pack them into my daily! Blending them helps hydrate us, improves digestion, and allows us to assimilate and absorb more of the nutrients since the greens are broken down for us.
The 75/25 Green Smoothie Method
- Pack a blender with around 75% leafy greens and 25% fruit. Start with loading the greens into your blender about 75% of the way and whatever room you have left, is the amount of fruit you put in. If I have herbs on hand, I’ll add some of those in with the leafy greens as well. For leafy greens, I switch between the Earthbound Farm spinach and power greens mix. I will sometimes use kale to change it up too, but the other two are easier to digest if you are not used to a bunch of greens. When I’m low on greens, I add in less, but then I make sure to add in green powders like spirulina, barley grass juice powder, or even a greens mix.
- For the 25% fruit, I always add in bananas for sweetness and make sure there is at least one frozen element in it. It can be frozen bananas and/or another frozen fruit.
- After the 75/25 part, I add in whatever powders (spirulina, barley grass juice powder, amla powder, creatine, or a greens mix) and seeds – chia or flaxseed – that I’m feeling.
- For the water – I have a 64 oz blender and use about 3 1/2 cups of water for a loaded green smoothie like this. Use more if you feel like a thinner smoothie. It also depends on how much frozen fruit you add.
- For taste and extra benefits, I personally love adding in lemon or lime and a chunk of raw ginger.
To this day, I continue to rotate what I put in my green smoothies depending on how I feel, what I have on hand, and what taste I’m after. A great beginner one would be power greens, banana, lemon, and frozen mango. If you prefer a less sweet one, try spinach, parsley, apple, frozen banana, lemon, and ginger.
If you’ve been wanting to start eating healthier but don’t know where to start, starting with breakfast helped me. Drink a green smoothie most days or every day for two weeks or so and I’m guessing you’ll start to feel an energy shift. Starting the day on a healthier note helps motivate us to start making healthier choices the rest of the day. Maybe not right away, but it comes with time. As always don’t get stuck on perfection. Consistency is what’s key to making a healthy lifestyle both sustainable and enjoyable. Xx
One Example Recipe in a 64 oz blender:
I drink 32 oz for breakfast and Mark has the other half, but if it was just me, I would drink the whole thing throughout the day.
3/4 blender full of power greens
3 1/2 cups water, use more if you like a thinner texture
1 lime
1 1/2″ ginger
2 bananas, frozen or fresh – frozen will make it taste sweeter and creamier – also you want to use ripe spotted bananas
1 1/2 cups or so of frozen mango, basically whatever frozen mango you can fit on top of those bananas before putting the cover on
4-6 TBSP flaxseeds
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