We just got a Vitamix a couple of days ago and I’ve made a couple of smoothies so far and I must say that getting good nutrition from a green smoothie is fantastic, especially on such a large scale with the Vitamix. It is a 2 quart blender that has remarkable speeds and can pulverize almost anything. Here’s a sampling of what I made this morning.
- 2 handfuls spinach
- 1 bunch kale
- 7 strawberries
- 2 bananas
- 1 cup water
- 15 grapes
- 1 cup ice
- 3 prunes
- 1 cup water
After drinking this concoction, it felt like more of a buzz than a cup of coffee. But it wasn’t a jittery feeling, but one of energy. Sure, this smoothie may be high on the sugar side, but I’m transitioning to getting more greens and less fruit. I’ll always have at least one banana in there because it makes the smoothie smooth. It will always have tons of greens because that’s what gives the most nutrition pound for pound. Doing this every day for breakfast will allow me to get a good portion of my food for the day raw without having to chew all of it. It will also allow me to get nutrition that is often trapped in the food out into my body and allow myself to heal and detoxify much faster and easier than if I was to chew all that food myself.
Adding these dark, leafy greens is what gives the smoothie all its merit. Without the greens, it’s basically a bunch of sugary fruit without anything to ground it. A complete fruit smoothie is healthy, but it can lead to problems if overconsumed, so adding all these greens allows for a balanced and very tasty smoothie. You can’t even taste the greens. You just taste the fruit, but you get the green nutrition regardless.
The Vitamix is fantastic because it breaks down the food to the cellular level and allows us to absorb the nutrients that would otherwise be turned into waste. This is all in an effort to get myself to feel better. To be healthy. To help myself heal. If I can drink 1.5 quarts of a green smoothie every day, I will see great benefits in a week. I already feel something from drinking these drinks for 2 days, so it’s only a matter of time before they really start to kick me into high gear.
I’m probably going to try and get 1/2 a pound of greens a day into my body. At least to start. It’s very important that I do that because they are the most nutrient dense food. Wish me luck.