I have been drinking smoothies and/or juicing instead of lunch for nearly 7 years now. I have tried many variations and different proportions of fruit and vegetables before coming up with this recipe.

The factors that were key in modifying and refining this recipe were:

• Polyphenol Content
• Fibre load
• Refreshing taste to improve breath and body odour
• Filling
• Palatable

The advantages of this smoothie recipe (over the classic SIRTFood Juice recipe) is that it is more filling , has a much higher fibre load and you don’t waste any part of the vegetables and fruit.

It can be made a day in advance without losing its flavour or nutritional content.

In theory you can freeze the smoothie and thaw it the night before , however I am still working out the polyphenol load in each portion to ensure none of it is lost through the freezing process.

Right! Lets get blending!

 

I use a Nutri-Ninja but any strong blender will do.

Polyphoods Green Juice Smoothie

2x Kiwi – peeled and chopped into 8 pieces

2 finger breadths cucumber chopped with skin on

5 pieces of frozen pineapple chunks

small handful of parsley

4-5 mint leaves

Juice of one Lemon

50-100 ml of water ( depending on the size of your blender and the juice of the vegetables)

Optional – Half a stalk of celery ( not all blenders can puree celery well enough).

 

Put the softer vegetables (leaves, cucumber, lemon juice) in the mixer furthest from the blades and add the ingredients based on firmness, finishing with Kiwi then the pineapple chunks.

 

Blend until smooth. If the smoothie is lumpy, blend twice.

Use a straw to drink as the combination of sugar from the pineapple and the acid from the lemon juice and kiwi can erode your teeth long term ( This is what most blog sites do not tell you!).

 

Happy Drinking!!

 

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