Green Smoothies - Join the Revolution
Why Green Smoothies?
According to the Center for Disease Control, the vast majority of Americans aren't getting nearly enough fruits and vegetables in their diets. In fact, more than 75% of people eat fewer than three servings of vegetables a day--far below the recommended daily amount of 3-4 cups a day. For many people, finding out how to fit that many fruits and vegetables into their diet can be a daunting task. Green smoothies simplify healthy eating and are the antidote to the lack of disease-fighting nutrients and minerals in our diets. Here's why:
- They're fast. Green smoothies are the ultimate fast food. In less than 2 minutes, you can blend up a green smoothie that contains all the fruits and vegetables you need for the day.
- They're easy. Preparing a green smoothie is as easy as adding fruits and vegetables to your blender and pressing a button.
- They're delicious. While the thought of drinking spinach and avocado might make you cringe, believe it or not, green smoothies are a delicious treat. When combined with fruits and juice, you'll be amazed at how much they taste like any other great-tasting fruit smoothie.
Health Benefits of Green Smoothies
The health benefits of green smoothies are virtually unending, but here are some of the most compelling reasons to start incorporating them into your diet:- Boost your nutrition intake. Green smoothies provide large servings of leafy greens, including spinach, kale, chard, and lettuces. These are some of the most nutritionally dense foods you can consume. Adding 2 cups of leafy greens to your smoothies adds just 20 calories and a host of vitamins and minerals.
- Defend against cancer. Not too many things can make this claim, but the chlorophyll in leafy greens have been shown to help prevent a wide range of cancers.
- Stay fuller longer. Green smoothies are a great source of fiber, which keeps you feeling full for longer periods of time.
- Assist in weight loss. Approximately 45 million Americans diet each year in an attempt to lose weight. Green smoothies can help you lose extra pounds and maintain a healthy weight.
Getting Started
Making green smoothies is easy. Here are a few tips to help you get started:Use recipes.
One of the great things about green smoothies is the chance you have to experiment with different recipes and tastes—the possibilities are endless! In the beginning, however, it’s a good idea to stick to some tried and true popular green smoothie recipes for beginners.Always load your jar properly
You will get the best blends and avoid the dreaded cavitation (air bubbles that form around the blade) if you load your jar in this order: 
Start with the basics.
For some people, green smoothies can take some getting used to. Don’t get too crazy by adding every green ingredient you can think of to your smoothies at once when you’re getting started. Instead, start with the basics. Spinach and kale are green smoothie staples. As you develop your palate, you can work your way up to more creative and adventurous green smoothie recipes. Try our week of green smoothie recipes. They start out with a slight taste of greens and work there way up to a stronger taste. 
I use 8 ozs of organic 2% milk for the 32 oz. container, w/protein powder, flax seeds, chia seeds, 2 handfuls of mixed greens from Costco, an apple, frozen strawberries, sprouted mung beans, frozen banana, some pineapple with juice and if it needs to be sweeter I use frozen grapes. My husband and I drink this daily. It’s like a treat full of excellent nutrition. Sometimes I add cinnamon for taste. Love my Blendtech—I’ve used it over 1000 times.
1) How many times in a row can we use the blender? last night we used the Blendtec about 3 or 4 times in a row and the motor was quite hot. is that normal?
2) What is the difference between ‘whole juice’ and ‘smoothie’?
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I am curious as to why nobody has mentioned how well frozen vegetables blend after they have been microwaved. I usually blend brussel sprouts or carrots or broccoli or butternut squash or peas. I have not had success blending these without microwaving them first in a pyrex bowl with a little water and seran on the top of the pyrex bowl. I have also had very bad success blending them with any machine that I have owned other than the Blendtec. I usually microwave for 4-5 minutes depending on the vegetable. I only add enough ice to chill the smoothie as I do not like my smoothies to be icy. The amount of water added will determine how thick the smoothie is. Thus, I have only one vegetable with lots of water and just a little ice. I must also mention that it is important to cool the pyrex filled with vegetable before adding it to the Blendtec jar because one does not want to hurt the rubber gasket at the bottom of the jar. I usually cool the pyrex filled with vegetable by adding ice and then water. On my Blendtec blender I use the smoothie button for blending. I have a giant cup that I use for the smoothie. If I am on the go, then, I like to use a 24 oz metal canister or maybe even two of them for transporting my smoothies mess free. Last, I did look the word smoothie up in the dictionary and to the best of my knowledge, no one ever said that a smoothie has to include more than one ingredient.
It tastes better!
Hi, I’ve been making a smoothie every day since I bought my blender. I’m concerned though because when I put in fresh fruit or frozen fruit like blueberries or blackberries my smoothies always come out too seedy. It’s like drinking grit! What am I doing wrong? I use 1 cup almond milk, greens, frozen fruit, that’s it! Is there an order I need to do or put on something other than smoothie to blend the seeds? I’m very disappointed at this point!
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