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Week 1 Recap – 30 Day Green Smoothie Challenge

Health, Nutrition, Recipes,

I have successfully completed my first week of the 30 day green smoothie challenge. I drank a quart or more of green smoothies every day.  I started to document this journey every day, but that proved to be too time consuming.  Instead, I will make notes each day and then provide a weekly recap.

Week 1 Summary

Day 1: Kale-Blueberry Surprise
Day 2: Kale-Pineapple Base
Day 3: Super Green Morning Glory
Day 4: Dark Blue Green Super Green Smoothie – video demo
Day 5: Dark Blue Green Super Green Smoothie – video demo
Day 6: Yuck-ville
Day 7: Avocado Arugula Green Smoothie

My two favorites were the Super Green Morning Glory and the Dark Blue Green smoothies.  They will become regulars for me.

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Day 3 – Green Smoothie Challenge

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I finally went shopping!  I purchased ingredients for three green smoothie recipes from the book.  Today I made Super Green Morning Glory.

Day 3:  Super Green Morning Glory

  • 3 cups of water
  • 2 handfuls of spinach
  • 2 handfuls of green lettuce leaf
  • handful of oak leaf lettuce
  • 1 cup of strawberries (frozen)
  • 1 mango (medium)
  • 1 banana (medium)

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30 Day Green Smoothie Challenge

Health, Health & Fitness, Juicing, Recipes, Smoothie,

I am starting the new year with a couple get-healthy challenges.  My first one is a 30 Day Green Smoothie Challenge.  I found this particular challenge in the book, Green for Life, by Victoria Boutenko.  At the end of the 30 days there are 12 questions I am to answer to describe my experience.

The Challenge:  Drink a minimum of one quart of a green smoothie every day for 30 days. Continue reading 30 Day Green Smoothie Challenge →