1- Smoothies
I make them all the time. Smoothies are a great way to get the greens and other nutrients we need but seldom get in abundance! Blend fruits you like with greens for surprisingly great results. I'll be talking about and covering specific smoothies in coming entries.
Here's a few recipes that I enjoy most often.
Go Go Green Smoothie
1 apple
1/2 cup spinach
1/2 cup kale
1 celery stalk
1 banana
2 cups coconut water
Dice the fruit or cut in big chunks. Blend all ingredients together with about half a cup (up to 1 full cup) of coconut water.
Romans Gone Mad
4 bananas
1 to 1 and 1/2 cups coconut water
1 cup romaine lettuce
1 cup broccoli
Blend bananas with coconut water. Add romaine lettuce and broccoli progressively. Blend until smooth.
2- Make Blended or Chopped Salad - Yummy!
Another great way to sneak more greens into your diet is with blended or chopped salads.
A list of blended salad recipes will be found in future entries. We have lots of ground to cover to make sure our health doesn't slip into the "Danger Zone". In the meantime, here's a chopped salad recipe that I consider my "go-to" salad when I want to make some thing quick, nutritious and tasty!
See my entry for th Supa Man Luva salad.
Keep in mind that blended or chopped salads are NOT for raw-food beginners. If you want to get started eating more greens, start with Green Smoothies.
3- Find One Good Healthy Salad Dressing
At some point, you might enjoy a plain salad without dressing. But I know the first question people ask me when they find out olive oil isn't as healthy as they thought, is “how do you make a good salad dressing?”
Here's one recipe to get you started.
2 tomatoes or cucumbers
2 Tbs. apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
1 cup fresh dill
4 Tbs. tahini (or 1 small avocado)
Blend tomatoes and add other ingredients progressively. Blend until smoothie. Add other seasonings if desired. Use more water if necessary.
4- Don't Force Yourself
Don't force yourself to eat more greens if you don't like them! You'll get sick easily. Instead, let your innate hunger for greens come back naturally, by slowly incorporating more greens in your diet in the form of green smoothies, blended salads, etc.
5- Know the Reasons Why
Unless have a "WHY" for needing more greens, understanding their benefits, and having a clearer idea of things like; what greens to eat, which greens are the best, in what quantities should I eat greens, etc., all this talk about greens may not convince you to modify your diet.
Learning more about the benefits and feeling the results of more raw foods will inspire you to include more greens in your diet and will reinforce your enthusiasm to take your health to the next level.
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