Now that we’ve wrapped up the year and beginning anew, it’s a good time for a fresh start. That means getting back to healthy foods and healthy routines again.
Smoothies are a good thing and a great way to increase the amount of fruits and vegetables we eat. Too many of us look to the next best fad diet instead of what’s right in front of us. Instead of low carb, calorie counting, magic pill taking or using a special wrap, it really comes down to simplicity. Eat simple, real foods, mostly plants!
That’s why I love this new ebook called 40 Days of Green Smoothies by Becky Striepe. It’s the perfect companion to do just that!
Eat Your Veggies
Fresh fruits and vegetables are key for energy, detox, blood sugar stability, and fighting free radicals & inflammation, without hurting your waistline. If you are looking for a magic trick, a fresh green smoothie, filled with antioxidants, vitamins and minerals is what you need to give you more energy for the day. Want to stabilize blood sugar levels? Add a fresh, apple to your smoothie. It is filled with fiber and pectin for gut and bowel support, and chromium to help with cravings. Do you feeling sluggish? Stop drinking energy drinks and make yourself a smoothie with lemon to support your liver and increase your energy. Most of the health benefits you are looking for can be found in your local market or produce aisle.
With Becky’s ebook in hand, you can starting incorporating more fruits and vegetables while you “kickstart your mornings with this 40 day program designed to develop your green smoothie habit!” The ingredients aren’t always what you’d expect – but always delicious. The book breaks the recipes down week by week, and loaded with easy to apply tips and shopping lists to make it even easier.
Take a look
Some of the recipes you can find in this book include:
- Cherry Tangerine Smoothie
- Banana Berry Fresh Smoothie
- Chocolate Shake
- Coconut Blackout Smoothie
- Chocolate Covered Cherry Smoothie
- Strawberries & Cream Smoothie
- Spicy Mango Tango Smoothie (see recipe below)
Jump in and find out what your mornings have been missing!
Make this Mango Smoothie
Spicy Mango Tango Smoothie
Say hello to ginger! The combination of mango & ginger give this green smoothie a tropical flavor with the perfect amount of bite.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup frozen banana
- 1/2 cup frozen mango
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup fresh spinach
- 1-2 tablespoons ginger juice or puree
- 1/2-1 cup water (as needed, to get things moving)
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 2 ice cubes
Instructions
Add all ingredients into blender and puree until smooth.
Notes
Reprinted with permission from 40 Days of Green Smoothies, ©Becky Striepe.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 2 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 98Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 7mgCarbohydrates: 20gFiber: 4gSugar: 11gProtein: 2g
Nutritional information is only an estimate based off of using an online calculator. Numbers will change depending on brands used.
Here’s to a Happy, Healthy New Year!
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O that sounds like a fun invigorating smoothie!
The ginger sure makes it more fun!
Where can I find ginger juice? Is ginger paste an alternative? Can’t seem to find and really want to try!
You can either grate a raw chunk of ginger and press the juice from it or some natural grocery stores have ginger shots that would work too. Worse case, just add a teaspoon of dried ginger.
Thank you for the giveaway! I need to get back to making smoothies!!! Thanks for the recipe and the motivation!
You are so welcome! Hope you entered, maybe it’ll give you even more motivation 🙂
This is my kind of smoothie, and I love the name!
Totally wish I could take credit for that one! There are just so many cute and catchy names in this 40 Days of Green Smoothies ebook. You’ll have to check it out.
Yum, this is a blend of some of my favorite smoothie ingredients. Mango makes every shake delicious!
It really does! I sometimes throw it in a smoothie so I can pretend I’m somewhere tropical :).
I love sweet and spicy combos and ginger, not to mention my smoothies! Will have to give this one a try as, love the addition of chia seeds I love adding them to breakfast smoothies!
Chia seeds are a great way to sneak in extra fiber & protein for sure!
I love adding mango to smoothies but I especially love the ginger in this one!
I agree. Sometimes those little changes make the biggest difference.
I love adding hemp hearts as an add in as well as Chia seeds for extra protein…..they also keep me fuller longer. This looks like a delicious recipe for a smoothie….love the addition of ginger.
Hemps hearts is another great addition! Thanks for sharing.
Yummy! I cannot wait to start the day off with this smoothie!