Don’t let the green fool you! This tastes great!
Just starting out trying to include green smoothies in you daily diet plan? This is one of the mildest recipes I have tried. So yummy that even little kids cant help but enjoy it!
Ingredients
- 1 banana, cut in chunks
- 1 cup grapes
- 1 (6 ounce) tub vanilla yogurt
- 1/2 apple, cored and chopped
- 1 1/2 cups fresh spinach leaves
Directions
- Place the banana, grapes, yogurt, apple and spinach into a blender (I recommend a vitamix blender they work the best). Cover, and blend until smooth, stopping frequently to push down anything stuck to the sides. Pour into glasses and serve.
These are amazingly powerful foods to add to your diet. Each of the foods listed actually burn more calories to eat and digest then the amount of calories contained in them.
Say Goodbye To Stubborn Belly Fat!
Tired of trying to lose that stubborn belly fat? Try these super foods that target that hard to lose belly fat! Start including these foods as much as possible to see your tummy start to shrink.
1. Protein powder- Helps to keep blood sugar levels stable, keeps you feeling full longer, plus it contains amino acids which burns fat and builds muscle. Add this to a healthy smoothie to knock out belly fat!
2. Berries- packed full of fiber to help regulate your digestion and leave you felling full.
3. Lean meats and fish- Fish is the best especially tuna and salmon which have the most omega3’s which among the other benefits helps control the stress chemical that causes fat to be stored in the belly.
4. Oatmeal- packed full of fiber to help you feel full longer.
5. Cannelloni Beans- These are full of a unique fiber that is resistant to digestion which means your body works harder and longer to digest it thus burning more calories.
6. Nuts- Keep you feeling full longer. Use to quiet cravings by snacking on them through out the day.
7. Olive oil- We all have to have some fat in our diet and it helps control hunger
8. Dairy- calcium helps break down fat and helps to prevent it from forming.
9. Eggs- Contains vitamin B12 which helps metabolize fat
10. Avocados- in addition to all the other good stuff in them they contain a hefty dose of fiber which will keep you feeling full longer.
11. Parmigiano Reggiano cheese- Activates the bodies fat burning hormones
12. Beans and legumes- Will help you tone up and lose weight full of protein and fiber
13. Whole grains- These are the carbohydrates that are actually good for you. The fiber in them will help keep you feeling full longer.
14. Green leafy Vegetables- fat busting super food
15. Peanut butter- contains niacin which will help keep your digestive system on track and prevent bloating.
16. Ice tea- Will help to speed your metabolism
Amazing detox smoothie
Kale and Watermelon two powerful cleansing and detoxifying sources.
Kale Watermelon Smoothie Recipe
- 1 carrot, chopped
- 2 cups watermelon, chopped
- 1 banana, peeled
- 3 cups kale, chopped
- 1 orange, peeled
- 4 to 6 ounces of filtered water
Add all the ingredients except for the kale to your blender lend until smooth. Next, add the kale and blend on high for 30 seconds or until the smoothie is creamy.
Lose 5 pounds in one week!
Lose 5 pound in 7 days
Drink this everyday to flush out the excess water you are carrying around in your body.
60oz of pure or distilled water
1 tablespoon of sugar free cranberry juice
add one dandelion root tea bag
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
Drink every day for 7 days guaranteed you will lose 5 pounds and in a healthy way. Depending on how much excess water your body retains you could possibly lose more!
Spinach the top rated food to boost weight loss
Spinach is the top rated food to add to your diet to boost weight loss. Due to its dense nutritional value with low calorie content and it can keep the stomach full for a longer because it contains dietary fiber. Dietary fiber cannot be fully digested or absorbed by the body, which helps to keep the stomach full, regulating bowel movements and reduces the glucose uptake by your body.
Spinach is full of antioxidants including lipoic acid which has received a lot of importance from researchers in the weight loss field recently. It seems to have the ability to reduce the intake of food. Lipoic acid regenerates the vitamin A and C. It regulates your blood sugar level by increasing energy expenditure in the skeletal muscles of the body. It also increased glucose uptake and fatty acid oxidation by activatin and enzyme called AMPK. This enzyme regulates the energy balance of the whole body and can respond to hormones as well as nutrient signals. Scientists are currently researching lipoic acid and AMPK enzyme, they believe it holds the key to effortless weight loss enhancement.
Here are some more of the amazing things in spinach and how they help you…..
Lutein another antioxidant present in spinach, fights the age related macular degeneration which is responsible for the focus of vision.
Spinach contains a wide range of amino acids (sub units of protein). Glutamine present in spinach can repair muscle cell and prevent tissue breakdown. It can also regulate the blood sugar levels and helps to maintain the immune system of the body.
Leucine is an essential amino acid that can burn visceral fats, found deep in the body which is less responsive to dieting or exercise. Leucine can also enhance the growth hormones. Leucine in combination with isoleucine and valine help to repair muscle damage, regulate blood sugar and boosts energy. These aspects of leucine result in a faster metabolism of the body.
Spinach contains the following: – minerals such as iron, calcium, potassium, zinc, phosphorus, copper, magnesium, manganese; vitamins such as A, C, B2, B6, niacin, and K.
Hello smoothie……bye bye tummy!
Smoothie that attacks the tummy fat!
This smoothie is rich in digestion supporting ingredients, it will help prevent bloating and digestive stress that are the main cause of stubborn belly fat!
- 3/4 c. papaya
- 3/4c. sliced peaches
- 1/2 pear, sliced
- 1 tsp fresh ginger
- 2 mint leaves
- Water to thin
