Originally published July 24 2005
Well-made smoothies can replace meals, when made carefully
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
There are five parts to a healthy smoothie: protein, green superfood, fiber, liquid and fruit.
I'm not a fan of calorie-laden, sugar-infused drinks.
Except for the occasional margarita, I don't drink things that have enough calories to be a meal and no nutritional value.
It's hard enough to fight weight without adding a liquid pound here and there.
I did purchase a smoothie one time in a specialized smoothie shop where, as I perused the menu attempting to pick out some sort of semi-nutritious concoction, I found myself in disbelief that people bought enough of these syrupy things to keep the place open.
Spiru-tein is a soy-based protein powder and Whey of Life is a whey-based protein powder.
Often these types of powders are vegetarian, organic and contain spirulina, which is a fresh water algae with an extremely high level of antioxidants.
I like the vanilla or fruit flavors better because I think the chocolate kind of clashes (ok, not kind of, really clashes) with the green food element.
It is important to note that both of these add the nutritional equivalent of 6-8 servings of vegetables.
Fiber can be found in the way of a product such as Superseed or by grinding up and adding flax seeds and pumpkin seeds.
The liquid element can be water, organic milk, soy milk, almond milk or rice milk.
Continue blending and add one tablespoon or scoop of protein powder, one tablespoon or scoop of green food and one tablespoon of fiber.
It has approximately 300-400 calories depending on what fruits and liquids are being used, which is far fewer than most commercial smoothies, and the nutritional return on these calories is much higher.
Starting the day out with a super smoothie is an easy way to get a big dose of good nutrition that the body doesn't have to work very hard to digest.
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