{"id":3963,"date":"2015-05-27T10:46:05","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T14:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/?p=3963"},"modified":"2015-05-27T10:46:05","modified_gmt":"2015-05-27T14:46:05","slug":"how-to-build-the-perfect-smoothie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/2015\/05\/27\/how-to-build-the-perfect-smoothie\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Build The Perfect Smoothie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nearly every day for me starts with a green smoothie. Since breakfast is my least favorite meal of the day, drinking a smoothie ensures I get the jumpstart needed for my day in a gentle and nutritious way.<\/p>\n

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Follow these steps to master building the perfect smoothie.<\/p>\n

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First things first. You must have a good quality high-speed blender. On the market today are plenty to choose from; Ninja, Blend-Tec, Vitamix, and more, take your pick. I use this Ninja<\/a> that was purchased for me as a gift and I love it. I use it at least once a day every day, sometimes even 3 times a day.<\/p>\n

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If your produce has already been washed, you can make your smoothie in a matter of minutes. So grab an item from each of the categories below and let\u2019s blend.<\/p>\n

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LIQUID<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Always start with a few ice cubes unless you\u2019re using frozen fruit. The high-speed motor on your blender is likely to slightly heat the contents of your drink as you are blending. And I don\u2019t know about you but I don\u2019t like drinking my smoothies hot.<\/p>\n

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Then add about one cup liquid of your choice. Some excellent options are:<\/p>\n

~Coconut Water<\/p>\n

~Non-Dairy Milks (Coconut, Cashew, Almond)<\/p>\n

~Water<\/p>\n

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VEGETABLES\/FRUITS<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Here the combinations are endless. I do try not to combine too many high sugar fruits in one drink. Even though it\u2019s natural sugar, we still want to be mindful of overall sugar intake. Some of my favorite fruits & veggies:<\/p>\n

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Veggies<\/strong><\/p>\n

~Spinach<\/p>\n

~Kale<\/a><\/p>\n

~Swiss Chard<\/p>\n

~Beet Greens<\/p>\n

~Cucumber<\/p>\n

~Avocado<\/p>\n

\"Spinach\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Collards\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Fruits<\/strong><\/p>\n

~Berries<\/p>\n

~1\/2 Banana<\/p>\n

~Kiwi<\/p>\n

~Apples<\/p>\n

\"Strawberries\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Raspberries\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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PROTEIN<\/strong><\/h3>\n

If your drinking your smoothie as a meal replacement you\u2019ll want to add protein. Some good choices:<\/p>\n

~Nut Butters (Peanut, Almond, Sunflower Seed)<\/p>\n

~High quality plant based protein powder<\/p>\n

~Plain Greek Yogurt<\/p>\n

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ADD INS<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Up the nutritional factor my adding some of these boosters:<\/p>\n

~Spirulina<\/p>\n

~Chia<\/a> or Flax seeds<\/p>\n

~Raw Cacao Powder<\/p>\n

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Ok friends, now that you\u2019ve learned how to build the perfect smoothie, what are you waiting for? Get to blending!<\/p>\n

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\"kale<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Berry<\/a><\/p>\n

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Check out two of my favorite smoothie recipes<\/p>\n

Apple Pie Smoothie<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Black Forest Smoothie<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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As always, it is my prayer that you\u2019ve been Inspired To Live Fully<\/em>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nearly every day for me starts with a green smoothie. Since breakfast is my least favorite meal of the day, drinking a smoothie ensures I get the jumpstart needed for my day in a gentle and nutritious way.   Follow these steps to master building the perfect smoothie.   First things first. You must have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,15],"tags":[456,455,38,457,36,35,458],"class_list":["post-3963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-life","category-nourishing-life","tag-blend","tag-blender","tag-breakfast","tag-fruit","tag-green-smoothie","tag-smoothie","tag-vegetables"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3963"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3963\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3972,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3963\/revisions\/3972"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}