Still don't know them? Take green smoothies and improve your health

We present you the green smoothies, a rich combination of fruits and vegetables that give your body all the nutrients and vitamins you need for good health. Every day that a green smoothie passes, it reaches a new home. Surely you have heard about them but if you are one of those who have not tried them yet, this is your chance.

Green smoothies are ideal to use in your day to day as vitamin supplement and to maintain your line. A green smoothie is considered to be anyone that is made up of fruits and vegetables, it is characterized by having a green color because it is generally made up of 60% fruit and 40% vegetables. This proportion is justified because in this way the bitterness of the vegetable is camouflaged with the sweetness of the fruit.

There are many combinations of these shakes, you can add nuts such as flax seeds, almonds, berries, oats, quinoa, etc. Everyone's imagination can create a multitude of rich and beneficial shakes.

Take advantage of its benefits

Green smoothies are usually thick and creamy drinks. They are ideal for breakfast and are recommended for both adults and the little ones in the house. They become a great source of fiber, lower glucose and cholesterol levels, cause continuous satiety and regulate the cleanliness of your body.

Depending on the ingredients used to make the shakes, some nutrients or others are obtained, but most have a lot of vitamin A, C, folic acid and potassium.

Satiates you for a long time

Take these shakes helps those who feel hungry at all times, the extra fiber provided by a shake is the solution to snack between meals. When dieting, taking a green smoothie before your main meal of the day helps you feel more satisfied with small portions. It acts like a glass of water before eating but being the shake much more effective thanks to the dose of fiber it provides.

Natural weight loss

These shakes contain fruits, vegetables, nuts and even legumes, provide large doses of minerals, carbohydrates, vitamins and fibers. By increasing the number of fruits and vegetables in our diet, we give our bodies the opportunity expel all excess fat and water accumulated in the body.

Taking green smoothies ensures that even if you spend a little on meals, your body will take care of discarding everything that is left over and will keep you in line. It becomes a sure weapon to quickly and effectively lose excess weight, but without the need to starve.

It is a heartburn reliever

Heartburn is very common and many prefer to take natural steps to prevent it. Large glasses of water or milk are usually taken to stop it. Green smoothies are alkaline and help to quench the burning.

They are a great source of energy

Starting the day with a green smoothie will fill you with energy all morning. Fruits are a good source of energy, they contain glucose that activates the nervous system, it is rapidly metabolized and mixes perfectly with all the nutrients in the smoothie vegetables. The amount of sugar is balanced thanks to the fiber and vitamins of the vegetables. The energy they provide will allow you to perform long hours of the day without problems.

They are easily digestible

This food, being blended and crushed, is very fast to digest. The body does not have to make great efforts and you will not have to break up the food in order to extract the nutrients, as this has already been done by the mixer for us.

If one suffers from constipation, they are ideal to combat this problem. The fibers help the digestive system and help to mix the nutrients well for a future expulsion and cleaning of the organism.

They are not meal replacements

However, it must be borne in mind that they are not substitutes for meals. It is not a diet but a supplement whether you're on a diet or not. The shakes help to fill you up and complement perfectly with the rest of the meals.

They are very easy to prepare and maintain

To prepare them you only need a blender or mixer. Depending on the appliance we have at home, the texture of the shake will be more or less thick. It takes about five minutes to make the smoothie. Once the vegetables and fruits have been selected, you just have to mix until you get a homogeneous paste.

Green smoothies They are usually taken with a cold point and most of these beverages will stay fresh for 24 hours or longer if kept tightly sealed in the fridge. If the cold chain is not broken they can be taken anywhere, to work, to the park or to the gym. It is recommended that it be in glass or stainless steel containers.

Botton line

When taking fruit and vegetables in the form of a shake we are ingesting much more of nutrients and vitamins than if we did it in solid form and with whole pieces. Let's not forget that the green color is given by chlorophyll and it has powerful medicinal properties: antioxidants, anticancer, energizing and purifying. It slows down the formation of kidney stones and lowers cholesterol.

It is a refreshing drink for the summer and it is essential that in high temperatures we continuously hydrate ourselves and the shakes they are perfect to break the monotony of drinking water.