You have about 5 minutes before you need to leave for work and you need to grab something to eat.  The typical person will make toast, cold cereal, bagels, pop tarts, breakfast bars, or toaster strudels.  Even worse.. sometimes we don’t have enough time to make something at home, and the only thing available in the office kitchen are muffins, croissants, or donuts.

What is a good solution for a quick, healthy breakfast that takes less than 5 minutes to make, eat, AND clean up???

THE SOLUTION: GREEN SMOOTHIE!!!

I believe making a green smoothie every morning for breakfast has been the single best improvement to my diet.  Here are the differences I noticed right away after making green smoothies for breakfast:

1. Increased Energy – I no longer craved the cup of coffee at Starbucks – I actually had MORE energy than if I had ordered that cup of joe!  My brain actually worked in the morning – and I became much more productive!!

2. Stay Full Longer – I used to eat a bagel or grab a breakfast bar, but I would always be starving within an hour or two.  When I drink a green smoothie in the morning, I’m full for at least a few hours (this is huge for me – I’m always hungry), and then I crave healthy foods before lunch, not sugary snacks.  This is because green smoothies have a ton of fiber, which keep you full much longer than empty carbohydrates.

3. Crave Healthier Foods – When you start your day with multiple servings of fruits and vegetables, you actually crave healthier foods throughout the rest of the day.  Your body doesn’t have an insulin spike like it would with many of the ‘traditional’ breakfasts most Americans eat.  Therefore, you will experience much fewer cravings for salty and sugary foods.

4. Improved Digestion – I won’t go into too much detail on this one, but let’s just say you won’t need to stack up magazines in your bathroom anymore!  Being more regular will get rid of toxins in your body and make you much cleaner.

5. Weight Loss – When you start your day off with fruits and vegetables, your body is getting the nutrients it needs!  You will have more energy for exercise, feel better during the day, and you WILL see the scale start to drop!!

Try mixing up making different green smoothies every morning – you need variety in your diet!  I started making my green smoothies with mostly fruit and a little bit of spinach.  You will slowly start to add more spinach to your smoothies.

Here is a recipe from Green Smoothie Revolution, by Victoria Boutenko for you to try out!!  Also, see my ’33 Best Kept Secret & Fat Burning Recipes) for more smoothie recipes!!

Tropical Green Smoothie

 2 cups spinach
1 mango
1 banana
1 cup pineapple chunks
1 cup water

Yields 2 quarts.  Blend spinach and water first, then add fruit.  This will ensure you don’t have clumps of spinach in your smoothie!!

Please post below if you have tried green smoothies before!  Also please share any recipes that you love!!

To your health!!

Laura

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