Everything you need to know to make each time a great-tasty and nutritious detox smoothie
Today, I intend to share my fool-proof practice for making delicious and healthy detox smoothies. Whether you have overeaten over the holidays, drank more alcohol on the weekend, struggling to lose some weight, or just want to boost your immune system, smoothies are the simplest way to pack a bunch of essential nutrition into one only meal.
3 Major Criteria For The Great Smoothie
When I make a smoothie, it needs to satisfy three essential criteria:
- Looks impressive: We eat first with our eyes, and no one wants to drink anything that looks unpleasant and like swamp water!
- Mind-blowing tasty: Life is too short of consuming something that isn’t delicious.
- It has to be nutrient-dense heavy loaded with great ingredients.
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Starting Your Cleanse
I drink smoothies every day, and I think everyone can enjoy them. However, it’s important to rotate your ingredients to include a variety of fresh vegetables and greens, fruits, herbs, and spices, so you don’t overdo it on any of the single components.
Fruits and vegetables get to oxidize the moment you cut them open(especially fruit), so it’s always best to enjoy them the same day they’re made to diminish the degradation of nutrients and to get the best health “punch” for your body.
In today’s life, we’re all in a rush, and it’s not always possible right away to drink your smoothie. However, if you’re making a smoothie in the morning to drink later in the day or the night before to have it in the morning, you can still obtain everything of the magic stuff hidden inside them. All you need to do is seal the smoothie in a bottle or a jar right after making it and store it in the fridge. And don’t forget to shake it up again before enjoying it.
My Favorite Ingredients For The Best Detox Smoothie Recipes(and why)
Coconut Water
After plain filtered water, coconut water is my best choice when using liquid for smoothies. Low in calories, low in carbs, and nearly fat-free, coconut water is pairing great with most fruits and veggies. Further, it’s a natural energy drink due to its high electrolytes amount that keeps you hydrated.
Spinach(Baby)
Packed with iron and other micro-elements and antioxidants, vitamins, omega-3 fatty acids, magnesium, fiber, anti-inflammatory power, this leafy legend are an immunity-boosting and cleansing champion. With a mild taste, which, however, is easily masked by fruits and vegetables, spinach is the top choice for starting with green smoothies. The great news is you can use 1 to 2 cups into any blend without really changing the flavor.
Lemon
Low in sugar but wealthy in nutrients, lemons are real detox heroes. Lemons are amped of antioxidant vitamin C, B vitamins, and antibiotic phytonutrients. The citric acid in lemons supports digestion, while ascorbic acid attacks free radicals. Lemon peels are especially rich in antioxidants, so throw some zest into your shakes for an extra “boost” of flavor and nutrition.
Apples
Pectin is a soluble fiber found in apples helping sweep the colon boosting your digestive health. Apple pectin reduces the body’s secretion of insulin, keeping apples’ glycemic index relatively low. Use the peels always, as many of the nutrients and fiber in apples are concentrated in the skin.
Bananas
Bananas are healthy and nutritious and will give you some part of the fiber, essential nutrients, and antioxidants needed for you daily. Most bananas have a low to medium glycemic index, therefore not cause big spikes in blood sugar levels. Banana is an excellent means to make your smoothie smooth and creamy as well as to sweeten and enrich its nutritional power.
Berries
Berries providing tons of flavor while still being relatively low in sugar. Rich in vitamin C, phytonutrients, and tones of minerals, these noble colorful berries are full of antioxidants helping combat inflammation in muscles, blood, and the eyes. Full of fiber, berries are an excellent choice when the goal is better digestion and detox. Along with their health benefits, berries add natural sweetness to smoothies, and you can use them fresh or frozen.
Pineapple
Bromelain, the protein-digesting enzyme in pineapple, reinforces the power of its vitamin C content. It suppresses cough and helps clear respiratory congestion, loosens mucus, and flushes out toxins. Further, it reduces swelling and bloating and animate blood circulation–a great assistant for deep detox. You can use pineapple fresh or frozen.
Cayenne Pepper
Bromelain, the protein-digesting enzyme in pineapple, reinforces the power of its vitamin C content. It suppresses cough and helps clear respiratory congestion, loosens mucus, and flushes out toxins. Further, it reduces swelling and bloating and animate blood circulation–a great assistant for deep detox. You can use pineapple fresh or frozen.
Broccoli
Broccoli is one of the wealthiest glucosinolate sources. Glucosinolate is among the most potent toxins-tackling compounds found in foods. Heavily loaded with an arsenal of antioxidants, minerals, flavonoids, and fiber, these bright florets fight inflammation, oxygenate the blood, and expel harmful bacteria for better digestion. Due to their irreplaceable health-boosting qualities, you can slip frozen or raw florets into smoothies unnoticed using 1/4 to 1/2 cup of broccoli.
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Steps & Tips on How to Make Detox Smoothies
Below are my basic steps for splendid smoothies, with suggestions on including the best detox ingredients. Feel free to play with that or add-in, any other components you like! Just pick your smoothie recipe, blend, and enjoy!
#1 Base liquid
You can use 1 to 2 cups of filtered water, raw coconut water, or unsweetened almond milk, fresh-squeezed apple or orange juice, green tea, herbal tea, unsweetened yogurt, kefir, or kombucha.
#2 Base ingredients
Add 1 to 2 cups of fresh or frozen fruits or veggies, like apple, banana, berries, kiwi, orange, pineapple, melon, beets, cucumber, mango, or peaches.
#3 Smoothie texture and creaminess
Banana, coconut meat, avocado, natural yogurts(unsweetened), blanched almonds(or soaked at night before), almond butter, or tahini. All of them add healthfulness, plus richness and creaminess to smoothies’ texture.
#4 Greens for FULL antioxidant power
ou can use 1 to 2 cups of baby spinach, kale, romaine, or radish greens; 1 cup kale, chard, bok choy, collards, beet greens; or 1/4 cup dandelion greens or arugula.
#5 Health/detox boosting nutrients
Choose one or more of the below list: 1 tablespoon hemp, flax seeds, or chia; 1 tablespoon of coconut, hemp, or flax oil; 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon of superfood powders like ashwagandha, maca root, wheatgrass, or broccoli sprouts; 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon spirulina or chlorella; or add 1/4 cup frozen, or raw broccoli(or cauliflower).
#6 Add a pinch of magic
Inspire your flavors using some spices! Add a bit to 1/8 tsp of cayenne, turmeric, curry powder, or 1/4 to 1 tsp of ground cinnamon or fresh ginger. Or try fresh herbs such as 2 tablespoons to 1/4 cup of parsley, basil, mint, or cilantro, 1 1/2 tsp of rosemary. Lift the sharpness of earthy root veggies or leafy greens with 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon or lime juice and 1/2 teaspoon of lemon or lime zest.
#7 Blend it
Throw all the ingredients into your blender and mix on high speed for 30 to 60 seconds until smooth and creamy.
11 of The Best Detox Smoothie Recipes
You can easily make a detox smoothie if you have a blender on hand! For all the yummy recipes listed below, the preparation work is the same. Add each of the ingredients into your blender, make sure everything is rinsed and cleaned well, blend all ingredients until reaching the level of smoothness you want and then enjoy!
Below I list 11 of the best detox smoothie recipes I’ve found throughout the network. These recipes are great in themselves, but feel free to play with them, swap out, or add-in, any other ingredients to your taste to make them even more healthful and delicious.
Classic Apple Smoothie
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 1/2 cup celery
- 1 mini cucumber
- 1 apple
- fresh juice from 1 lemon
- 1 tsp ginger (preferably fresh)
- 1 cup of water
Coconut Pineapple Detox
- 2 cups kale
- 3/4 cup pineapple
- 1/2 avocado
- 1 orange
- 2 tablespoons of coconut flakes
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 cup of water
Mint Detox Smoothie
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 1 mini cucumber
- 1 pear
- juice from 1 lime
- 1 bunch of mint
- 1 cup of water
Berry Blast
- 2 cups blackberries
- 1 cup kale
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 cup pineapple
- 1 cup water or coconut milk/water
Avocado Almond Detox
- 1/2 of an avocado
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 2 cups red lettuce
- 1 pear
- 1 teaspoon of matcha
- 1 tablespoon of almond butter
Banana Smoothie Detox
- 2 cups kale
- 1 apple
- 1 banana
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons of oats
- 1 cup of water
Dynamite Detox Smoothie
- 1 cup raw coconut water or filtered water(add more as needed)
- 1 cup baby spinach
- 1 medium green apple–with skin on, cored and diced
- 1/2 small avocado–pitted and peeled
- 1 small raw red beet–peeled and diced
- 1 cup frozen pineapple
- 1 cup of frozen berries
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
Mango and Strawberry
- 1 cup mango chunks (preferably frozen)
- 1 cup coconut cream
- 1 cup strawberries (preferably frozen)
- 1 cup raspberries
- 1 cup of water
Cantaloupe Ginger Smoothie
- 1 slice of a cantaloupe
- 1 teaspoon ginger (preferably fresh)
- 1 pear
- 1 tablespoon flaxseed
- 1 cup of water
Green Detox
- 1 cup leafy greens (half spinach/half kale)
- 1/2 Granny Smith apple
- 1 frozen banana
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 cup almond or cashew milk
Pineapple Sage Smoothie
- 1/2 cup blackberries
- 1/2 cup pineapple
- 1 apple
- 2 sprigs of sage
- 2 tablespoons of walnuts
- 1/2 teaspoon maqui berry powder
- 1 cup of water
While multi-day detox & cleanse diets are considered very useful, using the best detox smoothie recipes will also help get your health back on track. Whether you plan to use them as meal replacements (as part of a larger diet plan) or drink a detox smoothie occasionally, these delicious detox beverages can help enhance your health in a variety of ways. And the best part is, if you use tasty detox smoothie recipes, they actually taste pretty darn well!
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