Whether you're feeling under the weather, feeling bloated from eating too many carbs or just simply feeling like you've over done it, maybe like after Thanksgiving, you may be in need of a cleansing detox smoothie to get yourself feeling back to normal. Green veggies are perfect for cleaning out toxins in your body. Eating them in the morning is not usually how you would start the day but making them into a smoothie and you've got a perfect solution to eat those greens!
Starting your day with one of these green babies is surely going to make your body happy. How do I know this? Because I'm no stranger to the overeating or overcarb-ing which cause me to feel horrible! I start fresh in the morning with this smoothie and I'm feeling much better knowing I took care of myself.
To be honest I was a green smoothie HATER, I really was! But I have turned over a new leaf, pun intended! 🙂 You can too, it's good for you!
Choose whatever apples you have on hand, use sweetener or leave it out as the apples will sweeten your smoothie. However you adjust this recipe don't remove the important stuff, like all the veggies!
The cucumber and celery make this super refreshing, I promise! 🙂
Other Green Smoothies you might like:
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Cleanse & Detox Smoothie: Dairy, Sugar & Gluten Free
Ingredients
- 1 apple cored [green preferred] or 1 green pear
- 1 cup spinach
- 1 stalk celery
- ½ cucumber
- ½ cup almond milk unsweetened
- 1 tablespoon flax seed
- juice of 1 lemon
- 1 ½ cup ice
- 2 droppers liquid lemon stevia or plain
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients in your high powdered blender until smooth.
- Taste and adjust sweetener if needed.
- Makes 24 ounces.
Notes
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About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
Cheryl
This is an off-topic question that I have always wondered about but have never asked as I am new to drinking smoothies. I absolutely have an aversion to cucumbers. Is there a good substitute for them or a way to bury the taste or any trace fragrance of them. Yes, I really dislike them that much. Thanks for any help you might give.
Brenda
If you remove the center/seeds, you'll have less noticeable taste of cucumber.
the truth
uhhh apples have sugar in them. so dumb
daniel podobed
I was disappointed as I've been searching for different green smoothie options for my sugar detox, and while there is no added sugar here, the almond milk contains sugar and the stevia while not registering as a gram of sugar, has some negative physiological responses, especially for those craving sugar.
So far though, great website.
Brenda
There is no sugar in unsweetened almond milk. I've been using stevia for 14 years and have not had cravings for sugar since using it.
Jackie
Apples are NOT sugar free. This recipe is misleading.
Leann
I am allergic to almonds. Any suggestions as to what to use instead of the almond milk?
Brenda
Oh sure, any milk you like is fine.
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I'm not sure why but this blog is loading very slow for me. Is anyone else having this issue or is it a problem on my end? I'll check
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jen
Has anyone nursing ever tried this? I am going to call my midwife/doc to see if its ok. I dont see why it wouldnt be.
Stacie
Have you ever tried juicing with just these veggies and the apple or do you just use this recipe for a smoothie? Thank you.
Cheryl Brew
picking up stuff to-marrow to start the cleansing .. it should be pretty good there is nothing it in I don't like that I can see..I try to eat healthy but been in a stump..weight not going any where so thought I could try this to give it a kick...hope this will work for me.. thank you ..:0)
Denise
Having one right now. It's really good!
Bonnie
How many ounces is one serving?
Megan
If you want to make it even thicker you add a little bit of silken tofu. Gives it an amazing texture!
mgmama
Will you be posting the detox plan you were talking about on Facebook soon?
Brenda
This morning, yes. 🙂
Lynda
Why do you use the liquid stevia? Not the granular?
Brenda
I prefer it as it doesn't even need to be stirred like the powder and it is less processed than any other stevia.
Kathy
I made this for breakfast. You are right...it was refreshing! 🙂
Brenda
glad you liked it, thanks for sharing!
Tricia
I don't have a high intensity blender, will celery be ok in a regular blender?
Brenda
Hmmm, I'm not sure it will grind well enough. Maybe if you have a food chopper or processor try that first before adding it to the blender, just to help break it down a bit.
kathy
When you mention flax seed, is it ground or whole? I heard (I'm new at this way of eating) that whole flax doesn't digest and a person doesn't get all the goodness unless the seed is cracked open
Brenda
I mean groung flaxseed, you can buy it whole and grind it yourself or buy it already ground and store in the fridge.