04/19/2023
How to Build a Better Smoothie✨🌱🥤
A well-made smoothie can be both tasty and healthy. The key to building a better smoothie is finding the right balance of vegetables, fruit, protein, and healthy fat. Here are three key areas to focus on to build a nourishing smoothie that promotes health:
Protein 🥜🥛:
Helps slow the digestion process and leave you feeling fuller, longer. Without protein, your smoothie breaks down quickly, and you’re going to be hungry again not long after drinking it. If you want your smoothie to substitute for a meal, it’s important to add a protein like nut butter, Greek yogurt, protein powder, chia seeds, flax seeds, or h**p seeds to help slow down the digestion process.
Fruits and Veggies 🥬🥒🍎:
Avoid added sugars. Stay away from sugars in your smoothie, including fruit juice. The fiber from whole fruits and veggies can help keep you full and satisfied and feed the healthy bacteria in your gut to support a healthy immune system. Fiber also offers a wide variety of health benefits such as supporting regular bowel movements, decreasing your cholesterol levels, and stabilizing your blood sugar levels. Unlike fruit juicing, fiber content is not lost when blended into a smoothie because you are consuming the whole ingredient rather than extracting part of it.
Slow Down 🧘🏾♀️🕖:
By drinking smoothies slowly, there’s an increased chance you’ll feel full and consume fewer unnecessary calories. The brain can take 20 to 40 minutes to release satiety (feeling full) hormones, so wait before eating or drinking more to let your smoothie digest.
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