Cleanse & Detox Smoothie
Flush out toxins with this Cleanse and Detox Smoothie and maybe lose a pound or two along the way.
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Ingredients
- Recommend organic apple, kale and celery be used for this recipe.
- 1 organic apple with peeling, cored (Wash away harmful toxins in the body)
- Juice of 1 lemon (This citrus fruit helps boosts the digestive tract)
- 1 cup kale (Chlorophyll kick starts the digestive tract by ridding the body of pesticides and environmental toxins)
- 1 stalk or rib of celery...depending where you live. (Thought to be a great blood cleanser)
- 1/3 cup flat leaf parsley or cilantro (Thought to help rid the body of mercury and other harmful minerals)
- 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds or chia seeds (Great source of Omega-3's and ridding the body of
- harmful toxins)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 1/4 cups chilled water
Directions
If using a juicer: Add all the ingredients and enjoy!
If using a blender: Add all the above ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Pour over ice. This recipe makes one serving.
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Is it okay to drink once a day? Didn't know if it would cause too much "cleansing".
is there an alternative to the green tea?
Helen, Pomegranate juice would work.
There's no green tea in this recipe.
Caroline, That’s right…our cleanse doesn’t have caffeine. If you’re not doing the cleanse feel free to add green tea.
Anyone tried this yet? How is the taste because I see nothing in there that would make me think it will taste good.
Tasting good is what got us to the point of needing detox in the first place.
Just tried it! Although there is no sweet aspect, it was very good. Not something I would drink everyday. It's def a once a weeker:)
Can you substitute spinach for the kale? I had a smoothie with kale once, and I could barely make myself drink it. I love the way spinach tastes in a smoothie!
I don't think it's meant to taste good. It's one of those cleansing smoothies that you have to plug your nose and chug…at least that's what I'll be doing! Might have to do this at home on a day off, I have a sneaking feeling with that much greens my IBS will be all "oh hells no. You gonna pay for that"
Fyndy, It really does taste good. I drink a green smoothie every morning, 7 days a week.
If u make it in a juicer instead of a blender the alternative for green tea is a cucumber also add parsley and a small puece of ginger for even more nutrition…
Michele, Thanks…love your suggestions!
2 Questions: (1) is the kale raw? (2) how do you measure kale? Oklay, 3 questions… include the kale stems?
Too much fiber? Wow. Really? You should eat 7-10 servings of gresh veggies every day!! I make this all the time. I will throw in a handful of blueberries as well. Jsut an handful. And kale is RAW. I have done this too after I read it on 365 days of kale dot com. Kale is amazing. Grows well…Enjoy.
Love my kale too!
could you add honey to make it taste better?
Merri, You could add a few teaspoons honey or maple syrup.
Just choked this down. It better be SUPER HEALTHY. lol.
Annie, It is!!!
I made it the other day and was so disappointed with it! I've tried all different types of healthy smoothies and this was the first one that i just had to make myself chug to get it down. Thankfully the apple and lemon made the flavor bearable … but i have a hand held blender that can make anything smooth and i could not get the consistency to be any smoother than say applesauce. I did add more green tea to try to get the smoother consistency with no luck. It was pretty rough going down. I am going to keep looking for other smoothies because i don't think i could do this even on a weekly basis.
This smoothie is awesome! I love the taste, it's very clean.
Thank-you!
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It is very good. But I like all the ingredients. Maybe add a cuke and a little more lemon juice.
Good idea!
Adding 1/2 pear gives it a nice flavor.
Jackie, Good idea!
Can you drink this while you are breast feeding?
Sarah, Please check with your doctor. Thanks! Let us know what you find out please.
@Sarah, the parsley can decrease your milk production. You may want to skip that ingredient while breastfeeding. Everything else should be fine!
The first sip was a bit of a shock, but I will defitinely make this again!
Aly, Good for you!
Any suggestions on liquefying the kale and parsley? Juicer kicked it to the side and blender just shredded it
Christina, Try chopping the greens before adding to the blender.
I see comments mentioning green tea in this recipe, but I don't see it listed as an ingredient?
Barbara, Where do you see the mention of green tea?
"Helen Anne DiMeglio · 21 weeks ago
is there an alternative to the green tea?"
and
"Michele johnston · 21 weeks ago
If u make it in a juicer instead of a blender the alternative for green tea is a cucumber also add parsley and a small puece of ginger for even more nutrition…"
comments above…
Barbara, Water is the alternative.
That still doesn't tell us where people were getting the 'tea' from as an ingredient. I too am curious…
You tell us to use water instead, but as we don't even see tea listed we don't know how much water to substitute…
Never mind, I see the water on the recipe
Still curious as to where they were plucking tea from though, LOL
Lori, Oh Okay…lol! I’m not sure either.
Lori, I’m not sure what you mean…there is no mention of tea in this recipe. Use the amount of water in the recipe and no tea.
i made this for breakfast this morning but wasn't a big fan….I think it was due to the whole chia seeds I put in it..Kinda chunky…Oops! I re-made it for my breakfast tomorrow morning so we will see how it goes!
I am tracking my calories, anyone know the caloric intake for this?????
I am going to make this and the Super Detox Green Smoothie in a blender. Should I peel the apple and cucumber first? I'm not sure how the skin will break down in a blender. Please advise.
Jessica, If the apple and cucumber are organic, I’d leave on the peeling. They blend find in the blender.
Do the chia seeds have to be ground?
Kelly, No, either way is fine.
I just tried this smoothie. It's really delicious. Clean, nutritious, refreshing. I was a little skeptical of the cinnamon/greens mix but it works. Superb. Give it a go.
I am thinking of trying this cleanse, my question is since other cleanse I have tried we do not eat anything during the day. With this cleanse is this all we eat during the day or how often do we need to drink it? can anybody help me.
Brenda, Our cleanses will always include some whole foods along with juicing. The cleanse explains how often to eat and what to eat. http://skinnyms.com/three-day-cleanse-detox/
I just made this, am drinking it now, and LOVE it!!! I try to avoid sugar, even from fruit, so I just used half a green apple. The sugar from the lemon juice and half a green apple gave it enough sweetness (for my palate) to be enjoyable!! It was very fibrous, even with my vitamix…but I LOVE the flavor! Will make again and again! I may make it without apple next time and use some ginger.
I love how you can taste each and every ingredient, if you really think about them as you're drinking it. Try it! I think smoothies/juicing is super healthy, as long as folks don't get accustomed to using too much sugar, which can have very adverse affects to all the otherwise great nutrients. My rule of thumb is no more than 1-2 servings of fruit per smoothies.
Kristen, Thank you, thank you for the feedback!!!
I used a whole lemon so a bit bitter and forgot to add the cinnamon.. still not bad
Audra, Once a week.
Brett, If you juice, 1-2 days. If using a blender I would drink the same day, otherwise it gets to thick.
Brett, About 198 calories per serving.