The I Love My NutriBullet Green Smoothies Recipe Book: 200 Healthy Smoothie Recipes for Weight Loss, Heart Health, Improved Mood, and More

By Adams Media

Green smoothies have never been so easy--or delicious!

Unlock the amazing health benefits of leafy greens, fruits, and vegetables using the amazing NutriBullet! These great-tasting, fiber-rich smoothies help you lose weight, gain energy, fight aging, and improve your bone and gut health with a tasty and nutritious blend of vegetables and fruits that will keep you feeling full and satisfied for hours. And it's easy to whip up these simple, healthy drinks any time of day!

This recipe book is your all-in-one guide to the many benefits of delicious and nutrient-rich green smoothies. Energize your morning with a sweet Mango Tango. Try a Cantaloupe Quencher to improve your immunity. Drink an Apple Pie for Weight Loss for dessert. You'll meet all your wellness goals with the versatile NutriBullet and these easy-to-make recipes!

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Release date: Sep 2, 2016
• ISBN: 9781440598432

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The "I Love My NutriBullet" Green Smoothies Recipe Book

The I Love My NutriBullet Green Smoothies Recipe Book

200 Green Smoothies for Increased Energy, Glowing Skin, Weight Loss, and More

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Contains material adapted from The Everything® Green Smoothies Book by Britt Brandon, copyright © 2011 Simon and Schuster, ISBN 10: 1-4405-2564-1, ISBN 13: 978-1-4405-2564-3; Paleo Green Smoothies by Michelle Fagone, copyright © 2016 Simon and Schuster, ISBN 10: 1-4405-9293-4, ISBN 13: 978-1-4405-9293-5; The Everything® Healthy Green Drinks Book by Britt Brandon, copyright © 2014 Simon and Schuster, ISBN 10: 1-4405-7694-7, ISBN 13: 978-1-4405-7694-2; The I Love My NutriBullet Recipe Book by Britt Brandon, copyright © 2015 Simon and Schuster, ISBN 10: 1-4405-9208-X, ISBN 13: 978-1-4405-9208-9.

ISBN 10: 1-4405-9842-8

ISBN 13: 978-1-4405-9842-5

eISBN 10: 1-4405-9843-6

eISBN 13: 978-1-4405-9843-2

Always follow safety and commonsense cooking protocol while using kitchen utensils, operating ovens and stoves, and handling uncooked food. If children are assisting in the preparation of any recipe, they should always be supervised by an adult.

This book is unofficial and unauthorized. It is not authorized, approved, licensed, or endorsed by NutriBullet, LLC. NutriBullet is a registered trademark of Homeland Housewares, LLC.

Cover design by Sylvia McArdle.

Cover images © iStockphoto.com/aluxum; kaspri/123RF.

Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

Introduction

Chapter 1: Green Smoothies: Good for You and Your NutriBullet

Leafy Greens

Cruciferous Veggies

Root Vegetables

Veggies from the Vine

Berries

Tree and Vine Fruits

Melons

Tropical Fruit

Teas

Chapter 2: Smoothies for Better Immunity

Cantaloupe Quencher

Orange You Glad You Got Up for This?

Ginger and Spice Make Everything Nice

Cucumber Zing

Luscious Lemon

Illness Preventer

Citrus Berry Blast

Herbal Peach

Fruity Fresh Immunity Blast

Wake Up and Smell the Grapefruit Smoothie

Chapter 3: Smoothies for Weight Loss

Green Tea Metabolism Booster

Cantaloupe Creation

Beet the Bloat

Slim Down with This Sweet Treat

Colors of Success

Cinch Pounds with Citrus

Apple Pie for Weight Loss

Smooth Carrot Apple

Sweet Ginger Melon

Gorgeous Greens for a Gorgeous Body

Asparagus Carrot

A Spicy Blue Blast

Ginger Green Tea Smoothie

Savory Slim Down

Garlic Gets the Pounds Off

Minty Mango Metabolism Maximizer

Zap Pounds with Zippy Zucchini

Refresh That Body

Flush Out Fat with Fiber

Manage Your Weight with Mangos

Splendid Melon

Super Celery Smoothie

Ahhh, Sweet Greens!

Chapter 4: Smoothies That Cleanse and Detox Your Body

Cleansing Cranberry

Papaya Berry Blend

The Bright Bloat Beater

Ginger and Apple Cleansing Blend

Alcohol Recovery Recipe

Broccoli Detox

Cleansing Broccoli Smoothie

The Spicy Savior

Spinach-y Sweet Smoothie

Berries for Health

Carrot Cleanser

Green Tea Carrot Smoothie

Garlic Zucchini Cleanse

Green Garlic Smoothie

Kale and Carrot Flush

Fiber Flush Smoothie

Colorful Cleansing Combo

Apple Broccoli Detox Blend

A Glad Gallbladder

Cleanse Your Body with Sweet Citrus

Liven Up the Liver

The Deep Colors of Detox

A Fruity Flush

Refreshing Reprieve

Strawberry-Rhubarb Healing Smoothie

Green Clean Smoothie

Chapter 5: Smoothies for Better Digestive Health

Indigestion Inhibitor

Perfect Pears and Pineapples

Amazing Apples for Digestion

Dreamy Digestion

Pineapple-Papaya Protection

Cucumber Cooler

Ginger Ale Smoothie

Smooth Citrus for Smooth Digestion

Sweet Fiber

Pears, Apples, and Ginger

Move Over, Motion Sickness!

Heartburn, Be Gone

Spicy Stomach Soother

Get Rid of Gas!

Tummy Protector

Red Pepper Relief

Keep It Moving

Cabbage Calms Indigestion

Mega Magnesium

The Constipation Cure

Cool Off Colitis

Mango Digestion Smoothie

Beany Spinach

An Apple Pie Day

Pleasantly Pear

Minty Madness

Mango Berry

Ginger Apple

Chapter 6: Smoothies for Antiaging, Better Skin, and Body Care

Spicy Refreshment

Bone Up with Blackberries

Backwards Berry

Double-Duty Delight

GrAppleBerry

Sunburn Soother

Agent Pineapple Against Arthritis

Fat-Burning Fuel

Ache Aid

Bright Fight Against Disease

Smart Start

Very Green Smoothie

Root Veggie Variety

Colorful Combo for Cancer Prevention

Cocoa Strong Smoothie

Savor Cancer Prevention

Red Bells Make Hearts Ring

Antioxidant Assist

Carotenes Against Cancer

Cauliflower to the Rescue

Pear Splendor

Calming Cucumber

Cool Cucumber Melon

Chocolatey Dream

Chapter 7: Smoothies That Energize

Carrot Top of the Morning to You

Mango Tango

Grapefruit and Cucumber Energy

Luscious Lemon-Lime

Apple Peach

Trail Mix Smoothie

Tomatillo Mary Smoothie

Fennel-Cucumber Smoothie

Berry Pretty Smoothie

Energetic Artichoke Smoothie

Chapter 8: Smoothies for Pre- and Postworkout

Carrot Commando

Rapid Recovery

Broccoli Blastoff

Zoom with Zucchini

Sweet Spinach Spinner

Powerful Parsnips

Killer Kale Kickoff

Protein Packer

Collide with Collards

Popeye’s Favorite

Metabolism Max Out

Banana Berry Boost

Vivacious Vitamin C

Sweet Potato Smoothie

Cacao Craziness

Runner’s Delight

A Biker’s Best Friend

Swimmer’s Sensation

A Yogi’s Favorite

Oh My! Omegas

Fabulous Fructose

Wonder Watermelon

What the Hill Smoothie

Chapter 9: Smoothies for Better Brain Function

Mental Makeover

Memory Maintainer

Blueberry Burst

A Berry Great Morning

Splendid Citrus

Very Important Vitamin C

The Slump Bumper

Romaine to the Rescue!

Pears with a Tart Twist

Green Sweet Citrus

Watercress Berry

Peas, Please!

Chapter 10: Smoothies for Total Health and Disease Prevention

Pomegranate Preventer

Cantaloupe for Cancer Prevention

Blackberry Watercress Smoothie

Breathe Easy Smoothie

A Sweet Step to Great Health

Berries and Bananas for Bone Health

A Grape Way to Bone Health

Vitamin C Cancer Prevention

A Cool Blend for Blood Sugars

Cherry Vanilla Respiratory Relief

A Sweet Smoothie for Health

Apple Celery for Hydration

Pea Is for Prevention

Gear Up with Garlic

A Peppery Way to Promote Health

Garlic and Onions Keep the Doctor Away

Savor the Sodium of Celery

Spice It Up!

Pear Prevention

Health’s No Joke with Artichokes

Turnip Turnaround

The Pollinator Smoothie

Go, Go, Garlic!

Banana Nut Blend

Veggie Variety

Fantastic Fennel

Sweet and Savory Beet

Green Citrus

Great Grape

Chapter 11: Smoothies for Pregnancy and Women’s Health

Fabulous Fertility

Apple-Ginger Delight

Nausea No More Smoothie

Mango Maternity Smoothie

Cranbaby Smoothie

Tummy Love Smoothie

Cankles Be Gone Smoothie

Bundle of C Smoothie

Li’l Pumpkin Smoothie

Berry Bump Smoothie

Hot Mama Smoothie

Fertility Booster Smoothie

Stork Alert Smoothie

Folate for Fine Spines Smoothie

Pregnant Brain Smoothie

Appendix A

Appendix B

Introduction

Green smoothies that boost your energy.

Green smoothies that cleanse and detox.

Green smoothies that give you better skin and a thinner, healthier body.

Throughout this book you’ll find 200 recipes that provide all of these health benefits and more! And, best of all, each of these green smoothies—smoothies that contain a mixture of greens and fruit—are made even more beneficial by being mixed in the NutriBullet.

The NutriBullet is not quite a blender and it’s not quite a juicer. Instead, it’s a device that combines the best features of both to offer you a path to healthy living. By using it, you can create smoothies that contain both juice and fiber (unlike those created by most juicers, which tend to remove the fiber), which is especially important when you’re trying to reap the multitude of nutritional benefits found in green smoothies. Greens like lettuce, spinach, watercress, celery, and more can be difficult to digest. But the NutriBullet’s innovative extractor blade releases the fiber, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, oils, and enzymes from within every cell of these greens—unleashing powerful, potent nutritional benefits that are then available for immediate use throughout the body.

And making these nutrient-packed green smoothies in the NutriBullet is incredibly easy. Just put some fruits and vegetables in bags beforehand in premeasured amounts. Then pull them out of the fridge, put them in the NutriBullet’s 24-ounce cup (being careful not to overload), and enjoy a healthy, wholesome smoothie that is yours to drink immediately or take on the go. You’ll also find designations for each recipe throughout the book and in an appendix that tell you if a smoothie is vegan, paleo, sweet, or savory to help you plan your time in advance. In addition, the equipment is simple to maintain (cleaning takes around a minute), and it’s relatively inexpensive.

So whether your goal is to get healthy, stay healthy, or improve a specific area of your health, the results you seek are well within reach. Just grab your NutriBullet and begin enjoying all of the delicious benefits of green smoothies today.

Chapter 1

Green Smoothies: Good for You and Your NutriBullet

Most people know that greens are very nutritious but struggle to eat enough of them—they’re not the easiest vegetables to prepare tastefully while maintaining all of the important vitamins and minerals your body requires. Steaming, sautéing, baking, and roasting vegetables cause them to lose the vitamins and minerals you’re trying to consume by eating them in the first place. Greens can also be hard to digest—you may not get the full benefits from your average meal or salad containing greens because the greens themselves can be difficult to digest and tedious to chew to the point where digestion would be easy.

Fortunately, the NutriBullet’s extractor blade breaks through the cell membranes that trap the carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals your body needs to thrive, and its exclusive cyclonic action liquefies the ingredients, providing easily absorbable nourishment to your digestive system, bloodstream, and entire body. Every sip of each NutriBullet-mixed green smoothie contains fiber, vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals that would otherwise pass right through your body, costing you much of the nutrition content.

But what ingredients—green and otherwise—should you have on hand to include in your green NutriBlast smoothie? Read on . . .

Leafy Greens

Your green smoothie isn’t complete without a dose of vibrant leafy greens. Research shows that leafy greens are one of the most concentrated sources of nutrition. They supply iron, calcium, potassium, magnesium, folate, and vitamins K, C, E, B6, and B12 in abundance. Leafy greens also provide a variety of phytonutrients, including beta carotene and lutein, which protect cells from damage and eyes from age-related problems. A few cups of leafy greens also contain small amounts of omega-3 fatty acids and nine times the RDA for vitamin K, which regulates blood clotting, protects bones from osteoporosis, and may reduce the risk of atherosclerosis by reducing calcium in arterial plaques.

Here are some of the most popular leafy greens used for smoothies:

Lettuce. Deep green lettuce is a good source of calcium, chlorophyll, iron, magnesium, potassium, silicon, and vitamins A and E. All types help rebuild hemoglobin, add shine and thickness to hair, and promote hair growth. Iceberg contains natural opiates that relax the muscles and nerves. Lettuce works best in combination with other vegetables. Wash carefully, refrigerate, and use within a few days.

Parsley. Packed with chlorophyll, vitamins A and C, calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, potassium, sodium, and sulfur, parsley helps stimulate oxygen metabolism, cell respiration, and regeneration. Wash, refrigerate, and use within five days.

Spinach, kale, and Swiss chard. Popeye was right all along: You’ll be strong to the finish if you eat your spinach, kale, and chard, which are similar in nutritional value and provide ample supplies of iron, phosphorous, fiber, and vitamins A, B, C, E, and K. Wash thoroughly and bag loosely in the refrigerator. Use within four days.

Watercress. This delicate, leafy green veggie has a slightly pungent taste and is packed with vitamin C, calcium, and potassium. It also contains acid-forming minerals, which make it ideal for intestinal cleansing and normalizing, and chlorophyll, which stimulates metabolism and circulatory functions. Refrigerate and use within five days.

Wheatgrass. The juice from wheat berries contains many antiaging properties, including chlorophyll, a full spectrum of minerals, various enzymes, and vitamins A, B complex, and E. Refrigerate and use within four days.

Cruciferous Veggies

From broccoli and cauliflower to Brussels sprouts, kale, cabbage, and bok choy, the members of the cruciferous, or cabbage, family pack a nutritional wallop. They contain phytochemicals, vitamins, minerals, and fiber that are important to your health. Studies show that sulforaphane—one of the phytochemicals found in cruciferous vegetables—stimulates enzymes in the body that detoxify carcinogens before