Would you like to enjoy clear skin, shiny hair and strong nails without having to invest thousands of dollars in expensive beauty treatments? This smoothie will help you to detoxify your body, break free from constant sugar cravings and start each day full of energy.
It's packed with essential vitamins and minerals that will have your skin glowing in no time!
Ingredients
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- 2 cups of water (or more if you prefer thin smoothies)
- 3 medium bananas, fresh or frozen
- 1 small orange, peeled and roughly chopped
- ½ small grapefruit, peeled and roughly chopped (optional, if you like a bitter undertone)
- 2 tsp. of maca powder
- 2 tsp. of chia seeds or hemp seeds (optional)
- 2 large handfuls of spinach
- 1 large handful of kale (or extra spinach)
Directions
Combine water, banana, orange, grapefruit, Maca and chia seeds in a high-speed blender. Blend until smooth.
Add spinach and kale. Blend again.
You can easily prepare this smoothie at night, store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator and take it with you to work the next day. It makes a great breakfast to have on the go, but you can also enjoy it as a quick snack to beat that afternoon slump!
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Julie Van den Kerchove is a certified Raw Food chef, coach & writer graduated from the Living Light Culinary Institute in California. After successfully healing herself from several chronic health conditions with the help of raw food, she founded Julie’s Lifestyle, where she now offers customized health coaching in order to help women all around the world to get more energy, reach their ideal weight and ‘lose the fear of food’ with a healthy diet high in raw fruits and vegetables. She is also the author of 3 raw food books. You can find her on Instagram and at Julie’s Lifestyle, where you can get her FREE eBook "Julie’s Top 7 Fast, Easy & Delicious Raw Smoothies & Shakes."