Looking for a morning coffee alternative? Something that will still wake you up and give you a boost of energy? This is perfect. Wheatgrass is pure pick-me-up; pure energy, and with all the vitamin C from the oranges, its everything you need to get up and going. Ingredients 1 bunch wheatgrass 2 oranges (peeled) 1 [...]
It’s a beautiful sunny day. You’re driving down the highway with the windows down and nothing but green earth and blue sky on the horizon. You come upon the biggest strawberry field you have ever seen and pull over to steal a taste. Instead of plucking one juicy strawberry from the ground, you pull up [...]
This one is delicious; even for those that have yet to acquire the green tongue. A sweet green smoothie while still providing the health benefits of kale. Just a word of warning, kale can be quite difficult to blend if you do not have a super-duper blender (like an Vitamix or Blendtec) so you may [...]
The Tools: Blender or Juicer? If finances allow, I would buy both. For instance, even if you have a top of the line blender, carrots are just better off being juiced. And sometimes you just want a nice refreshing glass of apple juice without all the pulp. Other times you might want more of a [...]
This is a great recipe for the newbies or those that just can not stomach the more complicated green drinks. It’s sweet and simple; just peaches and spinach and full of vitamin C. Plus, it comes out of the blender looking almost fluorescent green so you can play “drink the toxic sludge” with the kids, your [...]
Tony Horton and his P90X workout program is top dog right now. Probably the most popular workout program of all time…or soon to be. Why? Because it has you busting your ass for over an hour a day. It tells you the what, when, how and why of getting super fit and guides you along [...]
Spring is upon us and hot weather (if you are lucky) is peeking around the corner. This means your local farmer’s markets are flooded with melons and fresh berries. I used some leftovers from a delicious fruit salad and threw in some spinach to make this green smoothie. Packed with potassium and vitamin C. Very [...]
Most of my green drinks, shakes and smoothies call for at least one banana. Otherwise they tend to be too watery and the flavor mirrors that. Adding banana will bring those flavors together, enhancing them and at the same time it will slightly sweeten and thicken the drink. Bananas, as you know, come in four [...]
Welcome to Healthy Green Drink. We are jam-packed with usable information and delicious recipes. Drinks, shakes, smoothies, teas, extracts, fluids, nectar, sauces, serums, syrups… whatever name you want to give it, if it is green and you can drink it we are interested. Our main focus is alkalizing drinks, nutrient dense smoothies and the myths [...]
A fresher healthier approach to its boozier counterpart (the Mojito), the Mango Mint-jito is packed with vitamins, fiber, antioxidants and a number of properties beneficial to a healthy digestive tract. All the while staying true to its tropical origin in taste. In fact, I made one for my alcoholic brother and he didn’t even know [...]
