vendredi 14 février 2014

Healthy Smoothie Recipes For Weight Loss

By Susan Field


Healthy smoothie recipes have the power to improve our digestive health and invigorate our entire body. Many of the natural ingredients will help you lose weight.

Fresh natural whole fruits and vegetables contain an array of important vitamins and minerals that are essential for optimum health.

Making a smoothie from fruits and vegetables breaks down the plant cells and releases the plant energy that is beneficial to health and makes them accessible to the digestion.

To make healthy smoothie recipes for weight loss, incorporate those foods that are lower on the GI index. This is a measure of how sugary a food is.

This is a great way to enjoy healthy smoothies that are low on sugar. Including green vegetables and whole fruits makes sure that adequate quantities of beneficial soluble and insoluble fibre prevent the rapid uptake of fructose sugar from the fruit. Lowering your body's production of insulin means it is difficult for your body to make fat.

Please note that it is important NOT to include too many fruits in your smoothies for weight-loss.

For example a ratio of 60% Vegetables to 40% Fruit is ideal for a weight loss.

As you progress with green smoothie making, you can decrease the amount of fruit used and increase water rich vegetables like celery and cucumber.

TIP: Rather than having a smoothie between meals, opt for a green smoothie as a meal replacement. Eating a green smoothie on an empty stomach will be beneficial because the digestion will be primed and ready to absorb all the powerful plant based nutrients.

A successful weight loss strategy is to use the smoothie as a substitute for a solid meal once or twice a day for a short period of time. This is called a meal replacement. This also allows you to continue to eat one healthy main meal ideally in the evening.

For optimum results and consistent weight loss opt for 2 meal replacements on most days.

One of the most important things to remember when using a healthy smoothie for weight loss is that you need to include a food source that has either a good proportion of healthy fat or has 20 grams or so of protein.

For the best results use raw organic vegetables & fruits and blend them with filtered or bottled water.

There are many great free resources that offer recipes that are ideally designed to achieve weight loss. Please visit my website below for further reference and to download recipes.




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