GREEN SMOOTHIE REVOLUTION

SRPSKI PREVOD OVDE

In her book, Victoria Boutenko talks about how her life has radically changed when she turned to raw food and green smoothies.

I will list here a few of her recipes for delicious smoothies that she has shared with her readers in the book ‘Green Smoothie Revolution’. Victoria draws attention to the fact that we should never mix vegetables and fruits in green smoothies but only greens and fruits. This is because, according to Victoria, the greens do not contain starch as is the case with most vegetables. Combining starchy food with fruit can cause fermentation and flatulence.

Victoria also advocates to add greens to other types of food because of its nutritional value and the fact that the greens are high in fiber. Fiber in greens slows the absorption of sugar from the fruit, so green smoothies can be consumed by diabetics, as well as those suffering from candida or hypoglycemia.

The types of vegetable that are not combined with fruit because they are rich in starch are: carrots, beets, broccoli, zucchini, white radish, cauliflower, pumpkin, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, okra, beans, corn.

PARSLEY PASSION

(2 l juice)

·         1 bunch fresh parsley

·         1 cucumber (peeled)

·         1 apple

·         1 ripe banana

·         1-2 cups water

EXCELLENT SMOOTHIE WITH WATERMELON

(2 l juice)

·         4 cups of fresh pieces of watermelon (seeds removed)

·         1 banana

·         5 leaves of Roman lettuce

·         juice from ½ of lemon

FRAPE MELON

(1 l juice)

·         3 cups melon (cut into cubes)

·         9 sheets of Roman lettuce

ELIXIR FOR BRAIN

(2 l juice)

·         2 cups freshly cut Tusto

·         1 organic cucumber with skin

·         1 lime (drained)

·         2 ripe pears

·         ½ apple

·         2 cups of water

IMMUNITY BOOSTER

(1 l juice)

·         ½ cucumber

·         ¼ leek

·         ½ cup radish sprouts

·         1 clove garlic

·         4 tablespoons lemon juice

·         1 cup water

·         1 avocado