Favorite go-to smoothie – a simple drink

We were talking about smoothies and she asked me for my favorite go-to smoothie – a simple drink that anyone could make and pack in a ton of plant-based nutrients in just one glass.

So here’s what I suggested:

1/2 head of kale, swiss chard, or lettuce

1 banana

1 apple

1 pear

1/2 handful cilantro

Juice of 1 lime

2-3 cups of water

Then she said, “That’s it?”

You don’t use JUICE (like orange or apple juice) as a base? Just water?

My answer – YES!

The reason…

Fruit juice is no better than coke.

In fact, it provides the same amount of sugar (fructose) as coke – 1g of sugar per 11ml.

Crazy right?

And that’s a problem because too much sugar, especially when not accompanied by fiber, gets quickly absorbed, spikes your blood sugar, and promotes triglyceride formation in your liver.

I’ll save the science of all that for a later date.

In the meantime…

ENJOY!!!!