Okay, I found it. This is THE BEST GREEN SMOOTHIE EVER!

It’s no secret green smoothies make us feel awesome, right? I personally feel clean, light, hydrated and annoyingly full of energy. It’s just… most of them, I really don’t like them. They’re too green.

But this one…this one is perfect. It’s creamy, super healthy and it’s so so delicious without being overly sweet or overly grass-y.

It’s light, it’s fluffy and very hydrating, which is something I’m struggling with lately, even though I’m drinking SO MUCH water.

In other news, I bought a new blender.

A small, no name one, it was around 20-30 bucks, not that much really when you look at it long-term. HUGE difference from the bigger blender. I always had chunks of fruit or spinach left back when I made my smoothies using that big, more expensive thing. But with this one, smoothies get really smooth. So if you’re hating on your big blender, a smaller one might be your solution. I think it’s because the blades are positioned differently and you can deal with less ingredients here and it just smashes everything together and makes it into something really smooth.

Alright enough with my assumptions about blenders, we don’t want to die of boredom today, we wanna eat healthy!!!! Show me the green smoothie.

How to Make The Best Green Smoothie

Choose Your Green: Mine was and probably always will be: spinach. Although I did add some stinging nettle to this batch. So so awesome and it doesn’t sting when it’s blended. It gives the smoothie a really nice, fresh and spring-like taste. Both spinach and nettle – very good for your health and for your skin. Oh, and nettle is one of the most anti-inflammatory foods “alive”.
Add some frozen fruit. I had some peaches frozen from the time when I was happy, it was sunny and summer and living was easy. But you can also use frozen mango, berries, pine apple – really anything.
Then go add some other fruit for sweetness and more creaminess. To me, this was definitely banana here and I wouldn’t change it for anything else, really. Well, maybe also for pine apple or mango or orange, if I haven’t used them already.
Now, time for some more vegetables. To me this was cucumber. Cucumbers are among my favorite foods out there, because they’re crunchy, hydrating and super super fresh. I can’t believe my cousin actually hates them.
Add some spice if you like. I did add some ginger, a very tiny amount, like 1 tsp ground, for more special health and benefits and some more anti-inflammatory action.
Cover halfway with nut milk or water. I tried both variations, liked it more with the nut milk, but if you don’t have or don’t feel like making any – water will do.
Blend until everything becomes really really really smooth.
And enjoy.

Why You Need To Make A Green Smoothie More Often?

The greatest thing about this smoothie is that you’ll get so many nutrients, while simultaneously preventing nutrient loss. I talked a little bit about alkalinity here, but in short: when you eat more alkalizing foods like this smoothie you prevent the demineralization and degradation of your bones and muscles, which occurs naturally with aging and eating too many acid-building foods (like meat, bread, cheese and all the fast food you can think of).

Also due to its anti-inflammatory properties, this smoothie could be helpful with weight loss. There’s a connection between weight gain and inflammation. I will talk about this in a post soon, but in general if you’re having a hard time losing weight, even though you’re eating healthy – it might be inflammation causing all that trouble. So eating a more anti-inflammatory diet by including healthy smoothies like this one can be helpful with losing weight.

Btw. this smoothie is paleo, vegan, gluten-free and it can help detox and hydrate your body, which is something I’m always looking forward to. Especially after having ALL that coffee in the morning.

The Best Green Smoothie Ever

Yield: 1

Ingredients

1/2 banana
1/2 peach, frozen
1 tsp grated ginger
1 small cucumber or 1/2 big one
1/3 cup almond milk
1 cup spinach

Top with:

chia seeds or flaxseed

Instructions

Chop banana, peaches (if not frozen), cucumber. I recommend using a frozen fruit for a creamier texture - either peaches or the banana, I used frozen peaches.
Put everything in your blender and blend like there's no tomorrow until everything is smooth.
Top with chia seeds and enjoy!

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Here are 11 simple ways to reduce stress naturally, these things will remind you, it’s ok to actually enjoy the ride, even if you’re not where you want to be yet.

Have you ever had one of those days when you get so insanely overwhelmed with todo’s, that you forget you are actually alive? Or who you actually are?

I don’t know how to describe it. But, I had quite a few days like that lately. It’s like my whole life consists of doing doing doing. So much that I forget about little things like feeling good, experiencing new things, exploring, going outside…or, you know – living.

It’s times like this in life when most of us ignore the simple, but important things in life.

Those basics.

The little things that might not be on your agenda today, but can make a whole lot of difference in every area of life.

Things like for example: Do you feel good today?

That’s a basic need.

There’s nothing wrong with wanting more from life, but to do’s simply never end. In fact, if you’re like me, you’d add more to dos to your list every single day. Or hour. They’re just never ending.

But deep down we know if we go through life just “pushing through” and doing doing doing until we achieve everything we want, there’s a pretty big chance we’ll end up burnt out and unhappy. Whether we achieve those dreams or not. Because it’s a long journey. It’s not even a marathon. A marathon is boring, life’s more like an expedition (excuses moi if you like marathons. Also pardon my French – I don’t speak it).

So let’s treat it as one. Live, learn and enjoy.

Even if you need to get your report done by tomorrow, remember that you’re allowed to feel good while you’re still working on it.

Whatever you’re going through right now, you can either go through it feeling stressed or feeling well. And this is completely your choice.

In case you choose you want to feel better, here is a collection of small things you can do daily to reduce stress naturally and to feel good, no matter what’s happening. These are easy, small things that take almost no time or big effort.

11 ways to reduce stress naturally every.single.day.

1. Smoothie

Sounds kinda annoying, but if you can’t eat healthy all the time because you’re busy, invest either some time in making your own smoothie or some money to buy one that’s actually healthy. Drinking even just one smoothie a day can make a difference in the way your body feels immediately. It’s like a huge shot of energy that goes straight to your brain. A smoothie with fruits and vegetables makes you happier, less stressed, smarter and more energetic even according to science. If you don’t have any ideas for a delicious smoothie recipe, start with this one, I’m sure you’ll love it.

2. Finish one little thing you’ve been putting off

This doesn’t have to be a work thing. It could be paying bills or cleaning your desk. This thing, no matter how small and insignificant it might seem, is hanging in there somewhere on your mind making you a little more stressed than you need to be. But since it doesn’t take much time or effort – start and finish it.

Cleaning your desk takes no more than 10 minutes. You’ll be surprised how relieved you can feel after you do this. The next day you do another thing you don’t feel like doing. And then you start feeling better and better. More importantly, you feel in control, which is a super important stress-reliever.