- by Stacey Terry
One of the wonderful benefits about taking part in a Green Smoothie Challenge, especially a LIVE challenge, is the level of sharing that goes on among the participants. People get out their blenders, look at their fruit baskets, make leafy green selections from their local stores and gardens, and they CREATE.
Whenever people send us recipes, we post them for all our Green Smoothie Queen members to enjoy in The Emerald Lounge (our online members forum). Today I thought I’d post a couple recipes to get you through the weekend! Many thanks to our program participants, Vanetta and Margot, who sent these in!
And if you’d like to become an Emerald Lounge Member and check out the recipe collection, you just need to sign up for one of our programs! You can take a free program like our 3-day Green Smoothie Mini-course, or if you’re up for more fun, we have a LIVE green smoothie challenge called the Summer Slurping Sensation coming up on June 13th, 2010.
Happy Slurping this Weekend!
Saint Patty’s Day 
I’ll jig to your fiddle ANYDAY Mary! THAT’s the kinda green spirit that this challenge is all about! It’s going to be fun, healthy, and Sham-raw-kin!!
Lately I’ve been craving more fruit in my diet, which is surprising since I usually have two green smoothies a day and in between that I have some fruit as a snack. I guess my body is asking for more of what it needs.
This smoothie is a powerhouse of antioxidants that are thought to help protect the body against the damaging effects of free radicals and the chronic diseases associated with the aging process. *
Antioxidants are present in foods as vitamins, minerals, carotenoids, and polyphenols, among others. Many antioxidants are often identified in food by their distinctive colors—the deep red of cherries and of tomatoes; the orange of carrots; the yellow of corn, mangos, and saffron; and the blue-purple of blueberries, blackberries, and grapes.
Antioxidant Green Smoothie Recipe
