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Chilly Green Smoothie Recipe
Chilly Green Smoothie Recipe
Aug 11, 2014 | 2:23 pm
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Health experts at Vivier Health have found that smoothies “have the ability to cover a wider space in the gastrointestinal system than solid foods, which have to be broken down.” Replacing meals with healthy smoothies gives your body time to rest and recover after a serious bout of heartburn.

2
Servings
164
Calories Per Serving
Deliver Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 cup honeydew melon
  • 1 cup skinned, seeded cucumber
  • 2 stalks celery
  • ½ cup plain yogurt
  • ½ cup ice cubes
  • 1 tablespoon fresh chopped ginger

Directions

Blend ingredients until smooth.

Nutritional Facts

Total Fat
1g
1%
Sugar
8g
9%
Carbohydrate, by difference
33g
25%
Protein
9g
20%
Vitamin A, RAE
23µg
3%
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
19mg
25%
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)
34µg
38%
Calcium, Ca
48mg
5%
Choline, total
8mg
2%
Fiber, total dietary
9g
36%
Folate, total
174µg
44%
Iron, Fe
3mg
17%
Magnesium, Mg
68mg
21%
Manganese, Mn
1mg
56%
Niacin
1mg
7%
Pantothenic acid
1mg
20%
Phosphorus, P
142mg
20%
Selenium, Se
6µg
11%
Sodium, Na
257mg
17%
Water
164g
6%
Zinc, Zn
1mg
13%
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Smoothie Shopping Tip

Buying fruits in season when they are at the peak of their freshness make for great tasting food and can save you money.

Smoothie Cooking Tip

Don’t throw out your overripe fruit – instead blend into a smoothie or salad dressing, add to muffin batter, bake into a cobbler, or boil down with sugar and a little lemon juice to make jam.