Blueberry Banana Smoothie With a twist of Lemon

Fruit containing smoothies combine best with other fruits or neutral greens. An example of neutral greens are baby spinach, mixed greens, kale, romaine, and vegetables like cucumbers, sprouts etc. You may notice that my smoothie recipe doesn’t include, protein powders or “superfoods” like chia seeds, hemp, flax etc. This is because fruit quickly cleanses the body and is digested in only 30-45 minutes. Therefore, it’s best to eat fruit alone or only pair with greens. When you combine fruit with proteins like nut butters, seeds and nut milks, the fruit ferments on top of the slow to digest protein and will create lots of gas, bloating and digestive discomfort. If you need to add, or wish to add, more liquid to your smoothie I always use filtered water or harmless harvest coconut water. I only recommend harmless harvest because they make a raw coconut water (buy in the refrigerator section of most grocery stores) so it’s filled with live enzymes and living sugars. When you consume boxed coconut water on the shelf your basically drinking water and sugar AKA Kool aide.