As I've been drinking green smoothies each morning for almost 4 months now at some point I just became bored with THE GREEN - the colour I mean. Even though I tried to blend in different colour fruits green always took over, best or worse case scenario it became brown. Not to mention that green was taking up the biggest part of my plate for lunch and dinner as well... Not that I don't like the colour but I desperately wanted MORE colours.
Recently Dr Amy Myers was organising a summit on autoimmune diseases and thus I came across Dr Deanna Minich who advocated so called rainbow diet meaning that one should 'eat as many colours as possible' each day as each colour in plants is there because of certain phytonutrients - natural chemicals which help to protect plants from germs, fungi, bugs, and other threats and have disease preventive benefits for a human body as well. And it rang the bell. My body was telling me the same thing, especially during the detox when I could not eat any of the nightshades which are the typical 'add colours' veggies.
I gave it a thought and came up with these five colourful smoothies for each day of a working week but my only concern is that one should use as organic, as seasonal and as local ingredients as possible. I used celery stalks in almost all of the smoothies but actually it is one of the top vegetables on 'dirty dozen' list for pesticides, at least in US and Israel (here you can find a very thorough list) so try to use organic, I don't think washing really helps...
So here we go
WHITE MONDAY
Serves two
1 celery stalk
1 banana (should be replaced with other if on detox)
1/2 pear
1 glass of water
1 tablespoon of coconut oil (for smoothies I prefer the one with flavour)
1 teaspoon of hulled hemp seeds (great source of protein and omega acids)
A splash of sea buckthorn juice
ORANGE TUESDAY
Serves two
1 persimmon
1 apple
1 handful of soaked raisins
1 handful of cranberries
1 glass of water
1 tablespoon of coconut oil
1 teaspoon of hulled hemp seeds
GREEN WEDNESDAY
Serves two
1 celery stalk
1 handful of spinach
1 pear
1 apple
1 glass of water
1 tablespoon of coconut oil
A splash of sea buckthorn juice
Decorated with hulled hemp seeds
PURPLE THURSDAY
1 celery stalk
1/2 avocado
1 pear
2 big leaves of purple cabbage
1 glass of water
Some dried dates and basil leaves
1 tablespoon of coconut oil
PINK FRIDAY
Serves two
1 celery stalk
1 handful of soaked raisins
1 handful of cranberries
1 pear
1 apple
1 glass of water
1 tablespoon of coconut oil
1 teaspoon of hulled hemp seeds
Well, as for the weekend you have to figure it out yourself :) but I guess I will come up with some ideas. Enjoy!
