Top Healthy Reasons Why Smoothies is good for you.

Smoothies: This is when the whole food is blended into a thick drink using all of the fruit except for the skin and seed depending on what it is (this should be obvious..I hope!).  While Juice is when ONLY the juice is extracted from the fruit or vegetable leaving the fiber in the pulp collector at the back of the machine. Smoothies are great as the fiber from the fruit provides

sustenance, filling you up and it gets your bowels moving.

Why do so many people consume healthy smoothies on a regular basis? I have my own reasons, but thought it would be fun and helpful for others to collect all of the more popular reasons into one spot. Initially, I planned on covering the top 10 reasons, but once I got going I realized 10 wouldn’t do justice to healthy smoothies.

While many of the reasons below are associated with a particular health benefit, several others made the list. After reading this I think you’ll be convinced that developing the habit of making healthy smoothies on a daily basis is an excellent investment of your time and money.

Healthy reasons why smoothie is good for you:

1 .      Get your daily allowance of fruits and vegetables.

Consuming the daily recommendations of fruits and vegetables can be a challenge. Blending a couple of servings of each into a smoothie helps ensure you meet your body’s daily nutritional needs.

2 .      Easier weight loss.

There are a number of weight loss programs that promote replacing a meal with a liquid drink. Provide your body with all the vitamins and minerals it needs via smoothies, cut out the weight gaining crap from your diet, and watch the pounds melt away. Lose weight easier than before and slim down the healthy way with diet smoothies.

3 .      Improved digestion. 

Nobody I know wants to experience constipation or indigestion. Let your blender “chew” your food and ease the burden on your digestive system while you simultaneously consume plenty of dietary fiber to ensure excellent digestion.

4 .      Detox.

We’re exposed to and bombarded by thousands of man-made chemicals in today’s world, which leaves our body begging to detoxify. Give your digestive system a break while adding detoxifying ingredients like dandelion greens and kale into your smoothies to aid your body’s detoxification processes.

5 .      Build muscle and improve athletic performance.

Provide your body with the nutrients it needs to excel during athletic competition, and recover and rebuild after working out. It’s easier for your body to absorb and assimilate the nutrients in a smoothie as opposed to a meal.

6 .      Beauty. 

Think radiant skin, hair, and nails. Supply your body with the vitamins and minerals it requires to grow healthier hair and make your skin glow.

7 .      Strengthen your immune system. 

Getting sick is no fun. Reduce the number of times you get sick (if at all) and lesson the severity by empowering your immune system.

8.      Deeper sleep.

 Improving your health by consuming healthy smoothies almost always results in better sleep at night.

9.      Energy.

Supply your body with the right fuel for more energy in the short and long term.

10.  Brain boost.

Give your brain all the vitamins and nutrients it needs to improve your mental clarity, focus, and memory. Say goodbye to brain fog.

11.  Kids like smoothies.

Getting your kids to eat healthy foods is not always easy. Fortunately, most kids love the taste of a creamy smoothie naturally sweetened by fruit or a good sweetener like honey, maple syrup, or stevia. You can even hide veggies in your kid’s smoothies that they would never eat on their own. 

12.  Quick and easy.

Making your own nutrient dense smoothie doesn’t take as long as preparing most meals, giving you more time for others things. Taking a smoothie with you is an additional convenient option.

13.  Healthy ingredients galore.

 The number of healthy ingredients available for smoothies is practically limitless. After your basic fruits and vegetables, you can add an array of the various spices, herbs, super-foods, and other health foods. The possibilities and combinations are endless.

14.  Healthy eating education. 

By learning what constitutes a healthy smoothie, you’ll also educate yourself on what comprises a healthy diet. This will allow you to make better decisions when the blender isn’t around. You’ll be more confident in your food choices.

15.  Fun!

Many people including myself find creating smoothies to be rather enjoyable. You can think of yourself as a modern day alchemist mixing and matching various smoothie ingredients.

As you are now aware, routinely consuming healthy smoothies is beneficial for a number of reasons. This habit has personally helped me tremendously on my own journey to better health. What benefits have you experienced from healthy smoothie consumption?

Source: Healthy Smoothie HQ