Get Your Gorgeous Grapefruit Glow Green Smoothie

Grapefruit Glow!

Get your Grapefruit Glow with this Gorgeous Green Smoothie!

I love grapefruit, and have been getting it into my morning green smoothie quite regularly. It’s beneficial for weight loss, cleansing & detoxification (specifically liver), Hep. C, boosting energy, and more! (there’s always more, right?)

I like to shave the outer colored rind of the grapefruit (and save it for other dishes), leaving the white pith intact. The pith has shown to benefit connective tissue and build bone, as well as make the vitamin C more digestible and usable.

Here’s my latest favorite grapefruit green smoothie (makes enough for 4 large glasses full, which you can share or drink throughout the morning like I do):

Into the blender (Vita-Mix works best) put:

• 1 whole pink grapefruit (pith intact*)
• handful dandelion greens (or other greens)
• Fresh fennel fronds (those feathery things on the fennel bulb
• 1 head Romaine
• fresh ginger to taste
• Liquid stevia to taste (a little goes a LOOOONG way. I like vanilla crème stevia)
• 2 tsp. raw coconut oil
• roughly 12 ounces of pure water (more or less depending on the thickness you like)

Optionals: cucumber, banana, avocado, cinnamon . . . keep it simple, but explore as you get the basics down.

Blend everything on high speed and enjoy – Yummmm!

Getting that grapefruit glow is delicious.

May 29, 2011. Tags: detoxification, energy, liver cleansing, spring cleanse, weight loss. blenders, detox, energy, green smoothies, healthy recipes, smoothie recipes, smoothies, vita-mix, weight loss.