Recipe for the ultimate green smoothie

Few people do wellness quite like Lifehouse Spa and Hotel in Essex, and in the spirit of National Smoothie Day, we share their recipe for the ultimate green smoothie … The best supercharged super-green smoothie to start your day.  

This is the best supercharged super-green smoothie to start your day.  Try and have it every day when you are working or adopt the 80/20 rule and do your best for 80% of the time and allow yourself to relax and eat or drink whatever you fancy for 20%. Most people use the weekend for this, it’s all about being human!  It’s a long list of ingredients but so worth it. After two weeks your skin will appear fresher and less lined and your energy levels will be much higher.

Smoothie ingredients

• A Quarter of a pineapple
• One celery stick
• Two golden delicious apples
• Half a lime, peeled
• Slice of lemon with peel
• Thumbnail of fresh ginger
• Quarter of an avocado
• Two cubes of frozen spinach
• 30ml of CherryActive, BlueberryActive or BeetrootActive concentrates
• 1-2 tsp Kiki Natures Living Super Greens
• One tablespoon Kiki raw hemp protein powder
• Water if blending

How to make the ultimate green smoothie

There are two ways of making this healthy hero drink:

• Either juice the first six ingredients and then add with remaining ingredients to a high powered blender.
• Or simply add all ingredients into a high powered blender such as a Vitamix and blend until smooth. Add water to thin as needed.

Why it is this green smoothie so good for you?

Pineapple contains bromelain a potent digestive enzyme to help with bloating.

• Celery is anti-inflammatory.
• Apple contains anti-aging pectin.
• Lime contains Vit C, which makes the iron in spinich bioavailable.
• Lemon with the peel contains limolene, a potent anti-oxidant.
• Ginger is a circulatory stimulant, which is great for cold hand and feet.
• Avocado is full of skin and heart friendly omegas.
• Spinach is full of iron.
• CherryActive enhances recovery after exercise, improves sleep and calms inflamed joints.
• BeetActive is scientifically proven to increase stamina levels and a potent liver detoxifier available.
• BlueberryActive has high vitamin C content which protects against free radicals and macular degeneration.
• Kiki Nature’s Living Superfood is a nutrient dense powerhouse of supergreens including wheat grass, spirulina, nettle, parsley, chlorella, kelp, barley grass to cleanse, boost and support health and vitality.
• Kiki raw hemp protein powder is the best non-animal source of protein to build healthy muscle and keep hunger pangs at bay.