Lose Weight By Drinking Smoothies 1 Day A Week

Because smoothies often contain a lot of sugar and fat, they are also known as real fatteners. However, by using the right ingredients, your smoothie will not only be delicious, sweet and creamy, but also a good ally in your fight against extra pounds.

We therefore recommend that you include a balance day one day a week, on which you replace your meals with your homemade smoothies. In this way, your digestive system comes to rest. The smoothies in this article are nice and easy to digest and therefore perfect to compensate for those days of the week when you have eaten too much or unhealthy food.

Health Benefits

• Because the ingredients in smoothies are completely mixed together, you can also add those things that you normally don’t like, but are oh so healthy, without tasting them again.

• In general, we don’t always chew our food as well as we should. With a smoothie we no longer have any problems with this and the food can easily pass through the digestive tract.
• Because smoothies are thick in structure, they are very satiating.
• You can mix different ingredients in a smoothie and choose the foods that best suit your body’s needs.
• You can add natural supplements to a smoothie, making your smoothie even more nutritious and therapeutic.
• Smoothies contain the right amounts of carbohydrates, proteins and fats that the body needs.
• Smoothies can also be a suitable alternative for periods when you have eaten a lot.

How can you prepare these smoothies?

First, for your smoothie balance day, choose a day when your body isn’t dealing with too much physical or mental exertion.  The body will already be working hard enough on detoxing and regenerating.

Drink the smoothies slowly and chew on any pieces that are not completely pureed. If you are very used to eating solid foods, you can also choose to make thicker smoothies and then eat them with a spoon from a bowl.

It is best to schedule your balance day on the same day each week so that the body can get used to the cleansing routine.

Always try to avoid tobacco products or other unhealthy habits.

In addition to your smoothies, drink plenty of water or opt for detoxifying tea to help purify your body:

• To make the liver stronger.  Make a tea from milk thistle, dandelion, boldo leaf and artichoke.
• To cleanse the kidneys.  Make a tea of ​​burdock root and horsetail.
• To improve bowel function. Opt for flaxseed tea.
• To purify the skin. Opt for tea based on nettle.
• To calm the nervous system.  Mix passion flower with lime and valerian root.

Preparing smoothies

Below are the ingredients that each of your smoothies should contain. However, to avoid digestive problems, it’s best to choose no more than one ingredient from each group.

• Fresh fruit : apple, pear, pineapple, strawberry, papaya
• Ripe banana
• baby spinach
• Ripe avocado
• Ground nuts : almonds, walnuts, pine nuts, hazelnuts
• Dried fruits : prunes, raisins, dates
• Vegetable drinks (oats, rice, soy) or natural, fresh apple juice or water

You can also choose to add one or more of the supplements below to your smoothie. These supplements will provide your smoothie with nutrients, vitamins, minerals, fatty acids etc.

• Brewer’s Yeast:  An excellent supplement for the skin, hair, nails and nervous system. This provides your body with a lot of energy.

• Wheat Germ:  A great antioxidant and also a good source of Vitamin E.
• Ground bee pollen:  An incredibly nutritious superfood that, among other things, helps against fatigue and exhaustion and supports the body’s natural defense system.
• Cold-pressed flaxseed oil:  Rich in fatty acids.
• Extra virgin coconut oil:  A particularly nutritious oil, which will also give a delicious sweet taste to your smoothies.
• Spirulina Powder:  Spirulina is one of the best superfoods you can get. If you add spirulina to your smoothie, it will not change the taste, although your smoothie will have a green color.
• Wheatgrass powder:  Has a purifying effect and is a good source of minerals.

To sweeten your smoothie, choose one of the following ingredients:

• Stevia
• Honey
• Yellow candy syrup
• Syrup
• Maple syrup

In some cases, a ripe banana can be enough to give your smoothie just that little bit of sweetness.