Posted by Green Diva Mom on Dec.29, 2009

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Start the New Year off on a healthy note with the Green Smoothie Challenge. Suzanne from The Enchanted Chameleon is hosting a New Year’s Green Smoothie Challenge at her blog. You can also join the Green Smoothie Challenge on Facebook. The challenge is simple: drink a green smoothie once a day for a week, starting January 2. A week is enough time to start feeling some of the benefits of drinking green smoothies, like reduced sugar cravings and more energy. If you’ve made a resolution to eat more wholesome, nutritious foods or to lose weight, the Green Smoothie Challenge is a great way to kick off your efforts.

Green smoothies are just like regular fruit smoothies, but with the addition of leafy green vegetables like spinach, kale or collards. The greens give them a nutritional boost that all-fruit smoothies just can’t provide. With a heavy mix of fruits, the greens flavor is almost imperceptible. If you really like the flavor of greens with fruit, like in a spinach and strawberry salad, you can add more greens to make the fresh leafy flavor come through. For some ideas for the flavor varieties you can get with green smoothies, check out Green Diva Mom’s 12 Great-Tasting Green Smoothie Recipes.

You don’t need to participate in the Green Smoothie Challenge to start drinking green smoothies and getting all their benefits. However, Suzanne will be giving away a copy of Victoria Boutenko’s Green Smoothie Revolution to one lucky Challenge participant. You can RSVP through email at Enchanted Chameleon or through the Facebook page.

For a quick primer on making Green Smoothies, check out Suzanne’s video:

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