Health & Wellness Magazine Live + Thrive Magazine - Summer 2018 | Page 23

SIMPLE GREEN SMOOTHIES INGREDIENTS
I'm all for a healthy popsicle all
day every day… why not?! 1 ripe avocado (weighs about 8 ounces)
I love how you can take any of our green
smoothie recipes and transform them
into smoothie bowls or popsicles just like
that. Super easy and keeps the healthy
plant-based eating foundation going on. 13.5 ounce can full-fat coconut milk
This popsicle recipe is from our Fresh
Start Spring Cleanse and is loaded with
healthy fats and fiber… which should
become your new BFFs (if they aren't
already). Avocado and coconut have
beautiful amounts of healthy fats in them
naturally, which is why I like to blend
with them. Healthy fats help our digestive
system, our skin and our hydration levels
as well— and all of this translates into
glowing clear skin. So let's get blending!
Prep Time: 2
Cook Time: 10
Total Time: 12 minutes
Serves: 6
Category: Snack
Method: Blending
This healthy popsicle recipe is creamy
and refreshing on a hot summer day.
Slightly sweet with loads of tangy
fresh lime juice and plenty of creami-
ness from the avocado and coco-
nut milk, it’s hard to believe these
are a part of our Fresh Start Spring
Cleanse …. but they totally are!
1 cup fresh spinach
¼ cup (60 mL) fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Puree the ingredients in a
blender until very smooth.
2. Pour into popsicles molds or paper
cups with wooden popsicle sticks.
3. Freeze until firm, at least 4-5
hours, preferably overnight.
Before switching to a plant-
powered diet, Jen Hansard
felt exhausted, stressed-out
and frustrated with her body.
After a wake-up call from
her husband, she set off on a
mission to put foods in her body
that would allow her to go after
the things that mattered most. 
As a bestselling author and co-
founder of the widely popular
website Simple Green Smoothies,
Jen knows the impact food can
have on your body, your health
and your dreams. Now in Simple
Green Meals, she branches
out to offer quick, tasty, vegetarian
meals for the whole family
(even meat-eating husbands).
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