Breakfast Smoothie Recipes

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Our breakfast smoothie recipes are the perfect way to start the day; they are so full of vitamins and minerals that they will give you the boost you need.

So many people are tired in the morning and rather than trying to do something about this they tend to grab for the caffeine hoping it will help. In fact this is making matters worse, you need to try and ensure that your body is woken up in the correct way. If you have the right type of thing for breakfast you will have more energy and feel lighter and healthier all throughout the day.

Why should you not skip breakfast?
Although many people still skip breakfast it is the most important meal of the day, you will feel healthier and fitter if you just take the time to eat this meal. Not every type of breakfast is good for you, and although toast and cereal are still the most popular forms of breakfast there are much better alternatives for you to have.

What you eat for breakfast can tell a lot about you
Long term fitness can often be monitored by what you have for breakfast. If you tend to eat unhealthily at the beginning of the day then you will do so all day. This will lead to you doing very little or even no exercise for the whole day, you need to break this cycle. There are many bonuses to you having a healthy breakfast, it helps you when you are trying to control your weight as if you skip breakfast this is bad for you. Your body will begin to go into survival mode and by the time you get to lunch you will be very hungry and tend to eat anything. Your body will lower its metabolic rate and holds onto the fat which you have. By having a healthy breakfast especially one of our breakfast smoothie recipes you are encouraging your metabolic rate to speed up which will burn the fat you have stored. You will be surprised how much weight you will lose if you follow a very simple juice regime every morning.

The ideal breakfast
An ideal breakfast to have is fruit and vegetable juice there are many alternatives and different recipes to try so you will never get bored. Although the wrong combination can taste odd, so ensure that you make a note of the ones that you enjoy and the ones to avoid in the future. Experts advise that you should eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day, with a juicer you can achieve this very easily. Often people don't eat fruit and vegetable because they don't like them, but when they are juiced together you can often not taste the different varieties making it easier to consume your recommended allowance.

Be healthy and happy
You can start the day in a very healthy way and know that you are helping your body to have the best start possible. If you start the day in a happy, healthy and vibrant mood then it is likely that you will continue with that mood throughout the day. Raw fruit and vegetable have the most nutrients and by drinking them in their natural form you will be putting them direct into your body. Your body does not need to work very hard to break down the contents which will make your digestion better as well.

Why drink one of our breakfast smoothies on an empty stomach?
Drinking one of our breakfast smoothie recipes on an empty stomach has more effect which is why they are ideal for breakfast, if you drink one on top of food, it will take longer for your body to absorb the vitamins and nutrients. Juices are an ideal way to start the day, they are easy to prepare and will make you feel fantastic for the whole day. When you drink juice it helps your body to naturally detox and as the fruit and vegetables are so high in anti oxidants your immune system will be boosted. Although many people still think that you have to peel and prepare fruits and vegetable this is not the case when juicing, you want to try and capture as much of the nutrients as you can. There are so many different combinations to try that you will be able to try all different ones, until you find some that you love. Everyone has their favorite juice combination to have for breakfast; you may even find that you have one for lunch as well. Breakfast juices are an ideal way to get the children to have their five a day; children can be very fussy when it comes to fruit and vegetables.

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How will one of our breakfast smoothie recipes help your child to concentrate
If you find an exciting combination that your children enjoy then you should try to encourage them to have one for breakfast every day, it will help their concentration levels at school. They will also be full until lunchtime which is a bonus as a hungry child will become restless and unable to concentrate. Starting the day with a smoothie or juice is ideal for all of the family, and you will find that if you encourage the children to get involved they will want to help you to select the fruits and vegetables to juice.

Invest in a good juicer
You will need to invest in a good juicer as hopefully you will be using it every day, if you buy a cheaper version then they tend not to juice very well and you will end up with lumps. This can be off putting especially for children you want to ensure that everything is fully juiced and that you cannot identify what is in the juice. Once you get into a routine of making one of our breakfast smoothie recipes you will find that you enjoy it and will want them every morning. If you want to fully detox your body then you may consider a juice fast for a week. These are great for your body and are ideal if you want to lose some extra weight. For whatever reason you decide to drink your juice, you will find that they become part of your everyday life you will no longer grab for the coffee in the morning but will want a healthier alternative.