Tip: Blend Green Smoothies without Green Leafy Bits (or an expensive blender!)

Ever since I started trying to eat healthy and promised to share my healthy recipes with you guys, I started making green smoothies!

*Update* Here is the link to my fave green smoothie recipe on this blog!

My sister likes juicing, but I prefer blending smoothies because they actually keep me full without a million trips to the restroom.  I mean, don't even get me started on the reasons why I prefer smoothies, but there was one instance in which juicing was better.  Whenever I made a smoothie with spinach, kale, or other leafy greens, I would always end chewing pieces of leaf while trying to drink my smoothie.  Ew!  I always assumed that because I don't have an expensive blender that I would have to avoid adding greens to my morning smoothie.  Boo!

However, I stumbled upon a tip that I had to share with you about how to blend a smoothie without leafy bits!

By the way, this is the difference between the two blending methods.  Pretty good, right?  Okay, so here is the tip!

All you have to do is blend the leafy greens first with a little bit of water.  You might have to jiggle it around a little or add some water until the first few leaves start to blend up into a pureé.  Once it is liquified into a nice smooth green liquid, you are done!

Then, add the rest of your ingredients and blend like you normally would.

There!  A perfectly blended green smoothie.  :)

By the way, the tiny bits in the smoothie above are pieces of coconut and almond meal, but it is still pretty smooth.  No chewing involved!

Happy blending!