Banana-Blueberry-Spinach Green Smoothie: A Beginner's Guide to Green Smoothie Essentials 

Thank you so much for your nice comment and feedback :) It is really great to hear you are taking steps to enjoy healthy eating via green smoothies. As for myself, I live and teach this and have many more resources like this that are available for anyone who is interested. I recommend checking out my Healthytarian channel, which is where I mostly share food, recipe and healthy eating videos (ru-vid.com) and if you'd like to learn more about me/my work, I share everything on my website (www.evitaochel.com). There are free optimal health food guides that you can find there, as well as listing of my online courses, one of which is called "Essentials of Green Smoothies". Cheers and to your best health!

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Seriously agree--your video and demeanor are calming. Other vids have too much music, loud distracting tunes or just music that is anxiety-inducing. There is too much noise pollution already ( stores, offices, restaurants, everywhere has MUSIC!) Thank you, from my body (food education) and my ears (quiet normal video). 😊

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Thank you so much for your beautiful comment and feedback Maria. With love and gratitude :)

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Thank you kindly for your nice feedback Cheryl. If health and nutrition are of interest to you, then I recommend my Healthytarian channel (ru-vid.com), as this one became dedicated to mind and spirit matters and only has a handful of old videos like this one.

Lovely to hear Betty! Thanks so much for sharing your feedback with me :)

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Glad it was helpful! Indeed, simplicity is the key and the more we eat the foods most designed for our human body - plant foods - the more we support our body's health and longevity.Thank you for your nice comment and best wishes for your health and wellness journey :)

You are super welcome Matthew, and how wonderful to hear. May you enjoy many more!

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Susan, thank you so much for your beautiful comment and feedback. What a pleasant surprise to "see you here" :) It is really wonderful to hear that you enjoyed your stay and my presentation. It is always such a pleasure to be able to help inspire, empower and motivate people like yourself to express and experience the best of themselves and their quality of life. With love and best wishes for your continued path of mindful living

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Thank you for your wonderful feedback. All of my health, nutrition, and wellness videos can be found on my Healthytarian channel here: ru-vid.com

@@EvitaOchel thanks, I already found your other channel :) but it looks like you stopped making videos?

Yes, currently I am focused on other work so no new videos have been added this year, but I hope to be able to create some more soon.

@@EvitaOchel that would be great, good luck for your other project :)

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@@EvitaOchel , you re so, so, very welcome. Pls do more videos on smoothies and healthy nutrition. Thank you.

I have another channel dedicated all too healthy eating here, which has a large collection of such videos: ru-vid.com However, currently I am not teaching on RU-vid at all and not making any new videos on either channel. Best wishes!

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Thanks for sharing and sounds great! It is all about being flexible to adjust to your needs and preferences while using optimally healthy whole plant food ingredients.

Thank you for your feedback Corina! I will be making a new, improved and updated video about green smoothies this spring, which will be featured on my @Healthytarian channel if you are interested in more like it.

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You are very welcome Maryann, and yes indeed I still check in here from time to time to address comments. I am so glad that you enjoyed this video and have taken such positive steps to benefit your health. Your idea of making smoothie-like ice cream snacks is perfectly fine, and as you probably already know, provides you with one of the healthiest snacks you could eat. In general, I recommend for people to drink their smoothies fresh, as this is when you get their highest nutrient integrity, but freezing is still not as destructive to foods, like cooking is. The only other thing to consider is not to eat too much of any cold or freezing food, especially during cold months, as this can interfere with optimal digestion, energy, and function of major organs in general. If you are interested in this, look up Ayurvedic or Traditional Chinese Medicine info about cold vs warm foods. By the way, I have a new Green Smoothie template video that you can view here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JL_DIOjZfq0.html

Thank you for the feedback Karina :) You can find them on my health and wellness channel Healthytarian here: ru-vid.com

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Thank you for the feedback. With regards to your question, those who see nutrition from a reductionist perspective and those who fear fruits would tell you that would be too much "sugar". However, from a holistic perspective all sugar is not equal and fruits and their wholesome sugars are not a threat to our health, and act very different in many ways than isolated, refined sugar and processed carbohydrate foods. On the contrary, fruits are amongst the most perfect foods for the human body, both for healing and protection, along with detox, cleansing, etc. So no, there should be no concern about too many fruits in one's diet, as long as you are eating whole fresh or frozen fruits (not fruit juices or dried fruits), and provided that it is working for you and your health needs. To hear some great stuff about detoxing and fruits, try Dr. Robert Morse here on RU-vid, if you haven't come across him yet. Here is a short video from him about fruits (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bM5gn26wdQA.html) and here is a longer one about the ideal human diet (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GZN3HGiS4zw.html). In addition, here is an article from Forks Over Knives that also answers your question (www.forksoverknives.com/is-it-possible-to-eat-too-much-fruit/). Cheers!

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Thank you for your feedback Alma. Please see my updated green smoothie video that will teach you the whole process easily and answer your questions: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JL_DIOjZfq0.html

Most definitely :) Please see all available food and nutrition videos on my Healthytarian channel here (ru-vid.com). More new videos coming here and there soon!

Great to hear you are enjoying the videos here too, Danny. Best wishes!

Thanks for sharing, Christa.

Thank you, and yes lemon juice is great in general. However, the oxalates in spinach are not a concern for most healthy people. Most kidney problems are caused by a lack of water and high animal food diets.

@@EvitaOchel What can people who eat high animal food diets do to help prevent kidney stones?

Thanks for sharing your comment. Most definitely you can have a green smoothie at any time of the day. It does not have to be breakfast by any means, which is only recommended as this is what is commonly preferred by many people due to its ease and speedy preparation. Cheers!

My pleasure, and thank you for watching.

That is possible, but hopefully only until your taste buds adjust. Otherwise, fresh fruit, especially fully ripe fresh fruit, like bananas and mangoes, should be more than enough sweetness. For optimal health, it is good to experience the range of flavors: sweet, spicy, bitter, etc.

Glad you enjoyed, thanks!

Nice to hear, Terry, thanks for sharing.

Sam, there is nothing special required for any such case. The body needs quality nutrients period, at any time of the day when it is awake or in need of a meal. You can get that from any whole food, plant-based green smoothie, which provides a light meal, but a high quality meal. Then, it is just a matter of drinking the right amount for your needs so that you can sleep comfortably.

Thanks for your feedback Marcus. Without knowing your full health history and specific health needs, I cannot say for certain. However, in general supplements, especially synthetic vitamins and minerals should not be used unless you have an actual diagnosed deficiency. Scientific research has shown that such isolated nutrients can normally cause more harm than good, not to mention they are a financial drain. Unfortunately, clever supplement marketing and poor advice from a lot of health providers makes people think otherwise.The better way to go is to optimize your diet and trust your food to provide you with what you need, rather than any pill. For more information about this, Dr.McDougall provides a great explanation: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PkzcOY9LmgM.html If you would like an even more scientific explanation, read the book "Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition" (amzn.to/2EH2peq). Cheers!

@@EvitaOchel I see. I will give it a thought. Thank you very much Evita.

Thanks so much for your feedback Verona!

While most nuts and seeds can and should be soaked in water for a few hours, it is not essential to do that with all. It depends on their digestibility, fat content, etc. And when you are already blending the seeds so finely, they are naturally very easy to digest. Flax and chia both become gelatinous upon being soaked, and in my research are not not seeds of a high soaking priority.

Hi Karina. Anytime you cut into or gently process any fruits or vegetables, it is best to consume them fresh. However on a practical level, you can most definitely refrigerate a green smoothie for later. Just be sure to store it in a sealed container with as little free in the jar/bottle as possible. This means fill to the top so as little air is present in the bottle as possible. Then simply keep in the refrigerator and best to consume within 12 to 24 hours. When you are ready to drink,yYou may need to shake it a little, as the longer it sits, the more it can start to separate. Also, blueberries are not a good fruit to add to a smoothie that you will not drink right away, as they tend to gel quickly and harden the smoothie. So if you are making smoothies for later consumption, swap blueberries for another fruit. Finally, because these smoothies take less than 5 minutes to make, do consider making them fresh, as much as possible, as you will get much more nutritional benefits that way. Cheers!

Evita Ochel thank you very much for your answer. I wake up at 5am so I cant do any noice thats why I questioned it. My idea was to prepare it in the past evening and drink it the next morning. I know i will lost nutrients but i cant do anything else. Thank you again

@@krai3633 they taste best when you drink them fresh. I love green smoothies.

Thank you so much, that is super nice of you!

With regard to water, indeed you have to pick the best of the worst options in many places in the world today. With regard to broccoli sprouts and parsley, those are best left for other meals, including salads and will ruin the flavor and enjoyment of a fruit-leafy green smoothie. Keep it simple for best results.

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A blender will make a smoothie whereas a juicer will make a juice. These are two different tools for two completely different food products. So to make a green smoothie, such as the one in my video you definitely need a blender - not a juicer. However, whether a Ninja blender will be good enough depends on the kind of Ninja blender you have. If it is the personal NinjaPro blender (like this one: amzn.to/3sr0wcY ), then yes, it is very good. But if it is the Ninja blender that is a full size and has the kind of blade that sticks out in places from top to bottom, then those Ninja blenders are not very good for making green smoothies because they cannot handle blending leafy greens or seeds properly. Either way, you should try making it if this is the kind of blender you have to see if it works out for you. Best wishes!

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Hello Ethel. You could use organic coconut water if you really, really want to, but there is just no need for it, as I explain in my full green smoothie template video here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JL_DIOjZfq0.html

That looks good

Try spinch 2 cups apple a cup one carrots cup of grapes some walnutes flax seeds chia seeds this is a good one Enjoy

Ethel, I am sorry to hear that you have been conditioned with so much fear that you are afraid to live. Unfortunately the media and politicians have irrationally scared people in exagerrated ways that have little to do with the real science and medicine of the situation. I hope you find a way to break through the fear because it is what is the most toxic emotion and state of being for the human body. If we want to have health, we cannot live in fear, as chronic fear shuts down the proper functioning of our human body. I invite you to read my article about Covid risk assessment to gain some bigger perspectives about the situation and hopefully start to remove some of the layers of fear to regain your wellbeing: www.evolvingwellness.com/post/depoliticize-and-depolarize-covid-19-to-regain-critical-thought-and-accurate-health-risk-analysis Blessings and best wishes.

Always water, whatever is the best quality of water that you have and drink is the one to use. So in this case, if bottled water is what you normally drink, then you would just use that. The unsweetened almond milk would be the second-best choice, and dairy milk is out of the question if one is interested in optimal health.

You are using whole plant foods, so that is really good and the essential part of optimally healthy green smoothies. But most definitely, you do not need them all at once. It will save you time and money to make a simpler smoothie, and your digestive system will benefit from simpler meals too, rather than ones with many different ingredients. For more help and guidance, please see my 5 step template for making green smoothies where I explain more about this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JL_DIOjZfq0.html But aside from that, when it comes to fruits, there is no such thing as too much, as they are ideal foods for human bodies. You just don't need all that variety at once.

Cucumbers are not a sweet fruits and quite different from melons, even though botanically they may be related. Please refer to my full green smoothie video, where I talk about the use of any kind of vegetables: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JL_DIOjZfq0.html In the end, if you enjoy them in your green smoothies, then go ahead and use whatever you feel works for you :)