Day #3 – Creamy Coconut Smoothie

Sometimes I just don’t feel like having a green smoothie.

I know — sacrilege! — hope nobody puts me in nutritionist purgatory.

But here’s the thing — I’m not so worried about drinking “ungreen” smoothies, especially when I’m having extra green vegetables and leafies throughout the day.

Why?

Because it’s important to rotate your smoothie ingredients so you benefit from the full spectrum of antioxidants and nutrients found among all of the vegetables and fruits available to us.

And because rotating ingredients will keep your palate happy. Switching things up will help smoothies taste better and keep you from getting into a rut.

Getting into a rut means you’re getting plenty of one nutrient — but you might become deficient in others.

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