Green Smoothie Challenge

I joined the challenge because I love a challenge and I love smoothies. This way I was sure I would be motivated to have one every day and be excited to try some fun new recipes. The recipes were delicious!! They were so satisfying I was full for hours. I have felt so clear headed and energized. I don’t wake up groggy I don’t need coffee anymore and my skin looks more radiant. I’m so proud I rated and commented on every smoothie because I’m normally not a person to post my thoughts but I was so excited about the smoothies!! I plan to keep it going. WooHoo!!!

Grateful for the supportive community counting on me to blend a healthy treat everyday kale yeah!

Joined the challenge to experience for myself the benefits from incorporating at least one green smoothie into my diet a day. The recipes were tasty and delicious. Each day, I looked forward to waking up to check my email for the new smoothie recipe. I noticed, skin, hair and nails improved. I felt less food cravings, less snacking, fuller, and more energetic; and I had an incredible sense of pride that grew stronger each day simply because I stayed committed.

Loved the simple, nutritious recipes. Filled my son and me full of energy! Thank you so much.

I joined the challenge to try more recipes. They all were fantastic! What surprised me is how much I learned about adding different ingredients and the many flavors they produce. I could taste specific ingredients. I am finding that fruits and vegies are so flavorful. One day, my husband made a scrambled egg for me along side the smoothie. It tasted quite bland compared to the smoothie 🙂 With the smoothies for breakfast, I feel full, but not bloated. And I start something afterward and have more energy to finish it. I just keep working 🙂 I have decided to have Green Smoothies most mornings for breakfast! What fun!

I joined the challenge because I needed to get back into drinking green smoothies on a regular basis. I loved drinking all the green smoothies. Most are ones I will blend over and over again. Only 1 of them was not enjoyable to me, but all the others were fantastic. I feel great knowing I put good stuff in my body these last 7 days. I am proud of myself for sticking to it and drinking all the smoothies. I loved seeing the pictures of other participants on the challenge page. It seemed more personal this time. I always enjoy seeing the others smoothies and their comments about each smoothie. I love the tips and hints. I have been inspired to make a green smoothie part of my everyday routine. Rawk on all.

I really enjoyed doing the Smoothie Challenge. I love that they were all green smoothies. The recipes were really nice. They were very similar day over day but just different enough to change it up a bit. I like that they used similar ingredients too; otherwise my freezer is full of so many different fruits! I feel great afterwards. My only issue is that I’ve been only having protein powder with almond milk alongside my coffee in the mornings. I since replaced my protein powder and almond milk with the smoothies and I swear that I get hungrier for lunch and dinner earlier in the day. I’m not sure how I feel about that. LOL The biggest thing I noticed is that by day 3 I was going #2 daily (instead of every 1.5/2 days). I would assume it’s because I’m getting more fiber in my body. I did think there was a lot of fruit for the smoothies but I’d rather have a lot of sugar from fruit vs a candy bar or refined sugars. I am proud that I dedicated to doing this every day. I used to make smoothies daily for over two years straight. I got tired of prepping it so I stopped. But I know that I feel better when I’m getting more vitamins in my body. This was a win for me!

This green smoothie challenge was fantastic – I loved learning how to incorporate healthy ingredients and greens into my smoothies! I was excited to try each recipe and learned so much about how the different ingredients affect the taste and texture. I have some favorites – the “best green smoothie “ is an absolute winner and surprised me as my favorite! It will be a perfect starting point to create some of my own recipes with seasonal ingredients. I will definitely keep adding green smoothies as a regular healthy meal! I joined this smoothie challenge not long after completing a ten day juice cleanse (thank you Joe!) and the timing was perfect. I had a number of things going on with my health this year and have completely changed my diet. Unfortunately my good old (hand me down) juicer gave up recently so I am so happy to learn about green smoothies – I had a busy stressful week and truly felt fantastic drinking them each day! I highly recommend challenging yourself to a week of healthy food (a personal detox ) because the results are wonderful. Thank you so much for hosting this challenge and sharing your recipes. Note – I was also on a “digital detox” which is why I wasn’t my usual chatty self in the challenge group. But I was enjoying every day!

I joined the challenge to find new recipes for green smoothies. I loved the recipes! Afterward, I feel energized and satiated. I had more energy throughout the entire day and didn’t need any coffee. I am proud of myself for the inspiration I got out of this and believing this is so doable for the future!!!

I joined the challenge to get back on track with drinking a smoothie a day and to try new recipes. I tend to drink the same smoothie every day, so I really enjoyed the variety, and they were all so good! I always feel so energized after my morning smoothie, and plan to continue the habit now that the challenge is over. I also have Jen’s book and plan to continue to push myself to try new recipes.

It was an challenge that I enjoyed the various favor shakes. I feel lighter and will stick to daily shakes. Thank you

I joined the challenge to make life style changes to my diet for a healthier way of having breakfast. All the recipes were easy and fast to make. I’ve noticed an overall of feeling better with more energy and a little lighter. I am proud that I followed the protocol even when I turned my nose up when I saw kale on the list.

Like to have variety of recipe ideas. Sustain wnergy for long period time.

I joined the challenge to turn it into a daily habit. I am sick and tired of being sick and tired. I feel more energetic than I have in a long time. I have felt more calm and happy. I am most proud that I did the whole challenge and plan to continue to do so

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I joined this challenge for better health. I have noticed in previous challenges a real increase in energy. I feel better and get more done. The challenges help make healthy eating/drinking a priority. The prizes are a fun incentive. However, if I never get a prize, I feel hat I have won anyway just by participating and getting all those good things into my body. All of these smoothies incorporated healthy greens hidden behind the taste of fruits. That is not a bad idea. However, I happen to like cooked spinach and celery. What about trying some savory green smoothies that feature our favorite greens, taste and all?

Great recipes. Perfect and helpful informations. Just follow and taste. I recommend!

I enjoyed participating in this challenge. I felt it was a great time for this challenge, right before the onslaught of delicious feasting the holidays offer during the last few weeks of the year. I enjoyed several of the recipes and am appreciative of all of the extra fruits and veggies I was able to incorporate into my diet this week. I also felt lighter and experienced an increase in my energy levels completing this challenge. I am proud of my consistency and commitment to complete the challenge.

This was a great opportunity to start my lifestyle change. Just a little bit at a time so that it sticks and eventually I hope to be closer to where I want to be.

I have had a Vitamix since 2013 but more recently have included a daily smoothie as a meal- usually breakfast! The challenge gave me some new ideas on combinations of fruit /greens. I am able to make it through the long mornings at work without feeling weak from hunger- plenty of energy! So excited that I actually made the recipe each day! No slacking with the challenge! Thank you!