Health & Fitness: Green Smoothie Recipe..

So that week without Sugar was a torture...
Here's the update...
Like I said, I started with eliminating the sweetened creamer from my coffee, and that black coffee is actually not bad as the days went on..
I've always tried to eat fairly sensible (when I'm alone anyway) around family and family outings is when I end up going over board lol..
So, the weekend I started the sugar-free challenge, my brother and cousins had poker night at my house and of course, that came with snacks and Filipino delicacy called fish-ball with a sugar based sauce and here I am dipping in the sauce like it was cool, then my sis reminded me, "Aren't you on a sugar-free diet?" errrr duh... welp, quickly stopped dipping and just ate the fish-ball as is, which was tasty even without the sauce so I was ok. Didn't even drink a drop of alcohol or wine that night so I was quiet proud of my self..
During the week, I made sure I had my green smoothie at least once a day, I've averaged 2-3 smoothies a day whenever I get a sugar craving. I worked out at least 3-4X during the week as well. Both definitely helped with the weight loss.

Here is my main recipe for my green smoothie: Feel free to adjust to your taste. I suggest make a small batch first to start to make sure you acquire the taste prior to making a big batch.

3 leaves/stalk of Chard - can be subbed with spinach, or any other green leafy vegetables just add a bit more than 3 stalks (at least 1/4-1/2 of the bunch) or combine both.
5 large leaves of basil
3 leaves mint
5 passion fruit (if you don't have passion fruit or don't like passion fruit (you should lol), you can sub this with any grainy, fiber fruits or seeds like flax seeds)
1 whole apple
3 ice cubes

Rinse veggies and fruits, core the apple, you can discard the chard's stalk, blend and enjoy :)
Starting Weight: 125
Current Weight: 122 (I guess 3lbs is not bad for 1 week)

What is your go to green smoothie or healthy weight loss recipe?
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Juicers vs Blenders

So here's MY personal opinion with these two apparatus,
I've tried them both and a huge fan of BOTH [I'm sure you have seen some of my FB and Instagram postings :)] and have their own advantages and disadvantages, and in terms of taste, I think you would enjoy more with the blender since it allows you to add other ingredients that can enrich the taste of the fresh fruits and/or vegetables, which I love mixing by the way, but..... Breaking down the Pro's and Con's I have decided to stick to the Magic Bullet mini blender, (At least until I can get the Nutri-Bullet, which is pretty much a combination of both machines, why didn't I think of this?!?!? lol anyway, pardon the digression) So back to the topic at hand...why the magic bullet???
Because....

• It has the perfect serving of your choice every time with multiple cup sizes that comes with the package
• Easy clean up, Definitely easier than the juicer.
• No wasted nutrients, juice has a quicker absorption through the bloodstream, but I actually like the addition of fiber in my diet so why waste it :)
• You can create a plethora of fruits and veggies smoothies that are yummily delish as well as loaded with nutrition and antioxidant. Well, you can actually get these from the juicer as well so I guess this one is a toss up :)

Which one would you prefer? Or what are you using?
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What I want :)