The Fit2Fat2Fit Experience EP009: The Power of Food with the Green Smoothie Girl, Robyn Openshaw
Little changes can make all the difference in your family's health. Our bodies need the nutrients fresh food contains. Processed foods may seem easier at the time but the toll it takes on our bodies is enormous. If you want to feel better, lose weight and increase your energy levels try a green smoothie. It’s as simple as dumping vegetables and fruits in a blender. It’s nature’s pharmacy in a glass.
Key Takeaways:
[4:18] So are you Robyn or Green Smoothie Girl
[5:15] Robyn’s very real journey of health problems
[9::25] And one day she unintentionally made her first green smoothie
[10:32] Little changes made her kids healthier
[15:34] Tips for kids - Get sugar out of your house!
[16:11] We stopped getting sick when we stopped eating the processed food
[16:22] Wife Swap started a rush of hits on Greensmoothiegirl.com
[17:47] She pays her son to make the smoothies and to do the dishes
[18:25] What exactly is Robyn’s green smoothie
[20:30] The difference between juicing and whole food blending
[27:31] Robyn’s everyday exercise routine
[31:00] A cheat food is chai tea, iced coffee, wine and chocolate
[34:41] We are what we eat
[37:28] Balance is overrated just do the best you can
[40:12] The Lightning Round
[43:13] Compassion for people who are overweight
[44:35] Be the Change Tour is coming up
GreenSmoothieGirl's PINK Breakfast Smoothie!
1 1/2 cups coconut juice
1/4 cup raw cashews
2-4 large dates, pitted
1 large chunk of a raw beet, peeled
1 large carrot, in chunks
12 large frozen strawberries (or a 10 oz. bag)
Blend all but strawberries in a turbo blender until smooth. Add strawberries and blend 90 seconds until smooth. Enjoy immediately!
Note: I like to ferment my coconut juice using water kefir grains, for probiotics for gut health! I keep it on my counter every day, to drain off into my blender, and "start" some new "coconut juice kefir."
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