Green smoothie- easy, tasty, low calorie meal replacement

I love smoothies and the greener the better  You can have one for breakfast, you can have one for a snack, you can even have one for lunch or dinner if the mood strikes! Smoothies are a great way to pack a ton of nutrition into one quick and easy meal. I prefer smoothie after my hard training.

I love that you can tailor smoothies to suit your exact needs at the moment. Want something light? Stick to fruits and vegetables and choose a light base like chilled green tea or juice diluted with water. Or need something a little more substantial to tide you over for a few hours? No problem! Choose a base like soy or butterymilk with your choice of fruits and vegetables and be sure to include nutrient dense ingredients like nuts and seeds. One of the major health advantages associated with buttermilk is it´s calcium content. You need 1,000 milligrams of calcium daily, and each cup of low-fat buttermilk brings you 284 milligrams, or 28 percent, closer to this goal.  Getting enough calcium in your diet helps slow bone loss as you age, helps support new bone growth and staves off osteoporosis. And also takes care of your teeth. Buttermilk's calcium content offers other benefits as well, including support for cell communication and muscle contraction.

To most people, parsley is a garnish. It is that weird clump of green stuff stuck on your plate in restaurants that you toss to the side and forget about. It’s too bad,  because parsley is one of the super greens that you can absolutely use in your next green smoothie.

What’s so special about parsley? Parsley contains lots of vitamins and minerals :) For starters, one cup of fresh parsley only contains about 36 calories. It has 2 grams of protein and 2 grams of fiber. Like most fruits and vegetables, parsley is a complete protein, meaning that it contains all essential amino acids.The herb is a good source of minerals like potassium, calcium, manganese, iron, and magnesium. Additionally, the herb is also rich in many antioxidant vitamins, including vitamin-A (very good to your skin), β-carotene, vitamin-C, vitamin-E, vitamin-K, vitamin-B etc.

Parsley smoothie                                                                                                                                          (115kcal)

*200ml butterymilk (or what ever low calorie liquid you prefer)                                                                          *handful of parsley (leaves and stems)                                                                                                                  *one spoon of honey                                                                                                                                             Start by adding the liquid to your blender, then add the parsley and honey to your blender. Blend on high speed for 30 seconds or until the smoothie is creamy.                                                                                                                                                                           PS! You can leave me your favorite smoothie recepies on comments :)