An Awesome Green Smoothie Recipe For Beautiful Skin

Your diet has a lot to do with your skin. Loading your diet with fresh fruits and vegetables along with other plant-based foods can do a lot to give you a glowing complexion. But sometimes it can be difficult to fit in enough fresh fruits and vegetables. One of the simplest ways to add fruits and vegetables to your diet is with smoothies and fresh juices. This is one of my favourite healthy green smoothie recipes for great skin.

An Awesome Green Smoothie Recipe For Beautiful Skin

Serves 1

2 kale leaves, stems removed, roughly chopped 

1/2 cup chopped mango 

1 kiwi skin removed, roughly chopped

2 large strawberries, chopped

1/4 avocado     

1 tsp raw honey 

1 cup organic almond milk (or milk of choice)

Garnish with chia seeds

Method

1. Add all the ingredients to a blender except the almond milk.

2. Gradually add in the almond milk. Add more almond milk if necessary depending on consistency you like.

3. Sprinkle with chia seeds for garnish. Flax seeds, hemp seeds or granola are great toppings as well. 

Here's Why This Green Smoothie Recipe Nourishes Your Skin

These ingredients were specifically chosen to pamper your complexion.

-Vitamin A and C are important for glowing skin. That’s why the recipe calls for kale and mango, which are both loaded with Vitamin A as well as kiwi and strawberries which provide Vitamin C.

-Avocado and almond milk provide Vitamin E, which is important to fight the free radicals that cause skin aging.

-Raw honey naturally brightens your skin -Chia seeds provide ample omega 3 fatty acids, a healthy fat which is important for heathy skin.

Contributing writer, Sara Novak