The Green Smoothie Experiment

In a quest to increase my connection to the divine, discover the truth, and indeed lose a couple of pounds I am about to embark on a magical journey.

A long time lover of the raw food diet, I've lately been eating more cooked starches. It's a chilly January here in the U.K. and the whole grains leave me warm and comfortably numb. But deep down inside I desire to feel fully alive again, and I know that eating a totally raw food diet will awaken me.

So what are Green Smoothies?

As well as being wee green men that rather fancy themselves, green smoothies are what you get when you blend ripe juicy fruit with fresh vibrant greens such as baby spinach and parsley. To learn more check out my green smoothie recipes

Green Smoothie Addict

I am a total Green Smoothie addict, and love to have at least one a day, often two, sometimes three. I nearly always blend the fruit and greens with almond milk or shelled hemp seed to make a delectable creamy green goo.

And the Green Smoothie Experiment?

It's a simple experiment to see what will happen when I live on green smoothies and fresh juice for 21 days.

Smoothies for breakfast and lunch, and juice for dinner. All raw plant based ingredients. That said, I use soaked dates to sweeten my smoothies, and Thor only knows if these are actually raw or not, but that's not a problem for me.

Eating Lightly in the Evenings

Both Gabriel Cousens and Tonya Zavasta, two of my favorite raw foodists eat lightly in the evenings, and when I've done so in the past I've been able to leap out of bed in the morning and practise my yoga. I also know this is way easier said than done, which is why I've set up the Green Smoothie Challenge to provide some extra accountability and resolve.