It's best to drink it as soon as possible. The longer it is left out, the more the smoothie becomes oxidized, meaning that there will be less antioxidants to clean up your body. Take note of how an apple or avocado goes brown when exposed to oxygen. Or how a berry smoothie quickly loses it's rich color if not consumed immediately.

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a personal tip, if it's kind of chewy, chew it! it helps release digest it better! Otherwise you may get bloated and it may cause gas and cramps.

My family has been using green smoothies for about 6 months now. One of my favorite is to mix in spinach, kale and some arugula. Throw in some protein shake and hemp seeds. Makes a great smoothie and gives me a lot of energy in the morning...

Totally! The reason being it fills you up and you end up eating less because of the high fibre content of green smoothies. The other great thing I have found is my cravings for bad food have pretty much disappeared since I started drinking green smoothies (this is coming from someone who loves chocolate etc), now I barely eat it at all. I am addicted to these smoothies!

Some tips for viewers: In the method she used you can use pretty much any blender. If you get a really expensive good blender like a vitamix (or a cheaper: ninja) you can do this by putting all ingredients in at once and it will blend. For those who tasted this and found it to be nasty: Add crushed ice!! The colder it is, the easier it is to drink. And if its still nasty, use orange juice instead of water. Happy green smoothieing!

I tried this (well I didn't have all of the ingredients, but I made it from what I had) and it worked wonders! Even my acne started clearing up. This is just amazing, thank you April so much! ^_^

Thanks for the video! I've been drinking green smoothies for breakfast about 3x a week and I already notice a really big difference. My skin feels amazing!

This smoothie looks super as it is full of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants from all the veggies and fruits! What would make it even better would be to add a scoop of whey protein powder as it's important to include protein with every meal, especially breakfast.

Literally just made this smoothie and its so good!

Spinach is one of my favorite things to put in a smoothie :)

Thanks April! After watching this, I got the book from the library and started the smoothies for the past 2 days. Can't wait to see how this will help me.

@BeautySavvy Awww thank you so much for watching Shannon! :)

I love smoothies and I have a recipe collection of it on Pinterest. I like your green smoothie recipe too. Sure looks like it has all those ingredients to achieve healthy looking skin!

I AM IN LOVE WITH YOUR NEW COOKING VIDEOS! THANKS I WILL DEFINITELY TRY THIS!

I have tried this smoothie for a week now... and its so good... I just mix any fruits i have... but strictly stick to the greens.

April, this is the first time I've seen your video. Not only does the Smoothie sound good, but I'm impressed with you. You get straight to the point and don't waste our time rambling on about yourself. Thank you. I'll be watching more of your vids. Btw, your skin looks amazing.

This look so awesome ! can't wait to try it ! I really want to purchase the book now, im a new college student and i've been under a lot of stress and it's been taking a toll on my face so i think this would be great for me!

I always want to make a green smoothie, but I don't know how. Now I do. Thanks so much for sharing this with us.

I just bought a new blender, cant wait to try this. Thanks april!!!!

Yes. Kimberly Synder highly recommends using organic fruits and veggies. There are tons of pesticides present on conventional fruits and veggies. Not even rinsing them under water will remove the pesticides. But if you can't afford to buy them organic, you can find a Veggie Wash spray at a grocery store or health food store. Just follow the directions on the back of it. I prefer to buy all organic though.

I just made this and it’s accualy pretty good!

Love this. Thank you forcsharing. Keep sharing your love of health.🙏

Thanks !! Is so good I made it even my kids love it !!

Oh thanks. I'm going to try it!

I'm going to try this! This looks so good!

I have the same cup. Nice video I will def try this starting tonight

Looks greenish healthy

So looking forward to trying this ....gonna check out the beauty book too! THANKS!

Juice looks good and your personality is very bright. I enjoyed video, thanks.

Thanks for sharing. You sure do have a beautiful skin .

OMG, April I've been your silent viewer for days now ... today I searched for Kale smoothies and after the first video I heard a familiar voice and was pleasantly surprised to see you... this video is from 2011 but you don't seem to have changed much (like many KZreadrs) you're as sweet as you are today 😊. ❤ from Issaquah WA

For beautiful skin.... I'll try this!

I love this thanks!Deffo trying this out soon!

I think I'm gonna try this. I can definitely use more energy in the morning! Thanks April!

i so want to try this , thanks for sharing!

Yay! Thank you for this video :) can't wait to start!

@ThiaStiltonTV You are the amazing one for watching! :)

@Idna78 I kind of changed the recipe this morning and added water, romaine, spring mix, spinach, banana, apple, pear, grapes, lemon, cilantro and parsley---it was AMAZINGLY delicious! All I could taste was pretty much the banana. It was refreshing and GOOD!

You have beautiful skin! Thanks for the video!

Ok I just randomly found your channel and I ♥ it seriously

she's beautiful!!!

yayy another great healthy video by April!!! :) Thank you so much!!!

Be sure to strain because all that excess pulp can make you bloated. Bananas have a lot of sugar so with the pear and apple, might be a bit too much sugar!

I also added kale... Cheers to the green glowing smoothie! Love it

Definitely going to try this!

it actually tastes pretty good(:

I don't know why people complaining about the taste. I'm 15 and have been making this since I was 13 and it always tastes good to me. Just drink up.

@kstelin That's so sweet of you to say!

Your skin is already perfect

Wow! I am definetly going to try the beauty detox smoothie. I want to be more healthy and have glowing skin, so I believe a healthy lifestyle comes from good food. Thanks for the wonderful video!!!!

i think this is a great idea especially for me i hate greens and wont eat them, and not eating greens causes me to have a lot stomach issues (colitis) bc i dont have enough greens and i think im going to try this

I wouldn't use lettuce at all. Deep green vegetables like kale would have been better. The nutrition in lettuce is very low and the majority of it is water so you wanna get your phytonutrients elsewhere. If there isn't enough liquid just add some cold green tea, ice or water.

Just made the smoothie. I substituted the spinach with kale. I did not have a pear. Once you get passed the green color, it is quite good. The fruits give it a sweet taste because the greens are bland. I will definitely make on a weekly basis to start with and maybe work it up on a daily basis. Thank you.

love organic fruit! others cause I have an allergic reaction.. thank you for this video! :)

i just tried it!! It doesnt taste bad at all.. LOVE it. :)

its up to you whatever you like

Can't wait to try it

This looks great - really looking forward to trying this out!! Thank you for sharing :)

@dashax3x YAY! Glad you liked it!

Oh wow this looks just delicious! Thank you for sharing! I want that book now lol

@L4LA Sure! Thanks for watching!

I'm going to try this.

@l2ainie I'm so sorry! I agree, it's a bit loud this time around. I will make it softer next time.

You are my fav youtuber!

Your blender is BEAST! :D

I just found you trough Tati she recommended it to me because I don't have a juicer and you did the smootie in a blender so i can see how you do it. I am going to try this thanks you

Thanks for this video!:)....just bought all the ingredient's

I bought this book because of you 🤗🤩

Thank you sooooo much for making this video. You are amazing :)

i really love this type of video. please do more :)!

Oh my goooossh. This is perfff.

Am I the only one who LOVES that cutting board?!!!

This is different from the one I make daily, I'm up for some new ideas for I'm going to try your method.

I found the recipe and will try it tomorrow. Thank you!

super helpful thanks!

looks very healthy and your skin loos glowing already! i will give it a shot :)

i love your videos so much. thank you!

under 100 I love you April!

I love this drink I make it all the time it's sooo good try it frozen :) it's the best and drinking it cold in the summers it's better than soda

it blends better.

Hi April! I love all of your videos! I just started my diet today and I don't really know any healthy breakfast and dinner recipes. Can you please do a video on what you eat and how to. Thanks in advance!

@Merzx3 LOL! I agree, it works so well!

I LOVE how you say "hi friends" and not just "hey guys...."

i just love u april lol thanx for this vid will def try this.

Thanks for sharing April! I got the idea off of you and enhanced it by watching another youtuber! Thank u

I got this book because of you...i can't wait =) thnx April

i love ur smoothie!

you are so pretty!!!

i tried your recipe in my new NutriBullet...was awesome...thanks!!!

Please turn the back ground music either off or down

I definitely need to buy a blender :D

Thanks for that blender link. Very nice one

Yay another recipe for my nutribullet! so glad you and alba did your spring outfit vid/giveaway because i found you and an

She's so sweet I love her so much lol

love this video! definitely will try smoothie and purchase book : )

This is mouth watering. Yum!!! Thanks for the recipe. :-)

Thanks for the video.. I really need this for my hair and skin but I don't think it looks very tasty

Im using Avasva instructions to make it and I do it already :)

Thank you so much for sharing this!!! er... what about the taste? is it good?