By Hillary Stone

Hollywood is buzzing about the exciting news of Hilary Duff’s pregnancy. Just recently, the actress and mom-to-be was spotted on her way to a Pilates class with a mysterious green drink. That drink is none other than celebrity nutritionist and author of The Beauty Detox Solution Kimberly Snyder’s Glowing Green Smoothie.

Made up of about 70% green vegetables, the Glowing Green Smoothie, packed with minerals and chlorophyll, will keep her body ~ and any other pregnant moms’ ~ healthy and balanced throughout pregnancy. And it’s super nutritious for the rest of us, too!

It is not just the quantity of greens that makes the smoothie so amazing: because the fruits and vegetables are blended (“pre-digestion”), your body is able to absorb more of the vitamins and minerals without working so hard.

The Glowing Green Smoothie

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups water
1 head organic romaine lettuce, chopped
3-4 stalks organic celery
1/2 head of a large bunch or 3/4 of a small bunch of spinach
1 organic apple, cored and chopped
1 organic pear, cored and chopped
1 organic banana
Juice of 1/2 fresh organic lemon

Optional:

1/3 bunch organic cilantro (stems okay)
1/3 bunch organic parsley (stems okay)

Add water and chopped head of romaine to blender. Blend at a low speed until smooth. Add celery, apple and pear and blend at high speed. Add cilantro and parsley (which help chelate heavy metals out of your body). Finish with banana and lemon.

For more recipes and beautifying tips, visit Kimberlysnyder.net/blog, or pick up a copy of The Beauty Detox Solution available on www.amazon.com.

Pictured: Kimberly Snyder making her Glowing Green Smoothie.