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Can green smoothies positively affect athletes?In the summer of 2013 Sergei Boutenko put 10 endurance athletes (five ultra-runners and five CrossFitters) on green smoothies and followed them around with his camera to find out the answer to this question.Starting out as healthy athletes (or so they thought!), 10 individuals embark on a six-week experiment of continuing their typical training and racing regimen, but with one major difference: they are drinking a quart of green smoothies every day.You’ll be astonished at the results that begin to emerge. From a decrease in injuries to feeling supercharged to run for hours on end, there might be a bit more to smoothies than just tasting delicious.GREEN SMOOTHIE RECIPESEach recipe is for one blender full, which is about 2 liters.Powered By Green Smoothie1/2 cup collard greens1 cup Swiss chard1/2 cup parsley1/4 bunch fresh mint1 pear, chopped1 mango, peeled and chopped1 cup frozen strawberries1 ripe banana1 cup waterPlace all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.CrossFit Crusher Smoothie1 cup green kale1 cup spinach1 mango, peeled and chopped1 plum, pitted and chopped1 nectarine, pitted and chopped1 ripe banana1 cup waterPlace all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.Emile Dreams In Green Smoothie1 cup purple kale1 cup green kale1 mango, peeled and chopped2 peaches, pitted and chopped1 ripe banana1 cup waterPlace all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.Michael’s Madness Smoothie2 1/2 cups lambs quarters (an edible weed)1 mango, peeled and chopped2 plums, pitted and chopped1 Fuji apple, chopped1 ripe banana1 cup waterPlace all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.Wild Edible Afterburner Smoothie1 cup common mallow (an edible weed)1 cup stinging nettles (an edible weed)1/2 cup frozen blueberries1/2 cup frozen strawberries1 mango, peeled and chopped1 cup waterPlace all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.Kymmi’s Cool Down Smoothie2 cups Swiss chard2 pears, chopped1 orange, peeled and chopped1 cup frozen raspberries1 ripe banana1 Gala apple, chopped1 cup waterPlace all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.Jace’s 100 Miler Smoothie1 cup spinach1 head romaine lettuce1 cup yellow watermelon, chopped2 kiwis, chopped1 pear, chopped1/2 cup blueberries1 ripe banana1 cup waterPlace all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.Joanne & Laura’s Basil Waldo Smoothie1 cup dino kale1 fresh bunch basil1 cup watermelon, chopped1 mango, peeled and chopped1 ripe banana1 cup waterPlace all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.Ultra Thirst Quencher Smoothie1 fresh bunch basil2-3 cups watermelon, chopped1 frozen bananaPlace all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.Orange & Green Smoothie2 cups spinach2 oranges, peeled and chopped1 pear, chopped2 ripe bananas1/2 -1 cup waterPlace all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.Featuring: Sergei BoutenkoGeoff HoughtonRoss PeltonJennifer SlawtaEmile GarciaKymmi KellemsMichael GulloAaron ReedSean RobertsErik HamletTim OlsonBen ChewJoanne FeinbergLaura PfisterJace Ives