This past week I've discovered and introduced my family to "Green Smoothies" I mean REALLY green smoothies! I've tried to make them for several years, just throwing in a little of this and that and.... well... quite frankly, YUCK! After the twins left I was determined to concentrate on my own health and feeling really good again. These last few years seemed to zap my health. So I've been following this recipe. Jon & I drink a quart a day, and Aubrey & Daniel drink a pint. This recipe makes two very full quarts.
Put 2 1/2 cups filtered water in the BlendTec Total Blender.
Optionally, add:
½ tsp. stevia (herbal sweetener) or ¼ cup raw, organic agave nectar (low glycemic index)
¼ whole lemon, including peel (anti-skin cancer, high in flavanoids)
2-3 Tbsp. fresh, refrigerated flax oil (omega-3 rich oil)
Gradually add greens until, briefly pureed, the mixture comes up the 5-cup line (or less if you are “converting”):
¾ to 1 lb. raw, washed greens, added up to 5 ½ cup line:
spinach, chard, kale, collards
Puree greens mixture for 90 seconds until very smooth.
Gradually add fruit until the container is very full, blend 90 seconds or until smooth:
1-2 bananas
1-2 cups frozen mixed berries
any other fruit to taste: pears, peaches, apples, oranges, apricots, cantaloupe, mango, pineapple
YUM! After my first I've been hooked. A few detoxing symptoms, but wow... ENERGY!
