How Green Is My Smoothie
This blender full of nutrition has lots of green veggies and a little fruit for sweetness. Each ingredient adds a little different nutrient profile to the mix
Equipment
- 1 Heavy duty blender This is really hard to do in an old fashioned blender. You really need a high speed turbo blender to do the job
Ingredients
- 1 lb spinach Try to find organic ingredients when you can
- 1 bunch curly parsley To me, the bigger the better but use your own judgment
- 1 cucumber
- 2 green apples
- 1 lemon I use the juice but for more tartness, you can use the whole lemon, rind and all
- 1 lime same as the lemon
- 1 chunk ginger I love the peppery bite of ginger so I use a big chunk. If ginger isn't your favorite, use less but don't eliminate it.
- 6 or so stalks celery use more or less according to your own taste
- 1 avocado, peeled I like the creaminess of the avocado and it adds a high quality fat
- 1 handful frozen strawberries use more or less to your taste
Instructions
- I usually start with the leafy ingredients first then follow with the lemon and lime juice. I blend that into a liquid then add the other ingredients, blending a little more after the addition of each ingredient. The last two ingredients are the avocado and strawberries. Blend everything together until smooth and creamy.I usually add a high quality vegan protein like this one. It makes a complete meal containing high quality protein, vitamins, minerals, fiber, fat and complex carbohydrates. This keeps me satisfied well into the afternoon.
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