My juicer is out from hibernation. He's been away all winter. Now that the weather is getting warm, I'm in the mood for juice. Every morning and evening the family gets a Green Smoothie. It's delicious and nutritious! It's packed with kale, collards, bananas, oranges, apples, lemons, carrots and grapes. The dark leafy greens are a good source of A, C, Beta-Carotene, Calcium, Iron and Fiber!! I adjust the amount of greens for Maelyns drink. I put a small amount of greens in and then tons of the fruit and veggies. She loves it. I will work on getting more and more into her drink over time.
I got the recipe off of Green Smoothie Girl. As with any recipe you can alter it to your liking. I'm totally addicted. And, I like the idea that my family is getting fruits and vegetables everyday in their raw natural state.
I have a juicer and a blender and together I'm able to make this drink. I juice all the watery fruits and the carrots through the juicer. In the blender I put handfuls of the dark leafy kale and collards with 1 1/2 cup of water. I blend for about 1-2 minutes. Sometimes I add frozen berries too. I also add 1-2 bananas to the green drink which helps thicken the mixture. I use a strainer when I pour the greens into my glass. This helps with any leftover leaf parts that didn't get cut-down by my blender. Then I add the fresh fruit juice and it's done. It's fast and simple.
The leftover pulp goes straight into the compost bucket for the compost tumbler outside.
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