A Very Green Smoothie
Filed Under (Smoothies) by maida on 10-09-2008
Guaranteed to help clean you out, if you know what I mean. 
I’ve mentioned before that my Emma is a juice fanatic. Now that we are off milk, she will only drink (very diluted) juice and water on occassion. To make me feel a little more justified for giving her juice all the time, I started buying juices that are a blend of fruit and veggie juice. She doesn’t seem to mind them, not even the green juice I bought for her yesterday. Think Odwalla Superfood (the green smoothie), but a different brand. I actually really like Superfood.
For breakast, I usually have fruit and toast or oatmeal or something like that. Since I am determined to reclaim my freezer, I decided that today was the perfect day to use up some frozen fruit. So, I made up this smoothie to go with my toast.
Green Smoothie
2 kale leaves (fresh), stems removed
Frozen peaches
Frozen bananas
Green juice, or other juice of your choice
Put everything in the blender. Add just enough juice to make everything blend smooth.
This did have a bit of a veggie aftertaste, but I think this came from the green juice, not from the kale. Kale, to me, doesn’t taste like anything when it is raw and I add it to smoothies all the time without it changing the taste of the smoothie. I know it sounds crazy and weird, but give it a try the next time you have some kale and are making a smoothie. Kale is extremely good for you. One word of advice– be sure to stick with bananas when using veggies in a smoothie. Bananas are so sweet that they can mask any funny flavors.
Clean out indeed
I love green smoothies, they’re soooo good for you. They give me energy, nutrition, and fill me up!
Mango is great and sweet and makes smoothies nice and creamy, like bananas do. One of my favorites is 2 cups water, 2 apples, 1-2 handsful spinach and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. I call it Fluffy Green Smoothie
Cheers,
Kristen
That sounds tasty! I may try a variation of that tomorrow for breakfast. I’ll try the real thing once I get myself to the store to get some spinach.
Superfood is the best! June will drink a bit of it, but I can tell she loses interest fast. I try to make her smoothies at home that include spinach, but have lots of fruit to cover up that earthy taste. She likes them a little bit, but I wish she would like them more – they’re so easy and good for her!