It's not easy being green

I could totally be a vegetarian. Really, I love all these weird veggie concoctions. Not that vegetarians are weird or anything…Just saying that every time I go into a natural Whole Foods-esque (I do live in Tally where we are slooowly catching on) market I get all in the zone. Soy, Spelt, Tofu, Kefir. Its heaven, I could spend all day there. And I am a label junkie! I must know every single thing about something before I buy it. This from the girl that loves Tofu Cacciatore but thinks Skittles are a food group.

But seriously whether you are granola or not, I am really on to something here. The Green Smoothie!

It’s so genius. It’s cleansing and pretty, and when you take it to-go people think you are uber healthy. Even little Jhett loves my smoothies. I mean really loves them. Half the time I make one for me, and she pretty much drinks the whole thing.

So here is my recipe and a few I want to try.

 My Refreshing Green Smoothie  ~Adapted from muffintinmania.com~

1 cup coconut water (don’t worry you won’t even taste it)

2 handfuls of organic spinach (you can start off small and build your way up)

1/2 -3/4 cup frozen mango

1 clementine

2-4 fresh mint leaves

1/2-3/4 tsp ground ginger

Optional add ins:  honey, almonds, greek yogurt, protein powder, more mint

Blend on High until smooth.

And some variations...

Green Monster Smoothie, a la iowagirleats.com

1 frozen banana

1 TBSP peanut butter

1/2cup vanilla greek yogurt

1 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze (or other kind of milk)

4 cups baby spinach

Blend until smooth.

Simple Green Smoothie, a la twopeasandtheirpod.com

1 large orange

1/2 banana

6 strawberries

2 cups spinach

1/3 cup greek yogurt

1 cup ice

Blend until smooth.

And if you're really brave....

The Glowing Green Smoothie, a la The Beauty Detox, kimberlysnyder.net

1 1/2-2 cups cold filtered water

6 cups spinach

5 cups romaine lettuce

2 stalks celery

1 apple, cored and chopped

1 pear, cored and chopped

1 banana

1-2 TBSP lemon juice

Blend until smooth. Use organic if possible.


Enjoy!!