Thursday, April 8, 2010
Kale Strawberry Smoothie
All you need is a blender
Clean kale Or buy 1 lb at BJs wholesale for $1.49 and shove loosely to the top of the blender...that much
3 Organic Carrots washed and chopped Or peeled if it's not organic
1 frozen banana
2 c frozen strawberries
2 c rejuvelac...or water but I want you to get the enzymes in the rejuvelac
2 c Coconut milk (You can get the so delicious unsweetened coconut milk in a carton at Shoprite...I know it's not 100% raw but the best thing is to get a young Thai coconut and get the meat out of it...yum.)
Stevia to taste
I put a tbsp bee pollen
2 Tbsp or a squirt of flax oil
If you have Spirilina you can put a scoop in too. I like the nut berry flavor.
Now blend blend blend. If you have a high speed blender it will do it in a jiffy. But if not...blend 3 or 4 minutes but check to add ice as you do not want this drink to heat up and it will if you blend it too long killing all the enzymes and the enzymes are your friends.
I can not say enough about starting your day with a green smoothie. You get up to 15 servings of vegetables and fruits in one 16 oz glass and the RDA says we need 5 servings a day. By the way Dr. Amen said that 91% of Americans actually do NOT get 5 servings of fruits and vegetables...I think green smoothie drinkers are the 9% who do!
If you make extra you can snack on this during the day with other living foods. Put it in a thermos and carry it with you. It still has nutritional value over the period of a day but as is commonly known...it diminishes over time. You're good for a day.
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Hi April!
ReplyDeleteI am gathering a list and heading to Whole Foods! Cannot wait to try some of these recipes.
Also ordered a Vitamix online today too. Very exciting.
~Kristal Stocker