Green Smoothies!

I tried my first green smoothie today and although the color isn't the most appetizing... it tasted quite good. My sister Nicole started my family on these things. Here's her blog post about it! My parents now have them daily and my dad has been feeling incredibly better. Even Matt enjoyed it today. Today I used:

1 cup water in blender (get it spinning)
2 handfuls of spinach (put into blender)
1 banana (chopped)
1 peach (chopped)
ice (just enough to make it cold)

All a green smoothie needs is some sort of greens and fruit.

Try it!! Here are a few recipes I found online for other combinations.

• 2-3 cups any greens of your choice, 2 cups papaya, 2 oranges, 3 dates
• 1 handful lettuce leaves, 1 handful mint, 4 bananas, 1/2 cup water
• Winter Smoothie - 1 cup organic frozen berries (any kind), 2 cups fresh spinach, 1/4 inch fresh ginger, water
• Spring Smoothie - fresh orange juice, ripe bananas, frozen mangoes, and several large leaves of kale (extra frozen mango gives lovely thick consistency you eat with a spoon)
• 1/2 bunch romaine lettuce, 1 cup strawberries, 2 bananas, water
• 4-5 kale leaves, 4 apples, 1/2 lemon juiced, water
• 2 big handfuls mixed baby greens, 2 pears, 2 mangoes, 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
• Choc-mint – 2 cups spinach, 10-12 mint leaves, 3 bananas, 2 Tbs. carob powder, 1 cup water
• 1 handful of spinach, 2 stalks of celery, 2 bananas, 2 pears, 1 apple, 1 cup water
• 1 small handful of spinach, 2 cups arugula, 2-3 mangoes, 1 cup water
• 1/2 head romaine lettuce, 1 small pineapple, 1 large mango, 1-inch fresh ginger
• 1 handful wild greens (e.g. dandelion), 1 small handful mint leaves, 3 cups honeydew melon
• 3-4 stalks celery, 2 ripe persimmons, 1 banana
• 1 handful chard leaves, 5-6 kale leaves, 3 large bananas, 1 cup water
• 1 handful parsley, 3 cups of peeled papaya