Green Smoothies

My husband is all about a good smoothie. He usually makes a green smoothie each morning and sometimes if we want to eat a light dinner we will make a smoothie as well. Ok, just by the name of the smoothie, I may freak some people out. Do not be afraid! These green smoothies are not only healthy for you but are tasty as well. Though, I will admit, they are pretty green. We have a few smoothie recipes we use pretty often but I will just give ingredients and instructions for the green smoothie in this blog.

**This recipe makes about 1 1/2 quarts, averaged about 2-3 servings (about three tall glasses)

What you will need:

1 1/2 cups almond milk (you can substitute any type of soy milk, etc. as the base)
1-2 oranges
1-2 apples
About 3-4 cups fresh kale (if you want to cheat you can find pre-packaged, shredded kale at your local food store)
2 1/2 cups frozen fruits (bananas, strawberries, mango, etc. You can find bags of frozen fruit at your local food store or you can freeze your own)
2 frozen bananas (we usually freeze about 10 bananas a week to have on hand whenever we need them!)

What to do:

Add the milk, fresh fruits and kale together in the blender. **We use a Vitamix and it works amazing! They are kind of pricey but if you plan on using it a lot I think they are worth the money. We started off with a normal blender but after several months of using it just about every day, it started working funny.

Blend it up until the consistency appears to be like green puree, with no visible chunks as pictured below.

Add the frozen fruit and fresh (or frozen) bananas. Using fresh bananas is fine but the using frozen ones give it better consistency and a creamier texture. Continue to mix until everything is smooth and no visible chunks. 

And there you have it! Like I said before, don't let the green or the kale freak you out. It is actually very tasty and healthy. The fruit gives it a perfect sweetness so you barely even taste the kale (I really don't even taste it at all!). I say give it a try and go from there :)