Thursday, June 13, 2013

mostly fruit smoothie (with a little swiss chard)

pineapple, nectarine, apple



 This was an excellent start to our day....I took a few minutes to throw together some fruit with two large leaves of chard, water and ice....for an energizing start!  On weekdays, I seem to take the time to have a smoothie in the afternoon or with dinner, but lately the breakfast smoothies have had to wait until the weekend.  I felt so great this morning that I am resolving to get back into the habit of making it a part of my breakfast...and planning ahead...  Enjoy!  Amber
 




KALE smoothies

 BEAUTIFUL KALE

I was shopping for my usual groceries, and noticed that there were 3 types of kale available...this was a very exciting moment for me so I brought home all 3 and tried them in our green smoothies.  They all blended into the smoothies and all tasted equally mild in the smoothies....the red kale smells floral...like roses.   I love kale for how it works so well in smoothies!  I also chop kale and put into soups and stews and every now and again my friend makes kale chips when we come over for a play date...my oven hasn't been working well since Christmas (but that is another story) ...

Here are a few photos of the beautiful kale and a recipe below to try at home with your JTC Omniblend V blender.  Happy blending!!





This was a really tasty kale smoothie and I just learned that kale is 45% protein!  ...I knew KALE was really GOOD for YOU with the vitamins and minerals and being alkaline forming in your body... learning more about it just makes me even more confident in my choice to put it in my smoothies!!!
there are some other great ingredients in my smoothie today, so I thought I'd share the recipe with you:
 
  • 2 - lg. leaves kale
  • 2 - lg. leaves green lettuce
  • 2" slice English cucumber
  • 1/4 avocado
  • 1/2 banana
  • 1/2 C coconut milk
  • 2 tbsp Vega Tropical Tango energizing smoothie
  • omega/DHA oils
  • ice cubes and water (desired consistency)
 
 
Enjoy!
Amber