Welcome to “Eat Your Greens Week” here at Green Eggs & Goats! In honor of the fact that I just placed an order for 3 kale trees (also known as Tree Collards) I thought I would spend this week sharing some delicious and painless ways to incorporate greens into your diet!
Update: I totally killed the tree collards, but I have every intention of trying them again in my aquaponics system! Onward!
Today’s is quick and easy. My whole family is obsessed with green smoothies! So I thought I would start by sharing how we make them at our house!
First, you need a sturdy blender to make a good green smoothie. We have had a Vitamix *affiliate link* for over 5 years now, and we adore it, but I honestly think you could still get a great smoothie out of a less expensive blender. My mom has a Ninja blender *affiliate link* and says it makes great smoothies!
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| Look! My smoothie matches my walls! |
Green Smoothie
Don’t forget to check out the rest of the series!
Day 2: Asian Kohlrabi Noodle Bowl
Day 3: Creamed Chard
Day 4: Crispy Kale and Goat Cheese Rigatoni
Day 5: Kale, Chevre and Avocado Dip
Day 2: Asian Kohlrabi Noodle Bowl
Day 3: Creamed Chard
Day 4: Crispy Kale and Goat Cheese Rigatoni
Day 5: Kale, Chevre and Avocado Dip
Green Smoothie
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This green smoothie is a fantastic, healthy way to start your morning or pick up your afternoon!
Author: Heather Jackson
Recipe type: Drink
Ingredients
- 1-2 bananas
- 2 big handfuls of dark green leafy veggies such as spinach or kale
- 1 handful fresh or frozen fruit of choice (strawberries and mango are my favorites!)
- 2 cups ice water or coconut water
Instructions
- Stuff your blender about half full with healthy dark green leafy vegetables such as kale, spinach, chard, collards, whatever you have on hand.
- Add one or two bananas - depending on how sweet you like it. (Tip! We buy discounted bananas and freeze them for smoothies!)
- Add a handful of fresh or frozen fruit. Anything goes!
- Add 2 cups ice water or coconut water (yes, that's a thing, and it's spectacular and super-healthy, think "Nature's Gatorade.")
- Blend well.
- Enjoy.
- Fight with your children over who deserves the biggest glass.
- Repeat daily!
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I love green smoothies. I make something very similar, but I add cinnamon and ginger.
Yum! Those are two of my favorite spices, I’ll have to try it that way!
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