Going Green

On Christmas Day, I received a Vitamix blender from my dear sister. I immediately went to work looking up recipes to make with the Vitamix on YouTube. One of the first things I knew I wanted to make was a "green smoothie" - something with all the essential fruits and vegetables included. I found one recipe on YouTube that looked good to me so I went to work creating it on my own.

Included in this recipe are the following ingredients: Two handfuls of spinach, 2 cups of filtered water, one gala apple - cut into eight pieces (include core), 1 cup of frozen strawberries, one cup of frozen blueberries, one cup of frozen pineapple, one frozen banana, and two small squeezes of Blue Agave liquid (a nice sweetner for this smoothie). Turn the Vitamix on and turn the middle knob from 1-10 and turn the variable switch to high. Blend until all ingredients are smooth - you may need to use the tamper for this. If the mixture gets too thick, just add more filtered water through the top of the lid of the Vitamix.

As you can seen, this smoothie isn't really "green" when it's finished but it is absolutely delicious. I've got my husband and daughter drinking one each day as well. I feel that it gives me extra added energy in the middle of the day when I need it most.