Green Smoothies!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, guys, I just had my first green smoothie - and YUM!!!!! On a deliciousness scale, it was a 10. :) It's like V8 meets Jamba Juice .....on crack. LOVE!

I was gonna take a picture and show you all - but it wasn't actually green - it actually looked kind of brown - because I added strawberries and blueberries. :) So - it looked kinda gross - and I didn't wanna discourage you from trying it.

So I wanted to share the recipe I used because, um - hello - amazingness in a glass!

This is what I used: 

3 big leaves of Kale

2 stalks celery

1 baby cucumber, skin on

1.5 cups apple juice ( no sugar added) - next time I'll just use water

Blend those together.

Then add: 

1 cup frozen mangos

1 cup frozen strawberries

1 banana

1/2 cup frozen blueberries

1 cup crushed ice.

1 packet Truvia (optional)

Blend and enjoy!

This will make quite a lot! It made 2 ginormous cups - enough to share - or keep it all to yourself, like I did. :)

I was inspired to do this by reading The Green Smoothies Diet by Robyn Openshaw, and The China Study. Both eye opening books. And they go right along with the Word of Wisdom.  Thanks, Brita for recommending them to me!

I've had a green smoothie - I'm a convert - and I'm never going back. :)

Here's a rough estimate on nutritional info:

Calories - 572 (but keep in mind, this was 2 ginormous glasses full)

Fat- 2g

Cholesterol -0mg

Sodium -148 mg (10% RDA)

Fiber-17g (67% RDA !!!!!)

Sugar -100g

Vitamin A- 245% daily recommended dose

Vitamin C- 245mg (327% RDA!!!!)

Calcium- 229mg (23% RDA!!!)

Iron- 5.3mg (29% RDA)

Potassium-2163mg (46% RDA)

Now those stats sure beat the heck out of breakfast cereal.