Green Machine Smoothie

This is a healthy, energy-boosting smoothie you can make for breakfast or lunch. 
It's best to use yellow fruits like peaches, mangos or pineapples when you are adding greens like spinach, kale or arugula. If you add strawberries, raspberries or blueberries, the color will be less appealing. It tends to be brown - so remember your color-wheel when combining. 

Ingredients: 

Add the ingredients in this order. Adding the frozen ingredients last, on top of the greens, will avoid the blades getting stuck. You can vary the amounts of fruit and greens to your liking. 

1 cup of coconut water 

1 scoop of protein powder (Organic vegetable based is good)

1 banana 

squeeze of lemon juice

1 Tbs coconut oil 

slice of fresh ginger or slice of fresh peeled turmeric

1/2 cucumber chopped

handful of parsley 

1 stick of celery, chopped into 2" pieces 

handful of fresh spinach or kale

1 cup frozen mango or pineapple

1 Tbs hemp seeds, or a tsp flax oil 

5-6 ice cubes 


Directions: 

Using a vitamix blend on the smoothie setting till done. Or if you're using a blender, blend till it looks smooth. If you like your smoothies colder, add some ice cubes, mix, then remove the cubes. 


Serves 2