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Monday, April 25, 2011

MINTY GREEN SMOOTHIE

Serves 1-3
1 ripe banana, peeled and broken into pieces
1 medium apple, cored and cut into chunks
1 ripe pear, cored and cut into chunks
1 lemon, juiced
2-3 cups water
3-4 kale leaves, rinsed and torn
3-4 lettuce or spinach leaves, rinsed
¼ cup fresh parsley leaves
2-4 Tbsp fresh mint leaves

1) Remove the tough stems from the kale and break the kale into pieces. Place the banana pieces, apple chunks, pear chunks, lemon juice and water into the blender. Blend on high, stopping as needed to push the fruit down.
2) Then add the lettuce leaves, kale pieces, parsley and mint leaves; blend again until very smooth. Add more water if needed and blend until completely smooth and brilliant green



nutrients per serving:(2 servings)
Calories: 173
Protein: 3 g
Carbohydrate: 44 g
Fat: 1 g
Fiber: 7 g
Sodium: 54 mg
Potassium: 60 mg
Phosphorus: 611 mg

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