green smoothies
Basic Fruit Smoothie Formula
Since we started following the traditional food preparation methods in Nourishing Traditions, we have come to believe that dark leafy greens should be cooked. So I no longer advise making “green smoothies” – however, this general formula still works, sans the greens.
Have you ever read a smoothie recipe — greatly desiring a sweet, cool, icy [...]
Green Smoothie: Banana-Raspberry-Spinach
Green Smoothie: Banana-Raspberry-Spinach
If you don’t have a Vita-Mix, you may want to reduce this recipe by 1/3 or 1/2.
yields approximately 1/2 gallon
1/4 cup flax seeds, heaping
3 medium size bananas
1 cup fresh or frozen raspberries
2 huge handfuls spinach
6 to 8 ice cubes
3 to 4 cups filtered water (enough to fill blender 3/4 full)
Put flax seeds in [...]
Green Smoothie – Sweet and Easy
We’re out of fruit, so I used apple juice concentrate and orange juice to make our green smoothie this morning. It was a little sweeter than usual, which we enjoyed!
This makes a thin smoothie. For a thicker smoothie, reduce the amount of water. Adjust the amount of apple juice concentrate to your desired degree [...]
Green Smoothie: Banana-Pear-Pineapple-Spinach
Awhile back, I shared that Jeff and I are regularly consuming green smoothies. We drink one with breakfast and then another before dinner. I also mentioned that I don’t serve the smoothies to the children, but I was hoping they would eventually start asking to share our green smoothies. Here’s the update. For several weeks [...]
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