A Berry Green Smoothie
In a 24 oz blender cup add the following:
10 oz bag of frozen organic berries
1 handful of walnuts
1 large Kale leaf, lightly torn and without the stem
1/2 to 1 cup of Almond Milk
Blend until smooth and enjoy!
The addition of leafy greens (spinach, chard, kale, etc) makes a smoothie "green". Although the smoothie isn't always green in color and you don't even taste the greens! What a great way to get those very important green leafy vegetables without having to choke down another salad!
I use a lot of Almond Milk these days, but any non-dairy milk would be an acceptable substitute, as would plain old water. If you aren't concerned about keeping this smoothie vegan, you can add your favorite yogurt or regular milk. And if everything doesn't seem to blend well enough the first time through, add another 1/4 cup of liquid and blend again.
Have more time of your hands and like buying in bulk? Purchase your berries separately, wash them and freeze them and add as desired. I like finding the bags of frozen organic fruits on sale and stocking up - especially when berries are out of season. Super quick and easy! The frozen fruit creates a thicker smoothie. Fresh fruit can be used too, but you may want to add ice and less liquid if a thicker consistency is preferred.
Feel free to add other fruits, nuts, cocoa powder or protein powder to switch this up! But overall, this is a solid base for an easy green smoothie. Enjoy!
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