Super Green Juice (or smoothie)

One of the best ways to squeeze a little more green into your daily diet is to juice it or blend it in. Here’s a fresh, healthy recipe for a very, very green juice that will boost any meal or mid day snack.

2 large cucumbers

big fistful of kale or spinach

4-5 stalks of celery

1-2big broccoli stems

1 pear or green apple

1/2-1 inch chunk of ginger

In a juicer, this makes 2 servings and likely a bit more than that in a blender. You will need to add 1-2 cups of water for the blended smoothie.

Super Green Juice

Strawberry, Blueberry & Kale Smoothie

It’s very Spring like here in Boston this week, so it’s the kick off of smoothie season as well. Here’s another that includes the antioxidant powerhouse-blueberries, and of course, KALE!

2 Cups coconut water, plain filtered water or non-dairy milk

1/2 cup frozen strawberries

1/2 cup frozen blueberries

1 banana

2-4 stalks of kale

1 scoop of your favorite plain, vanilla or hemp protein powder

*optional 1 TBSP chia seeds

4-6 ice cubes

Add ingredients into a blender and mix until smooth. Drink up!

OPTIONAL ADDITIONS: 1 TBSP ground flax meal,1 TBSP chia seeds, small chunk or turmeric root or 1 Tsp ground powder, 1 TBSP Udo’s oil or coconut oil.

Chocolate-Banana Recovery Smoothie

After hard workouts or really long workouts, it’s recommended to ingest a nutritious amount of protein, carbs and sugars within 30 minutes of completing the exercise to re-balance the body. I’ve always found this difficult since I often find myself at a complete loss of appetite after really hard workouts or races and sometimes just feeling “ick” after long endurance efforts.

I’ve found the recovery smoothie the best way to replace lost nutrients and get me back on track to do it again the next day!

2 Cups of your favorite chocolate or plain non-dairy milk. (Chocolate rice milk is a favorite of mine) OR 1 Cup of “milk” and 1 Cup of water

1 banana

1 big Tbsp or soup spoon of your favorite nut or seed butter

1/4-1/2 cup of coffee (maybe keep a bit leftover that morning)

1 scoop of your favorite chocolate protein powder. (you can also use plain or vanilla or hemp with a scoop of cocoa powder)

1 Tbsp chia seeds

1/4 ripe avocado

2 big kale leaves

2-3 dried dates

4-6 ice cubes

Put all the ingredients in your blender and mix until smooth and creamy. So good, it’s like post work out dessert.

OPTIONAL ADDITIONS: 1 TBSP ground flax meal,1 TBSP chia seeds, small chunk or turmeric root or 1 Tsp ground powder, 1 TBSP Udo’s oil or coconut oil.

Mango-Pineapple-Banana-Spinach Smoothie

Breakfast smoothies are the fastest way to pack in some dense nutrition quickly into your everyday diet. This is one of my favorites:

2 Cups coconut water (or regular filtered water) You can also use your favorite non-dairy milk for a more hearty smoothie

1/2 cup frozen pineapple chunks

1/2 cup frozen mango chunks

1 banana

1-2 cups baby spinach or kale

1 scoop of your favorite plain or vanilla protein powder ( try Vega, Life’s Basics or Bob’s Red Mill hemp)

4-6 ice cubes

Mix ingredients in a blender until smooth. Add more water if needed and drink up the goodness!

OPTIONAL ADDITIONS: 1 TBSP ground flax meal,1 TBSP chia seeds, small chunk or turmeric root or 1 Tsp ground powder, 1 TBSP Udo’s oil or coconut oil.