Dr. Steve and Rebecca’s Green Smoothie Recipe
Stack blender in the following order: * 1 diced green granny smith apple (we include peel because we use organic)
* 5 to 10 chunks of mango or pineapple
* ¼ to ½ peeled and cut up lemon (lemon keeps smoothie from tasting flat)
* ½ to whole avocado (binds smoothie so it doesn’t separate, gives it good fat)
* Fill the rest of the carafe full to top with chopped Kale and/or spinach
* Fill 3/4 of carafe with water
* Add 4 or 5 ice cubes
Blend Thoroughly And ENJOY in a nice glass!
Optional ingredients and variations to play around with include:
* Banana – although a slightly higher glycemic index (we use ones we’ve peeled and
frozen when they’re getting ripe to fast on us, a good alternative if you’re out of
avocado)
* Celery
* Cucumber
* Dandelion greens
* Chopped fresh ginger root (we usually use about a square inch peeled and diced)
* Coconut water
SUGGESTED BLENDERS:
1. Kitchenaid 5 Speed – Most economical ($99ish) to handle the job for creamy smoothies with a bigger carafe than most other blenders: Guarantee? Maybe not a lifelong blender but great to get started.
2. VitaMix 5200 – industry standard for raw foodies. Built to last. Larger capacity carafe. ($450ish)
3. Blendtec Total Blender Classic Wildside - Some raw foodies will come to blows defending their Blentec Total Blenders. The "Wildside" carafe is a MONSTER! ($450ish)
Come to our monthly raw food potlucks! Visit us at www.meetup.com/louisville-area-raw