Healing Treasure

Didn't get to make the Green and Gone smoothie mentioned in the St. Patty's day post yesterday (Instead, i got busy making a Sweet Green Pie for dinner with friends. For this recipe see my Alterna-blog!) We got to the smoothie today with some modifications.

Here is the original recipe:

1 quarter to 1 half fresh pineapple
3 leaves of Kale - I use deep green "dino" kale,
1 ripe banana deveined (can use frozen)
4 fresh mint leaves,
optional-to taste1 quarter to 1 half inch of fresh ginger root (can use dry),
to taste2 to 4 cups water
Preparation:This makes from 32 to 64 fl oz.Place all ingredients in blender.
Start out with only enough water to cover everything about half-way (allows it to blend to a creamy consistency)
After all creamy, add more water to get to the thickness you prefer

Here is what i used:

1/4 fresh pineapple

1 pretty ripe banana

2 big handfuls baby organic spinach

1/2 inch fresh ginger root

1 TBS Hemp seed protein

4 caps Aquazon (blue-green algae)

2 cups water

Blend and enjoy!

*Full Disclosure and Review*

1. it was delicious, fresh, revitalizing and had a bit of kick to it because of the ginger.

2. i just now realized that i forgot to add the mint!

3. it is better to use a traditional blender with this recipe instead of a hand-held blender with a low battery because a lot needs to be broken down to get the right consistency (trust me on this...we had more of a chunky than a smoothie!)

4. Looking forward to trying this with kale and other greens.