Green Smoothie

By mahto

Ingredients

• 2 ripe medium bananas
• 1 ripe pear or apple, peeled if desired, chopped
• 2 cups chopped kale leaves, tough stems removed (see Notes)
• 1/2 cup cold orange juice
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 12 ice cubes
• 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed (see Notes)
• Notes: Choose organic kale when possible. Nonorganic can have high pesticide residue.
• Look for ground flaxseeds (or flaxmeal) in the natural-foods section of large supermarkets or in natural-foods stores. Store in the refrigerator or freezer.

Preparation

Step 1

Get your daily dose of dark leafy greens any time of day with this delicious green smoothie. Ground flaxseed adds omega-3s. Pour any extra into a freezer-pop mold and have it later as a frozen green smoothie pop.

Place bananas, pear (or apple), kale, orange juice, water, ice cubes and flaxseed in a blender. Pulse a few times, then puree until smooth, scraping down the sides as necessary.