It's SO easy being green...

Here's the recipe for my favorite GREEN SMOOTHIE
1 cup fresh, organic spinich
I section (about 5 inches) of English cucumber
1 avocado (skin and pit ommitted)
Juice from 2 small green apples and 1 medium pear

I juice the fruit in my Breville juicer. I whizz the vegetables and fruit juice in the Magic Bullet. Sometimes I add crushed ice to ensure the smoothie is super cold. This is a very tasty smoothy, but making it REALLY cold with the addition of the ice makes it feel like more of a treat.

Another variation (although less sweet) would be to elimated the avocado and substitute freshly brewed, unsweetened green tea in place of the fruit juice.

Cutting back on dairy products has been the hardest, but this VERY BERRY SMOOTHIE doesn't miss yogurt or milk. It uses Almond Milk as it's base which gives the drink a much richer flavor than milk and makes it less tangy than the greek yogurt I had been using.

Here's all you need:
1 cup Almond Milk (unsweetend vanilla)
1 cup frozen berry mix

For the berries, I use organic produce that I've bought in bulk and frozen. In the winter, when I run out of my own stuff, I buy an organic medley of strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries from Whole Foods.

I whiz these two in the Magic Bullet and have a delicious smoothie in less than a minute!

Also, try this really delicious variation:

1 cup Almond Milk (unsweetened vanilla)
1 frozen banana
1 cup of blueberries
1 mango, diced

The kids and I were drinking these every morning with breakfast (OR as breakfast!!) but lately we've switched to preferring this refreshing beverage in the afternoon as something light, yet tasty that won't spoil dinner.

Switching from packaged stuff felt difficult at first, but once I committed to spending 5 extra minutes on fresh stuff... well, it's been easy being green and clean.