The two of the best things to happen to me in 2010 were finally jumping on the green smoothie bandwagon and buying myself a Vitamix. When I did my 30 Days to 50 series, green smoothies were a big part of my plan to lose weight and boost my energy. A friend had been trying to get me to just taste a green smoothie, but I just wouldn’t. You’d think with my love of veggies and especially greens that it would have been something I would want to try and try often. So anyway when I started experimenting and whipping up smoothies everyday, I dramatically increased the amount of produce in my diet and my energy levels increased too. I could almost feel my body absorbing all those vitamins and minerals and putting them to use. I actually crave green smoothies now. I hear people say that the Vitamix is soo expensive, but compared to the cost of getting sick and paying medical bills, not to mention the increased productivity I experience when I’m getting all those raw fruits and veggies into my system, I decided I couldn’t afford not to buy the right equipment for the job.
I love kale in all its forms–steamed, sauteed, shredded into soups, mashed into potato cakes, and best of all in smoothies. Add in the tang of frozen cranberries that I stock up and hoard during the holidays and this smoothie packs a powerful punch of Vitamin C and A, tons of fiber and a good dose of iron. An apple adds a sweet smoothness to the mix.
This smoothie isn’t as pretty as the Romaine lettuce smoothies with pineapple, orange and banana,
