Green Smoothies (or purple)

Ladies,

I can't find a specific recipe for the smoothies so I'll just tell you what I do. The great thing about these smoothies is that you can change them a little each time if you want - or not.

Fill your blender with 2-3 handfuls of spinach. Add water to the half line. Blend.

Microwave one frozen banana for 1 minute. Peel and add to spinach.

Also add 1 cup or so frozen blueberries. Blend.

Microwave 1 1/2 - 2 cups mixed frozen fruit (Costco blend). Add to mixture and blend.

That's it!

General information:

1. Recommended amount daily: 32 ozs. Make in the morning and drink a large glass twice daily or gradually through the day.
2. As you get used to the flavor of the above ingredients, add different fruits and vegetables such as kale, collards, beet tops, swiss chard, celery etc. Experiment!
3. For optimum healthiness, the balance between fruits and vegetables should be 50/50.
4. 32 ozs. of a 50/50 blend provides 15 servings of fruits/veggies.

For lots of good information, google "green smoothies" or go to greensmoothiegirl.com

Thursday's lunch and get-together was great! Thanks for having us Wendy! See you next time...Valerie