This tastes like a GARDEN IN A GLASS. A fantastic way to start the day or a great mid-afternoon drink to boost your energy! Using a Vitamix rather than a juicer creates a fiber-full drink! Add 1 cup of cold water to the blender to start the process – you need some liquid to liquefy all the veggies.
Serves 4
Add organic ingredients into the Vitamix or other strong blender (not a juicer):
4 large kale leaves or 2 cups baby spinach*
2 large celery stalks
1” fresh ginger, unpeeled
2 cucumbers (remove peel, if not organic)
1 large pear, remove stem and prickly butt (seeds are ok)
1-2 broccoli stems
handful of cilantro
½ large lemon (skin and all)
Optional:
Any greens* you have on hand are fine. I find that kale is a little sweeter than spinach. Trader Joe’s has a bagged mixture of kale, Swiss chard, and spinach – rinse well.
Experiment with any herbs you enjoy.
Adding carrot, beet, or berries will make the green drink sweeter, but will turn the color brown.
To increase protein, add:
protein powder
nuts
seeds
almond, peanut, or cashew butter
Greek yogurt or Kefir (dairy)
Carnation NF dry milk powder (dairy)
To increase fiber (the drink is extremely fibrous, so your really shouldn’t need more):
psyllium
ground flax seed
wheat germ
*wheat grass makes the drink bitter
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