Green Goop

Green Goop

Just in time for St. Patty's Day, here's a fabulous "green" healthy drink :) A good mix of sweet and tart, chock full of nutrients! Don't just a book by its cover- looks a bit crazy, but give it a try and you'll find it's quite scrumptious!

Makes: a little over 2 cups of juice

.: ingredients :.

• 3 carrots
• 1 large apple (or 2 small apples)
• 2 cups of fresh kale
• small piece of fresh ginger (about 1" square)
• 1 c. cranberry juice

.: directions :.

1) Add cranberry juice, kale, and carrots to the blender and mix into a pulp.

2) Cut up ginger and apple into small slices. Add to blender and blend into a pulp.

3) It'll be a very thick drink, but not quite so thick you'd need a spoon ;)

*Note: you could also do this recipe using a juicer- you just won't get quite all the nutritional value since you're losing a lot of the fibrous bits.

**Note:: you could pretty much use most any fruits & veggies in this recipe! After much testing, I recommend keeping the carrots/apples as a base and changing out the other ingredients :)

Just some of the nutritional value....

Vitamin A - 260+% DV (Daily Value)

Vitamin C - 170% DV

Vitamin K - 510% DV

Magnesium - 80% DV

Zinc - 50+%

Vitamin E

Fiber

blueberry {option} smoothies

although the berry season is mostly done, this is a great recipe that I tried out for the first time last summer. truly scrumptious! and you can always tweak the proportions to get a stronger blueberry taste or try different kinds of juices!

.: ingredients :.
 7 oz. yogurt
 3 oz. blueberries
 1 c. grape juice
 ½ c. milk
 blueberry wine {optional}
 wheat germ {optional}


.: preparation :.
 mix yogurt, blueberries, and juice in blender. add milk and mix. pour and serve cold.
 {adult option} half or all of the juice can be substituted with wine
 {healthy option} add wheat germ for added nutrition and taste