I am a Smoothie fan. I like to create my own versions and discover new and interesting tastes. Not everything works out, especially as I am not good at following measuring rules, but sometimes I hit the jackpot!
My shining glory this morning was a recipe inspired by recent posts on other blogs to do with Kale. I am not a lover of this green, leafy vegetable, but I do know how wonderful it is nutritionally. Naturally, I have never managed to get my kids to eat it, as I don’t cook it much.
My smoothie started out with me ripping apart (who needs to chop?) two large handfuls of kale. Where I was going from there, I was not sure. Then I hunted around my kitchen and threw this gem together:
•Two large handfuls of ripped-up Kale
•Two bananas
•One red apple chopped
•About half a small carton of raspberries
•1 cup (about) organic Banilla yoghurt
•2 cups (about) vanilla soy milk
•One scoop of Chia
A true miracle happened. My very fussy kids immediately turned their noses up at the smoothie because it was green! Peanut decided to give it a try, however, and viola! He loved it! I was over the moon…kale and chia all in one! He even asked for more which produced a big beaming smile all over my face.
To try to persuade Button to give it a go, I have put some of the mixture into the freezer to make an ice-pop. Hopefully that will entice him to at least try.
I wanted to add protein powder to the smoothie, but discovered that the last of it was used on the smoothie we enjoyed a couple of days ago. This one had more precise measurements and was delicious but not my all time favorite. I did like using green tea, however, as it is thought to fight off cancer and heart disease. The recipe called for regular honey but I am a raw honey nut and love the flavor and the general idea that it is a healthier version. I have no scientific evidence to back up that statement but mind over matter goes a long way I’m sure 
1 scoop protein powder
3 cups frozen white grapes
2 packed cups baby spinach
1 1/2 cups green tea, cooled
1 medium ripe avocado
2 teaspoons raw honey
So now I am all set for the day. We are cleaning…yay! Then a trip to the pool to relax. Have a wonderful day, everyone!
Thanks for the recipe! I’ve never been much of a kale person, but I’m sure the fruit gives the smoothie a fabulous taste! I’ll have to try it this weekend. Thanks for sharing
You are very welcome. Let me know what you think
Thanks for sharing your recipe! We love adding greens to our smoothies, and I just picked up a bunch of purple kale last night (I chop it up small and sneak it in everything). I’ll have to give this a try!
I’ve never tried purple Kale….that might be next on the agenda
I am in love with all the ingredients except Soy milk. I’ll try your recipe with a different beverage. Looks awesome!
It’s funny you should say that as I never use soy milk but had it for the BellyFULL pops my son made earlier in the week. It was vanilla flavored so I added it to hide the kale
I will have to try these- they look amazing and we LOVE kale.
I will have to get some recipes from you, Clancy. I am too new to it. Let me know how you like the smoothies. Hope my random quantities are helpful enough…I really should start measuring
Wow! These sound super yummy. I will have to give them a try.
Let me know what you think
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