Green Smoothie

A green smoothie that lists kale as one of its ingredients may sound awful, but you’ll be pleasantly surprised at the taste. I served this in my school snack program using a combination of kale, spinach, and Swiss chard. It was a huge hit. A boy in grade 1 told me: “I don’t like spinach, but you can’t even taste it!” And that is the key to adding vegetables to any smoothie–mask the flavour. This recipe does it beautifully.

Related Topics: Kale Primer, Smoothies Primer

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Kale Smoothie

A healthy green smoothie based on the Lean Green Ninja.

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Total Time5 minutes mins

Course: Drinks

Keyword: Smoothies, Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings: 1 serving

Equipment

• Blender

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup or so mango, fresh or frozen and thawed
• 1/4 cup or so pineapple, fresh or frozen and thawed
• 1 oz frozen chopped greens (kale, Swiss chard, or spinach or a combination) See Notes, below.
• 1/4 cup mango juice, unsweetened
• water to thin, if necessary

Instructions

• Put everything in your blender & blend until smooth. If it is too thick, add water as necessary and blend again.
• For a bigger serving, just double or triple the amounts.  

Notes

• You can also use fresh greens, but not a full ounce. Use a small handful, or about 10 grams, which is about one-third of an ounce.

Kale image by Marina Vorontsova | Dreamstime