When I first saw the picture of green smoothie (from My Recession Kitchen), I thought it was a green tea smoothie. Immediately I clicked the link, because I love green tea smoothie :). To my surprise, it was not green tea, it was spinach!!

It made me excited even more because I do love healthy juice or smoothie. Every day I still have the healthy juice that my mom taught me (also my first post in my blog :)). I am so keen to try this green smoothie as it contains fresh vegetable. Remember, we need 5 serves of vegetables every day. So to include vegetable for your breakfast makes a good start 🙂

I used banana and pineapple in the smoothie, but other fruits can also be used. I actually tried adding the spinach in my usual healthy juice (celery, tomato and apple) and it is good too :). I bought ripe bananas and pineapples from the market and chop them and keep them in airtight containers in the freezer. It is handy to divide the fruits into a few small containers (1 container for 1 or 2 serves of the smoothies).

How does it taste? Absolutely FANTASTIC!!! It’s very refreshing and fulfilling. The banana and pineapple marry really well in the smoothie (pineapple is my new favourite ingredient in smoothies :P). And you do not taste the spinach at all in the smoothie, but it’s there. The only proof that the spinach is there is from the lovely green colour.

Absolutely a gem! This smoothie will be a regular at my home 🙂

Green smoothie

(adapted from Green smoothie, My Recession Kitchen)

(makes 1 glass)

  • ¼ cup frozen chopped pineapple
  • ¼ cup frozen chopped banana (about ½ banana)
  • 1 handful fresh baby spinach
  • ¼ cup apple juice
  • ¼ cup water

Put all ingredients in a blender and blend for about 30 seconds or so until smooth. Pour into a glass and enjoy immediately.

green is good … 🙂

xxx,
Inge