Tropical Green Smoothy

Its another Monday. Excuse me while I crawl back into bed and ignore life... just kidding. That isn't an option so I'll blog instead. Lately I've been asked by a few people what I put in my green smoothies, so I'm going to share my secrets through some poorly taken pictures and poorly phrased instructions. Don't feel like you have to stick to my smoothy recipe. You can be flexible and use whatever and however much you want depending on your preferences and what you have in your fridge. Also be warned that green smoothies are amazing and you won't want to stop. Also be warned that greens don't blend as smoothly as fruit so you're going to need to get used to a new texture (don't worry you'll learn to love it). This smoothy is a "tropical" green smoothy. It tastes like coconut and lime, speaking of which pineapple would be good to add to this. I'll have to try it. Any who, here is my recipe for a tropical green smoothy. Enjoy!

First you have to get your ingredients. I'm using:

collard greens (you can also use bok choy, or kale, pretty much any leafy green)

spinach

cilantro (or parsley)

aloe vera gel

coconut oil (or avocado)*

coconut water

lime

frozen mixed tropical fruit

*you should always have  a fat source in your green smoothy so you'll have better nutrient absorption because some of the vitamins are fat soluble. 

Add your greens to the blender. I used about four collard leaves and three big handfuls of spinach.

Add about 2 tbsp of cilantro. Add more or less depending on your taste preferences.  

Add about 1 tsp of coconut oil.

Add a heaping tbsp of aloe vera gel.

Add the coconut water and blend all your greens.

Next remove the peel and add the lime and about 2 cups of the frozen fruit. Blend everything together. At this point you may or may not need to add water. It depends on how thick you like your smoothy.

Afterwards you end up with this beautifully green smoothy. Its so fresh and delicious and full of the good stuff. So sit back and enjoy