Green Goddess Smoothie

May 30, 2013

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I love smoothies. I could drink one for every meal. I wish I could drink one to start each and every morning to start my day off. Unfortunately, though, I leave the house at 6:30 in the morning while everyone’s sleeping, and I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t appreciate the very noisy sound of the blender+ice to wake them from their slumber. So instead, I have a small smoothie as an after work and school snack with my son many afternoons. And then there’s Saturdays. My favorite day of the week. Satu

1 cup ice water
1 scoop vanilla protein powder (optional)
3/4 cup fresh spinach
1 celery stalk, roughly chopped
1 kiwi, peeled and sliced
1/2 green apple, cored, roughly chopped
1/2 green pear, cored, roughly chopped
1/2 cucumber, peeled and chopped
1/2 avocado meat
8-10 ice cubes

In a high-speed blender, place all ingredients in the order they are listed. You want to make sure the spinach is weighted down by all the other ingredients to ensure everything gets mixed without chunks of...
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Nutritions

Calories
213

Sodium
127mg
5% DV

Fat
7g
11% DV

Protein
12g
24% DV

Carbs
36g
12% DV

Fiber
5g
23% DV

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