Kalicious Green Smoothie Recipe

I thought things were starting to get a little heavy with facts and information over here at That Organic Girl, so in efforts not to overload you all, I figured that I would SpIcE things up with a recipe! Recently, it seems that green smoothies are all the rage...well anything green really...so in honor of St. Patrick's Day I wanted to share with you my absolute most FAVORITE green smoothie recipe.  

Have any of you ever been to Whole Foods and had their Kalicious Smoothie from the juice bar?  Well... if you got hooked on those like I did then your wallet is gonna LOVE this recipe now that you can make it at home :)

Kalicious Smoothie:
Ingredients:

-3 Large Kale leaves {removed from center vein}
-1 Cup of Spinach {pressed down}
-1 1/2 Cup of Apple Juice {Not from Concentrate is the key} 
-1/2 Lemon {peel the lemon like you would an orange and use the slices}
-1 Banana
-6-7 Ice cubes


Directions:
Place everything into a blender and blend on HIGH till everything is nice and smoothie :)  Yes, it's that easy!

Why is this so AMAZING for you??
To start off Kale and Spinach are leafy greens that are high in Vitamin C, K, and A, they contain lots of antioxidants and an unusually high amount of fiber...Lemon actually helps strengthen your immune system...and the Apples & Banana...I mean what's not healthy about those?  :)


**If you tend to be a bit more particular and really want a nice, almost liquid, texture to your smoothie try juicing the Kale, Spinach and Lemon first (if you have a juicer)....then take that juice plus the leftover kale, spinach, and lemon that the juicer spits into the "waste" container and add all that to the blender with ice, banana and apple juice! Just another way of going about it! **


Now that I have shared with you one of my favorite smoothie recipes, share yours with me! What's your favorite?


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Sources
http://home.howstuffworks.com/kale3.htm
http://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/fruit/health-benefits-of-lemon.html
http://www.healthdiaries.com/eatthis/11-health-benefits-of-spinach.html
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