‘Every human being is the author of his own health or disease’ – Buddha
A drink with health benefits.
The health benefits of all things green have been talked about quite a bit. I have to admit that I did not jump on the bandwagon until recently. I tried green tea and didn’t find it very palatable. Also, a thick green drink reminded me of slime and was not very appealing.
A few weeks ago, I happened to catch an episode of Dr. Oz. He had Joe Cross on as a guest. Joe lost over 100 pounds by juicing. Several other audience members had followed Joe’s program and they too lost weight. The health benefits sounded amazing but I don’t own a juicer; and I wasn’t sure I wanted to make that investment if I wasn’t going to like the juices.
By coincidence, although I don’t think there really are any coincidences, a few days later I saw Kelsey Nixon on the Cooking channel. She made a smoothie that did not have any dairy component. Also, I didn’t need to have a juicer. This smoothie was pure green fruits, vegetable and green tea. I tried this drink and it was delicious. I have become a believer.
I wanted to share the recipe with you.
Gather the ingredients.
Freeze the green grapes ahead of time.
Prepare the green tea of your choice. Cool it. I found that I liked it very cold to start.
In the container of a blender, add the spinach, green tea, kiwi, granny smith apple, 1 sprig of mint and the frozen grapes. Process until smooth, adding extra tea if you want the mixture thinner.
Pour into a glass and enjoy. Here’s to your health!!
Thank you to my wonderful husband for these photos. He tried some new trends in food photography; and I absolutely love the results.
The Mean Green Smoothie Recipe
By Published: May 17, 2013
- Yield: 1 Servings
- Prep: 15 mins
Courtesy of Kelsey Nixon at the Cooking Channel
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh baby spinach
- 1/2 cup brewed green tea, cooled I used Ginger Peach by The Republic of Tea
- 1 medium ripe kiwi, peeled and chopped
- 1/2` granny smith apple, cored and chopped
- 3/4 cup frozen green grapes
- 1 whole sprig of fresh mint
Instructions
- Gather the ingredients. Freeze the green grapes ahead of time.
- Prepare the green tea of your choice. Cool it. I found that I liked it very cold to start.
- In the container of a blender, add the spinach, green tea, kiwi, granny smith apple, 1 sprig of mint and the frozen grapes. Process until smooth, adding extra tea if you want the mixture thinner.
- Pour into a glass and enjoy. Here’s to your health!!
