Green Grape Smoothie

Making smoothies is great for those who are interested in eating and drinking less sugar and processed foods.  I try to have a fruit-based smoothie in the morning and a vegetable-based smoothie for lunch, with dinner, or as an early evening snack.  I also try to avoid having any dessert type smoothies or shakes after 7 to keep glucose levels down to a normal level.

I made the Green Grape Smoothie a couple of days ago.  The picture below does not give the vivid color that this smoothie really had.  The beauty of this smoothie is that no sweetener was needed as one would think when using kale and spinach.  The natural sweetness of the fruit made this delicious drink a hit.

The recipe is below.

Enjoy.

This delicious, healthy smoothie features spinach and kale—the cancer-fighting greens that keep you going—as well as sweet grapes, a pear, orange, and banana.

• 1 cup cleaned spinach leaves, firmly packed
• 1 cup cleaned kale, roughly chopped, firmly packed
• 1 cup green seedless grapes
• 1 Bartlett pear – core, stem and seeds removed
• 1 orange – peeled, pith removed, quartered
• 1 banana – peeled
• 1 teaspoon chia seeds
• ½ cup water
• 2 cups ice

Preparation

1. Place all ingredients in blender.
2. Process on low speed for 15 seconds.
3. Increase to medium speed, then high speed.
4. Process until well blended.

Nutritional information

Makes 5 servings
Per serving (1 cup)

Calories: 80
Carbohydrate: 19 g
Sugars: 12 g  
Fiber: 3 g
Saturated fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Protein: 0 g   
Sodium: 15 mg                       

 From:  Lucky Green Recipe from The Wellness Team of Health Hub from Cleveland Clinic.

TND