As part of my new diet/lifestyle regimen, I am no-matter-what supposed to have a Caroline Dupont green smoothie in the morning. I’ve been doing it for a few mornings now, and it truly is a great, healthy way to start my mornings. INFINITY better than the Starbucks Grande Soy Tazo Chai Lattes I’ve been guzzling daily. So, I want to share it with you here, too.
INGREDIENTS:
Fruit: berries pear, apple, peaches, banana, soaked dried fruit like apricots – any combination;
A big handful (2 – 3 cups) organic baby spinach
Water or fruit juice (about 2 cups);
Green powders like spirulina or barley grass juice powder – you can find this at the – Health Food Store (1 tsp or so);
Natural Traditions sprouted chia and flax;
Possibly Vega Smoothie Infusion (Health Food Store).
I like to add about a half of teaspoon of natural vanilla to my smoothie. It gives it a little ZING and seems to mask some of the “green” taste.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Place all the ingredients in a blender, and puree until REALLY smooth. I sometimes puree for 3 minutes (because I don’t want to be crunching chia as I drink – no thank you!). ENJOY!
WARNING: Caroline calls it a green smoothie because it really is GREEN! Don’t let that scare you….
I’ve never taken spirulina before, and I’m really excited about it. It makes the smoothie SUPER GREEN. Imagine how many servings of vegetables and fruit there are in just that smoothie!?
So, try this out, and let us know how it CHANGES YOUR LIFE!
For more recipes and health info from Caroline, see her truly excellent book Enlightened Eating. Also, please visit her website for more resources, such as her new healthy eating DVD and meditation cds, Carolinedupont.com.
LAVENDULA November 30th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
hi Haley i will try this but have to buy some stuff first.is chia good? i have tried spirulina and it gives you energy.
KRISTEN'S RAW November 30th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
YAY for green smoothies!!!!!!!
Cheers,
Kristen :)
Betsy Mae December 8th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
I already drink green smoothies everyday, love them and swear by them but I’ve never used sprouted chia/flax (bought some today) nor have i tried sprirulina (bought some today)…how much sprouted chia/flax do i use in the smoothie? i’m really excited to try these two new ingredients. the woman at the health food store said that she makes green smoothies for her and her husband every morning and she is going to start putting spirulina in, she had forgotten to use it! you helped three people all at once with this post haley!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! she said it will give me lots of energy, i’m eager for that.
Låna December 10th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
I really don’t like apricots at all. Would it be less of a smoothie if I don’t just add apricots into the mix? Also, what fruit juice in particular would you recommend by the way? :)
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Haley-O December 10th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Lana — You don’t have to use apricots! :) I never do. The list of fruits I gave were suggestions. I don’t use any dried fruits at all, except goji berries sometimes. I’d recommend organic pomegranate juice, if possible! I usually just use water. Orange juice is also good. Really ANY juice will do!
BETSY MAE — Caroline says one tbsp of sprouted flax/chai! :) AWESOME that I could help so many others. THANK YOU for that. That’s why I do this. xoxo
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Betsy Mae December 17th, 2009 at 11:48 pm
great, thanks!