Yesterday’s lunch had me a bit concerned by its green-ness…

You’ve heard of the Green Smoothie, right? You know what gives it that beautiful green color?

Yep, Spinach.

It was super tasty. I probably will add less mandarin oranges next time, just because they were a bit overpowering, but it totally wasn’t as bad as i thought it would be. And, my iron count probably thanks me for drinking it!

I even got Ellie to try it. Just took bribing her with a marshmallow to do it. Hey, I’m not above that. Used to think I was…then i had children.

Enjoy it…its good…and good for you!

Green Smoothie

1 small can mandarin oranges, chilled (with juice)

handful of fresh pineapple. (I used canned crushed pineapple, about 1/2 c.)

1 frozen banana. (Mine wasn’t frozen, but I hear you want to freeze it by breaking it into chunks and then putting it in a ziploc in the freezer).

blend until smooth…and then add spinach, and blend again until smooth. I added ice cubes…since my banana wasn’t frozen. Seemed to work out okay. You can add as much spinach as you want. i filled the blender to the top with it. Couldn’t even taste it.

Happy Blending!