Vegetarian

My Basic Green Smoothie is for Lunch.

My Basic Green Smoothie takes 10 minutes to prepare.

My Basic Green Smoothie takes several minutes to cook.

My Basic Green Smoothie makes 1 servings.

The ingredients for My Basic Green Smoothie are:

~ 1 C Almond milk (unsweetened, no flavoring added)
~ 1/4 C kefir (unsweetened, no flavoring added)
2 handfuls spinach (fresh or fresh-frozen)
1 med/large kale leaf (stalk included)
1 small/med chard leaf (stalk included; any variety but colored rather than Swiss--with white stalk--is more nutritious)
1 small banana (fresh or fresh-frozen)
3-4 med. strawberries (fresh or fresh-frozen)
1/2-2/3 C blueberries (fresh or fresh-frozen)
optional: filtered water if necessary, to bring to desired thickness
optional: ice cubes (if none of your fruit is frozen; I always use at least one frozen fruit and avoid using ice cubes)

Here is how you make My Basic Green Smoothie:

I use a high-powered blender (mine's a Blendtec). I blend the almond milk and kefir with the greens first, then gradually add the fruit, blending very well so there are no large chunks left. Then if I want to thin it out at all, I add some filtered water at the end, giving it a couple pulses to blend in.Serving Size: Makes 1 serving (approx. 3 C)Number of Servings: 1Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NOMOREMEDS4ME.

The nutritional information for My Basic Green Smoothie is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 1
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 317.0

• Total Fat: 5.4 g
• Cholesterol: 2.5 mg
• Sodium: 605.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 64.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 14.3 g
• Protein: 11.9 g

The dietary needs meet for My Basic Green Smoothie is Low Fat