Apple Dandelion Green Smoothie

I AM, a smoothie junkie. It's my morning tradition. I snack on them during the day when I'm craving a 'not so good' snack. Take them on the run. I make tons of this stuff!

Many friends have been asking for smoothie recipes.  Rather than bore them with my traditional, I went web searching for others to try, and share.  Today brings me to the Apple Dandelion Green Smoothie.

10 Reasons You Should Use Dandelion Greens 

Since I just introduced myself to dandelion greens, I thought this would be a good place to start. Don't get too mad at these pesky weeds, they do have a great health benefit.

This was delicious! 

Here are the ingredients that I found on Healthy Smoothie HQ. Check out the website for more info.

- 1 cup water (I used coconut water)

- 1 apple, cored and diced

- 1 cup dandelion greens

- 1/2 fresh or frozen banana

- 1/2 lemon, peeled and seeded

-  A little honey, stevia, or maple syrup to sweeten (I used fresh strawberries I had frozen)

Add some chia seed, flax seed, and/or hemp seed for more nutrition.  You can also add coconut flakes or more of your favortie green, as well as your protein powder.  

If you are new to green smoothies and just starting to test them out, you might want the sweeteners added.  I don't mind the green taste, but I do have my limits at times.  I prefer to use sweet fresh fruits for my sweetener.  When I run out, I'll use a few drops of liquid stevia.

Have a smooth day!

Dandelion Green Smoothie!

It has been for-ev-er since I've posted anything significant, or worth reading and tweeting and Instagram'ing. So today, I'm posting my morning tradition, My Green Smoothie! I haven't shared many, so I hope you try this one.  It sure is yummy!

Ingredients:

12 oz coconut water
1 cup water (optional)

2 stalks celery

1/2 a lemon (peeled, seeded)

4-6 stalks dandelion (new ingredient for me)

1/2 - 1 head/bunch romaine
1 small green apple

1 hand-full spinach

1 banana (frozen)

1 cup strawberries (frozen)

1 tbs flax meal

1 tbs hemp seed

1 tbs chia seed (the more seeds, the merrier :)

I always just throw things in. Never really measuring, so I put approximates up for you.  The greener the better for me, and I like to taste it before putting in the sweet stuff like banana or strawberries.  My fruit is frozen to give it the instant chill, otherwise I'll refrigerate for an hour or so.

The results, just YUM!

Smoothies are good to me if they're thick, thin, green tasting or fresh fruit sweetened.  As you can see, I always make enough for several snacks as well!