With spring comes a better selection of green vegetables in our supermarkets. I have been finding swiss chard, kale, and baby bok choy which are wonderful in stir fries, chicken broth soups and smoothies.
This week I came up with a smoothy that tastes light and clean on the pallet.
Swiss Chard & Ginger Smoothy
4 cups (loosely packed) swiss chard. *cut into large pieces.
Juice of 2 lemons (remove seeds as they make the drink bitter)
1 cup of carrot juice
1 to 2 cups pickled beets
1 cup frozen blueberries
1 cup orange juice
1 apple (cored and cut into chunks)
1/4 tsp. of fresh grated ginger
Blend together all ingredients and enjoy!
*NOTE: Place fresh ginger in a zip lock bag and store in the freezer. Remove and grate as needed.
Ginger, blueberries and beets help cleanse the blood of toxins. This means they benefit the liver. Start off with smaller amounts of these ingredients to see how your body reacts. If you are fine, than increase the amounts.
Use colorful ingredients in your food. Generally, the more colorful it is the healthier it is for the body.
Until next time,
Deborah
Garden=fresh veggies :)
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