Kiwis, bananas, apples, and romaine lettuce all blended together in a delicious smoothie will energize you and give you many wonderful health benefits. From disease prevention to an abundance of vitamins and minerals, kiwis are obviously pretty awesome. They are especially high in vitamin C and potassium, which together with the banana, you'll get a mega potassium boost. The chlorophyll from the romaine lettuce will deliver abundant amounts of oxygen directly into your body, blood, cells, organs and brain. And for apples, well, just one a day will keep the doctor away!
Enjoy this refreshing smoothie anytime you need a quick boost!
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 head of romaine lettuce
- 2 ripe bananas
- 2 kiwis, peeled
- 1 apple (I like organic pink lady)
- 1 cup of water
- handful of ice
- optional: 1/3 cup chia seed gel
- optional: half of an avocado
DIRECTIONS:
Add water and romaine lettuce to a high-speed blender and blend until all the lettuce is ground up. Then add the bananas, kiwis, apple, ice, chia see gel, and blend until smooth. Drink immediately.
Approximately 2-3 servings
(Adapted recipe from here)
Made this yesterday and it was great. I bet it would have been better if my bananas and kiwi would have been a little riper. Also the heads of romaine here in the US must be a lot bigger than the ones in the UK because I only used half and it was plenty. I need a better blender too to make it more smooth but it was yummy and saved well and I drank the rest today for a snack.
ReplyDeleteHmm, I too wonder if the romaine heads are smaller here... but good for you for adjusting accordingly. And you'd definitely want ripe fruit for this one! (And a high-speed blender to get best results). But glad you still enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing!
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