I have a green smoothie every morning for breakfast, so I will be blogging about all of the really good ones. This smoothie has a nice texture and is just sweet enough to make you completely forget how many servings of fruits and veggies you are getting in one drink. If you’re not into this for a morning smoothie, enjoy it as a healthy lunch smoothie.

Ingredients:

• 2 kiwis
• 1 apple
• 1 stalk celery
• 1/2 green pepper
• 1/2 head of green leaf lettuce
• a handful of parsley
• 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
• 1.5 cups cold water

Here is one of my favorite smoothies. It is very light since it is mostly lettuce, so it won’t fill you up like some of the thicker, veggie-full smoothies.

Ingredients:

• 1 kiwi, peeled, of course
• 1 cup raspberries
• seeds from 1/2 pomegranate
• 1 tangelo or orange, peeled
• 1 head of red leaf lettuce, washed
• a handful of watercress
• 1 kale leaf
• 1 cup water

The Vita-Mix ideas just keep coming.

Ingredients:

• boiled yam without the skin
• 4 or 5 pieces of beets- red and golden
• a carrot
• a cup of red or black grapes
• 2 apples, cored
• 4 medjool dates, no pits
• a small piece of fresh ginger root, peeled
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup ice

Throw it all in the Vita-Mix, start on low, variable speed and turn it up to 10, then high, then done. Enjoy another healthy lunch smoothie, courtesy of my Vita-Mix.

This is a great way to start your day, trust me.

Throw some green grapes, kiwi, cucumber, slice of lime, broccoli, parsley, kale, lettuce, and an orange or tangelo in the Vita-Mix and…

Turn it to speed 10, then high, and then enjoy.

This is a typical healthy breakfast smoothie for me, but it makes a fantastic healthy lunch smoothie too.