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Oh dear, oh dear, is that a bad pun or is that a bad pun, lol! I regularly put a handful of both spinach and kale (the pair) in my smoothies just to get the benefit all those greens give, and with a pear in this one too, well, I’m sorry, but I just couldn’t resist the bad joke.
Anyway, I do love green smoothies and this one from JoyTheBaker is another for the arsenal when fighting for good health. However, here’s a question for you: can anyone tell me why spinach has only 8 calories but kale has 33 for the same handful? Ok, kale is darker and curlier, but why does that add calories? Is it any wonder, when trying to keep the calories low that we plump for spinach first.
In case you are worried about having lumps of green in your smoothie, even when I throw the kale stalks in too, I agree with Joy when she says …
Believe it or not, kale and spinach blend up perfectly into a smoothie.
I know! I totally had my doubts…. but it works.
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Recipe: Pearing Greens in my Smoothie
Serves 1
Ingredients:
- 1 heaping cup Spinach
- 1 heaping cup Kale, chopped
- 1/2 Pear
- 1 small Banana, frozen for extra creaminess
- 1 1/2 cups Almond Milk (or soy milk or orange juice), chilled
- 1 tablespoon Honey
I think next time I’ll add 5 whole Almonds and 1/4 cup of Oats to increase the nutritional values and make this into a total meal replacement smoothie. I’d also switch a couple of Dates for the honey since I’ve only got processed honey and not raw. Adding the nuts and oats combats the sugar from the fruit and helps the body handle it better, from what I understand.
Source: JoyTheBaker
Photo: DrinkMeHealthy
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