How to get started making green smoothies

Green smoothies have recently become a very popular health drink. Making a green smoothie involves using a good quality blender and adding vegetables such as spinach, kale, lettuce and outer cabbage leaves (those green ones most people remove when cooking cabbage!). To balance the taste, add a few sweeter vegetables such as carrots, or even a few fruits such as bananas, apples and mangos.

Green smoothies are a great boost in the morning, or can be kept refrigerated at work for lunch, during times when cooking vegetables is often not feasible. The contents of your smoothie can include anything you …read more