Simple Green Smoothie Recipe with Spirulina

Simple Green Smoothie Recipe with Spirulina

This quick and easy-to-prepare smoothie is delicious and will give you the energizing boost you need to start your day. Packed with an array of ingredients, this smoothie is highly nutritious and in one sitting you will receive vitamins, minerals, proteins, and enzymes. It's a fast and easy way to include vegetables in your diet.

Ingredients (serves 4):

• 4 bananas
• 4 celery sticks
• 3 large leaves of (purple) kale
• 3 medjool dates
• 1 inch raw organic ginger
• 1 tbs spirulina powder
• 5 chocolate stevia drops
• 1 tbs anandamide powder (we like Sun Potion's)

Directions:

Add all ingredients to a Vitamix (any high-speed blender will do) and fill almost to the top with water. Blend on high for one minute. Serve and add ice to cool.

Tips:

• If you don't have a high-powered blender, we recommend chopping up the ingredients into small pieces to encourage smooth blending in a regular blender.
• If you don't have dates or stevia drops on hand, honey is a good substitute that will add a touch of sweetness (try our Zebra Organics raw honey).
• Anandamide powder is a raw cacao blend that will add a bit of a bite to the beverage. For a similar taste, you can use cinnamon.
• For extra nutrients, add 1-2 TBL spoons of rhodiola powder. Rhodiola powder is a plant extract that has a sweet and slightly bitter taste that is masked when incorporated with other ingredients. It's known to reduce fatigue, relieve stress and improve overall health. 

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