Ingredients

1 quarter to 1 half fresh pineapple
3 leaves of Kale - I use deep green "dino" kale, deveined
1 ripe banana (can use frozen)
4 fresh mint leaves, optional-to taste
1 quarter to 1 half inch of fresh ginger root (can use dry), to taste
2 to 4 cups water

Recipe Directions

This makes from 32 to 64 fl oz.

Place all ingredients in blender.

Start out with only enough water to cover everything about half-way (allows it to blend to a creamy consistancy)

After all creamy, add more water to get to the thickness you prefer

YUMMY! NOW, DRINK UP!!!

Except for the color, which is an intense green if you use dino kale, you would never know it had greens in it !! Your body will love you for it !!

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Justine

Jul 11, 2009

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If you have a bad blender like me, it helps to blend up the kale in a little bit of water before adding the rest of the ingredients. Otherwise, you may be chewing your smoothie instead of drinking it.

Andiepoe

Jul 08, 2009

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Yummy. I had for breakfast and lunch. So darn good.

tlrosbach

Jun 28, 2009

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This was fantastic. My kids even loved it even though it was green. You cannot even tell that it has kale in it!!

Joesc

Jun 09, 2009

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I made this recipe and substituted apples instead of bananas and it was really good!

Gatlianne

Apr 30, 2009

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I'm so excited about trying this - It's been too long since I had a green drink.

Cheynems

Apr 09, 2009

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This is one of the first recipes I tried after coming to the site and I absolutely loved it. I've also heard that exposing Kale to a frost (such as the freezer) gives it a sweeter taste. Has anyone tried this?

himneskt

Mar 10, 2009

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green smoothies are my favorite - I make one every morning with water from 1 young coconut & 300g spinach - just sooooo great :-)

davehooser

Feb 19, 2009

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hey christine,

this sounds RAWsome! i will try it on my wife & daughter, as i have been doin phase #1 - gabriel cousens for 4 + months.

have u checked out http://rawfood.meet.com our group in seattle is /213. it's a great way to find others of like mind.

hugs, dave hooser.

KristensRaw

Feb 19, 2009

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I'm so excited because I just bought fresh pineapple last night! For those of you who don't know how to tell a fresh ripe pineapple, you simply do the following:

In the store, try to pick the pineapple up gently by "1" of the green leaves. If it pulls right out, then VOILA! you have a ripe pineapple. If it doesn't, don't buy it. Pineapple will NOT continue to ripen after it's picked.

This sounds perfect to drink before and after my workout today! I don't have mint so I'm going to put in some cilantro instead. I believe Raw Food Real World has a drink where they use pineapple and cilantro, so that's where I got the idea. With the ginger, this will be dynamite!!!

Raymond

Feb 03, 2009

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I liked this a lot too. Very refreshing!

1Christine

Feb 02, 2009

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Cool! I am so happy to share something! I don't have any raw foodies around here to try stuff on, so this is great!

kandace

Feb 01, 2009

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Christine, this recipe is absolutely delicious. The first smoothie I have made that is actually, well, smooth and creamy! I thought I had kale on hand, but realized it was chard in the middle of making the recipe, so I used the chard anyhow and it was still wonderful. The smoothie is such a pretty green that I'm sending you a picture in case you'd like to post it.

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