Glowing Green Smoothie

Kim Snyder's Glowing Green Smoothie, filled with healthy greens like lettuce and spinach, and sweetened with apples and pears, is a great way to start your day.

Ingredients

• ¾ cup (180 ml) water
• ⅓ lb (150 g) romaine lettuce, about 2 cups
• ¾ cup (22 g) fresh spinach
• 1 each (65 g) celery stalk
• ½ medium (60 g) apple, cored
• ½ large (60 g) pear, cored
• ½ medium (55 g) banana, peeled
• ¼ lemon, peeled

Directions

1. Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the lid.
2. Run the Smoothie Program or start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed. Blend for 40-50 seconds, using the tamper to push ingredients toward the blades.

Notes

If all ingredients don't fix into the container, simply start the blend and add them through the lid plug opening.

Nutrition

1 serving (274g)

• Calories: 334

• Total Fat: 0g

• Total Carbohydrate: 20g

  • Dietary Fiber: 5g
  • Sugars: 11g

• Protein: 2g

• Cholesterol: 0mg

• Sodium: 35mg