Swamp Water

I have green juices every day. I usually am drinking them at work too. One of my good friends and fellow teacher, Amy, gets quite grossed out by them. She says it looks like something that was dredged from the bottom of a pond. I do love that girl!

PUT IN THE JUICER:
2 apples
5 stalks of celery
1/2 a lime (including zest)
1" slab of pineapple
1 cucumber, unpeeled
1 large handful of parsley

1 large handful of cilantro
1 large handful of spinach

*you can also choose to make a batch of swamp cubes rather than juice the parsley, cilantro, and spinach 
5-6 romaine leaves

5-6 kale leaves 
1/2 bulb of fennel

PUT IN THE BLENDER:
The juice you just made

1 banana
1/2 of a Haas avocado
2 oz of wheatgrass juice, fresh or frozen

2 teaspoons of Sun Is Shining

Chlorella

Blend quickly

*If you are using Swamp Cubes, put 4 of those in the blender instead of juicing the cilantro, parsley, and spinach.

If it seems too thick for you, gently blend in some water.

Store in glass mason jars. It will fit in a quart jar or 2 pint jars.
This makes enough for 2 1-pint servings.

GREEN MEENIE Fresh Juice

Talk about a burst of green goodness!  I should have named this GREEN GODDESS!  This juice packs one hell of a chlorophyll punch!  The apple, pear, and lemon combo helps cleanse as well as cut away the bitterness of the greens.  The addition of wild dandelion greens is a great treat or your body during those few weeks in the spring when they start appearing in your front yard.  I don't spray my yard so I know that mine are safe to consume.  Check your local public markets for them too.  Try to avoid the "tame" ones in the supermarkets.  They lose a lot of their natural flavor and nutrients when they are grown deliberately.

1 granny smith apple
1 green pear
1/2 of a lemon, including rind
1 whole unpeeled cucumber
3 stalks of celery
2 stalks of fennel
2 big handfuls of spinach
5 kale leaves
1 small handful of parsely
1 small handful of cilantro
5 green swiss chard leaves
5 romaine lettuce leaves
3-5 good sized fresh, wild dandelion plants, roots too (when in season)
2 frozen wheat grass cubes

Juice the leafy veg first and then everything else except the wheatgrass cubes.  This usually makes enought to fill up 2 pint-sized canning jars or 1 quart jar.  Put one wheatgrass cube in each pint jar or if you are using a quart jar, put them both in there.  Pour the juice over the ice cubes.  Drink immediately or save for later.  If you save it for later, make sure to cap the jar and refrigrate and don't wait too long to drink it!!

SALAD BOWL Fresh Juice

This recipe makes enough for 2 pints of juice. 

1 apple
1/2 head of romaine
1 large cucumber
2 stalks of celery
1-2 carrots
3 radishes (optional)
2 wheatgrass cubes (if you split the juice, put one wheatgrass cube in each glass)

Juice everything one item at a time.  You can drink it all at once or split it half.  Make sure to keep it in the fridge.

STRAWBERRY FIELDS Smoothie

1 cup of hemp milk or almond milk
1 banana
15-20 strawberries
1 acai smoothie packet
1 teaspoon of spirulina
2-4 wheatgrass cubes

Blend everything but the wheatgrass. After you pour your smoothie, add the wheatgrass cubes and they will melt as you drink your smootie. If you prefer, you can blend in the wheatgrass cubes.

THE GREEN TEAM Smoothie

1 cup hemp milk or almond milk
1 banana
8 medjool dates pitted
1 cup of mixed berries
2 cubes of frozen wheatgrass juice
1 capful of aloe juice
1 tsp of spirulina powder
1 tsp of Garden of Life Perfect Food Supergreen Formula

Put everything in the blender and whiz until smooth.

ISLAND BREEZE Smoothie

1 cup of hemp milk or almond milk
1 banana
1/3 of a pineapple
6 medjool dates pitted
2 cubes of frozen wheatgrass

Put everything in the blender and whiz until smooth.

RED RED WINE Smoothie

2 Blood Oranges peeled and sectioned
1 Sambazon Acai Smoothie pack broken up
1/2 cup of Raspberries
1/4 cup of Cranberries
6 Strawberries
1 Banana
2 Wheatgrass cubes
OJ or Water to thin as needed

Put Blood Oranges in blender on high and pulverize. While blender is still running, add the rest of the ingredients one at a time blending thoroughly after each addition. If the smoothie is too thich for you, you can add water or OJ until it is the desired consistency.

GREEN GODDESS Smoothie **Green Monster**

1 cup hemp milk or almond milk
1 banana
6 medjool dates pitted and chopped
1/2 of an avacado
3 large kale leaves
1 small handful of baby spinach
2 cubes of frozen wheatgrass juice
1 tablespoon of spirulina powder

Get the milk going and quickly add things, as this has a tendency to get thick fast. You can always thin it with water. It's pretty stong but the dates will sweeten it.

**The term Green Monster is a trademark of Oh She Glows