Get your weekend off to a good start with this green smoothie recipe from Abigail Keeso, co-founder of Toronto-based healthy meal planning platformThat Clean Life.
This recipe contains four cleansing powerhouses: there’s kale, which is a potent detoxifying ingredient full of Vitamin K, A and C; cucumber, which adds a nice flavour with a high water content to help flush the toxins out; fresh squeezed lemon juice which is alkalizing and helps fight inflammation, and finally, ginger, which helps to strengthen the immune system.
We’ll drink to that! —Vitamin Daily
Servings: 2
Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
4 cups kale leaves
1 cucumber (chopped)
1 lemon (juiced)
2 pears (peeled and chopped)
1 tbsp ginger (grated)
1 tbsp ground flax seed
1 1/2 cups water
5 ice cubes
Directions:
1. Throw all ingredients together in a blender. Blend until very smooth.
2. Divide into glasses and enjoy.
Helpful Hints:
No Kale? Use spinach.
No Pears? Use apples.
For a metabolism boost, add 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper.
To make it sweeter, add frozen banana, pineapple or mango.
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