Kickass Kale Super-Smoothie

Yup, that’s right! Kickass Kale Super-Smoothie will jump start your day the right way ~ with a kick – you know where! Oh, come on, I know we all need one once in a while ;P And today’s your lucky day! LOL! This is one of my favourite Green Smoothie recipes with a base of the super-food Kale that’s kicked up a notch with the powerful nutrition of Spirulina Powder – and zinged up with Grapefruit! Now let’s not leave out the Banana – another brain food that adds a nice smoothness to our smoothie!

I wrote about the health benefits of Kale and the nutritional benefits of Spirulina already on this blog. Do visit these pages for more valuable info : Health Benefits of Kale and Spirulina is taking over the Multivitamin

Here’s how to get your own superhero SuperSmoothie!

 

KICKASS KALE : SUPER-SMOOTHIE

{vegan, gluten-free, nut free, rich in vitamins and minerals}

Ingredients :

• 2 cups of organic kale
• 1-2 grapefruits
• 1 tsp – 1 tbsp Spirulina Powder (Simply Spirulina from New Roots Herbal)
• 1 banana
• 1-2 glasses of filtered water

Children’s version : drizzle in about 2 tablespoons of organic fruit syrup, maple syrup or raw honey.

You’ll need a juicer and a blender for this recipe. I use a small immersion blender to finish it off.

Directions : In a juicer, juice the kale and peeled grapefruit. In a tall cup, add in a teaspoon of Spirulina Powder and banana and mix with a standard blender/ vitamix or small immersion blender.

Smoothie making tips :

• For the Spirulina use up to 1 tablespoon depending on how you like it. (I’m certainly used to the taste and love it – but I use less in a big batch when making it for the rest of the family also.
• When juicing the kale, juice it first, run the pulp one more time through the juicer to get all the goodies out for your juice. Now move all that kale pulp into a dish or storage container – that is still worth gold in a pasta dish for supper! Now go back and juice your grapefruit, twice again to get as much juice out of there as possible.

Now you know who wears the superhero cape in our hose. And no it’s not me, it’s the Kale!

This is definitely a recipe that kicks up your energy level way up! I loved it! My husband swallowed it! And my daughter sipped on it enjoyably with her version with a raspberry lemon fruit syrup!

Here’s the scoop of the health benefits in one glass of this amazing Kickass Kale Super-Smoothie!

Kale : chlorophyll, phosphorous, calcium, magnesium, iron, vitamin A, C, B1, B2, B6, K, alpha-linolenic acid, beta-carotene (twice as much as spinach), carotenoids, silicon and sulfur.

Spirulina : a source of protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals. Eating five grams of spirulina provides about 230 percent of the Recommended Daily Allowances (RDAs) of vitamin A and beta carotene, 150 percent of the RDAs of vitamin D and vitamin B12, and 125 percent of the RDA of vitamin K. It’s also a rich source of carotenoids, copper, vitamin E, iron, manganese, selenium, and zinc

Grapefruit : contains citric acid, natural sugars, essential oils like limonene, pinene and citral.  It has high amounts of vitamin C, and smaller amounts of vitamin A, B complex, E and K. In the mineral department, larger amounts of calcium, folic acid, phosphorus, and potassium are found.  The nutritive phytonutrients of this voluptuous fruit are liminoids, flavonoids, lycopene and glucarates – help fight cancer and various diseases.

Bananas : contain Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, potassium, vitamin A, vitamin B2 as well as fibre and protein.

I have a love/hate relationship with juicing (blended smoothies I love) but it’s the juicing am usually avoiding. I think it’s the clean up that’s no fun! ;) I am on a mission to do them more often!  Working hard on that ‘love’ part more lately!

How are you doing in the juicing/ smoothie making department?