Smoothies are a fun and healthy way to be creative in the kitchen. You can mix and match fruits, vegetables, yogurts, juices, soy milk, and other things like wheat germ and ground flax seeds, just to name a few. I especially like to use fruits and vegetables that are in season, but in the middle of the winter, a smoothie with frozen fruit tastes great too. Right now, with kale in full swing in our garden, I have been making kale-banana smoothies. My kids love them. This smoothie is an easy way to get the powerhouse nutritional benefits of kale without really thinking about the fact that you are eating kale. The bananas, yogurt and honey make it creamy and sweet. I like to use Greek yogurt, which is high in protein. The wheat germ gives it a little extra substance and protein too. I am posting a recipe that we have created for a kale-banana smoothie. Smoothies are really flexible, so you can adjust the amounts of the ingredients to suit your tastes.
