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Recipe for Sweet Peach and Kale Smoothie

August 2, 2014 / Dragonfly Home Recipes / 0 Comments

Sweet Peach and Kale Smoothie

Servings: 2
Time: 10-15 minutes
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Ingredients:

2 bananas
2 peaches
a handful of kale
1 cup Greek yogurt
1 cup orange juice
1 Tablespoon ground flax seeds

Directions:

Thoroughly wash the peaches and the kale. Peel the bananas. Chop the bananas and peaches and place them in a blender. Tear the leafy parts of the kale from the stems and place the kale in the blender. Add the yogurt, orange juice, and ground flax seeds. (I usually use flavored Greek yogurt, because that’s what we usually have on hand. If you want to use plain Greek yogurt, you may want to add a tablespoon of honey to the smoothie for sweetness, depending on your taste.) Puree all the ingredients in a blender, then pour into two glasses. Enjoy!

Kale-Banana Smoothie

June 17, 2014 / Dragonfly Home Recipes / 2 Comments

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.

Recipe for Kale-Banana Smoothie

June 17, 2014 / Dragonfly Home Recipes / 0 Comments

Kale-Banana Smoothie

Servings: 2-4 depending on size of glass
Time: 15 minutes
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Ingredients:

a handful of kale
2 bananas
1 cup of plain, low-fat yogurt. If you use flavored, sweetened yogurt, omit the honey
1-2 Tablespoons honey
2 Tablespoons wheat germ
1 cup orange juice

Directions:

Thoroughly wash the kale and tear the leaves from the stems. Peel and chop the bananas. Place the kale leaves, banana pieces, yogurt, honey, wheat germ and orange juice in a blender. Puree until smooth. Pour into glasses. Enjoy!