Green Smoothie Power!

I haven’t yet written about my love of smoothies. Mainly because it waxes and wanes. I go through periods where it’s all I want and then suddenly can’t look at another one. When you begin to have a dread, or even a sense of boredom, that’s a good a sign as any to change it up.

I had been in smoothie lust for most of this summer. And then about a month ago I stopped. Didn’t want to. Oats were back in town.

This morning however the smoothie train arrived in the station again. This is a riff on basically every green smoothie in existence. But it is delicious – zesty from the lemon and mild from the addition of zucchini – and I may be back on board the smoothie train.

Green Smoothie – Lemon and Zucchini

• 1 cup of non-dairy milk (I use unsweetened almond)
• 3-4 leaves of kale, roughly torn
• 1 zucchini, chopped into chunks
• 1 tablespoon of chia seeds
• 3-4 ice blocks
• Handful of frozen mango chunks (maybe 3-4)
• 1 banana, chopped into chunks
• Juice of half a big lemon

Pretty much just chuck everything in to the blender in the order listed. Blend until smooth.

Taste and adjust the lemon juice and milk as needed.