FRIDAY FARE - Green Smoothie...

Guest blogger, Shannon Stahura, sent this in. Shannon is a friend and neighbor of mine. She helped me out lots during my treatment. Her mom is currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer, and Shannon volunteered to help me out here on the blog with recipes...

"My trainer gave me this recipe and I have been making it for breakfast and as a snack for the last couple of weeks . If you have had the naked juice or odwalla green juice it is very similar . This is a great fast and easy way to get your fruit and veggie servings."

GREEN SMOOTHIE

1 cup water
2 cups spinach
1 cup fresh pineapple
1 banana
1 cup ice

Optional...

Add protein powder or a teaspoon of coconut oil. Coconut oil is a great way to get your serving of healthy fats and adds some thickness to the shake.

Directions...

1. Blend spinach and water until well blended
2. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend well and drink it up.

The whole food blenders such as Vitamix or bBlendtec are recommended.

By-the-way, at our nutrition meeting in the summer, Kim - one of our Sister Survivors - showed us how to make green smoothies, so I'm excited to have another recipe. I've still got a few of Kim's smoothie recipes if anyone didn't get a packet. Let me know... sistersurvivors@gmail.com

-Kara