Green Smoothie

I have seen these smoothies all over the place. Between food blogs, Pinterest, and Stumbleupon, I think I've probably seen at least fifty different recipes for them. Some recipes turn out to look more like puke than a green smoothie, though. If you care about what color your smoothie will be, pay attention to the fruits you decide to use! For example, if you want a bright green smoothie like the one shown above, only use green or yellow fruits. I made a smoothie with bananas and strawberries earlier this week and it ended up looking awful. Speckled and everything. I liked it, but the visual aspect of it was hard to get over.

Very occasionally, being in a rush can be beneficial for recipes. I stress the "very occasionally" part of the last sentence. I had to get out of the house quickly this morning and had a hard time deciding what to put in my smoothie. I grabbed the usual - baby spinach and water. Then, I had a hard time deciding which fruit combinations would lead to a smoothie with a good taste and appealing color. I peeled a banana and threw it in. All other fruits in the kitchen either had another purpous for a later date or were just too difficult to prepare in the short amount of time I had (I'm looking at you, pineapple). I threw in some crushed ice and began blending. The outcome was not too thick, not too thin, and just banana-y enough for me.


Green Smoothie
serves one


Ingredients:

two small handfuls of baby spinach
one banana
scant cup of water
about 1/3 cup of crushed ice


Directions
Put the spinach, water, banana, and ice into the blender. Put the spinach in first to make blending it easier. Blend until smooth and enjoy!