Vegan Beverages
Chez Bettay's Green Smoothie
"You Won't Believe The Taste!"
This smoothie is bright, light, smooth and satisfying! My husband’s first reaction when I presented it to him was, “Eeeeoooo! It’s green!” But once he tasted it, he loved it and said, “This reminds me of an Orange Julius!” So every afternoon about 3PM this is our daily office snack.

The only warning I want to give is that you will need to purchase a high powered blender for this to give the "juice bar results." See my review of the BlendTec Total Blender. Don't try this in a wimpy 350 watt blender or you’ll burn up the motor.

Servings: 2 portions/20 ounces each
Calories per serving: 160

Ingredients
1 cup bottled water
2 cups unsweetened almond milk
4 tablespoons frozen organic orange juice
1 lime, peeled
2 packages stevia
1/2 slice fresh pineapple
2 or 3 large chard or kale leaves, sans the tough stem
1 frozen banana
2 cups ice

Tools
Blendtec Total Blender
cutting board
knives
measuring cups

Preparation
Frozen Bananas
I've started buying a weeks worth of bananas when shopping nowadays. Once ripened, I peel them and then individually wrap each one in plastic wrap and lay them flat in the freezer until hard. This way they add a cold smoothness to each smoothie batch.

Chard grows in many color versions... the greener the chard, the greener the smoothie when blended.

Kale grows in many varieties... the green the kale, the greener the smoothie when blended.

The Chard or Kale
Clean and dry the chard in a salad spinner and store the leaves in a PeakFresh bag to preserve freshness.

Two or three large leaves of Chard or Kale are needed for each Green Smoothie.

The Pineapple
I love the golden pineapples from Hawaii. They are sweeter and more flavorful.

Cut the top and bottom off and then using a serrated knife, slice off the rough exterior.

Don’t worry about the brown eyes, they make great roughage fiber and blend completely in the Total Blender.

Cut the peeled pineapple into one inch rounds and then cut the rounds in half.

Store the pineapple in a zip lock bag for easy access each time you make the Green Smoothie.

The Limes
Thinly slice off the top and bottom of the lime and then slice the skin off the sides.

If some of the peel is left on, this will only enhance the flavor of the smoothie.

Frozen Organic Orange Juice Concentrate
Defrost a can of frozen organic orange juice concentrate and pour into a glass jar with a tight fitting lid. Now you can measure out exactly what you need for each serving.

Almond Milk
If you are counting calories, use the unsweetened version (40 calories per cup).

HINT: Refrigerate two boxes so you have a COLD box whenever you create a Green Smoothie.

Stevia Sweetener
Trader Joe’s sells Stevia in packets for less than $6 for 100 packets... no calories and tastes great!

Fresh Filtered Ice Cubes
Keep your freezer filled with clean filtered ice cubes.

Blend The Green Smoothie
Now that you’ve sliced up the ingredients and cleaned all the fruits, it’s time to load the Blendtec Total Blender.

Simply fill the Blendtec Total Blender with all the ingredients, put the lid on securely and press the WHOLE JUICE BUTTON!

In 60 seconds you’ll have a GREEN SMOOTHIE for two!

Presentation
Pour into 2 large glasses and add glass straws and enjoy!

I found a glass at Crate & Barrel that holds 19.5 ounces of my GREEN SMOOTHIE.

I was using plastic straws, but hated having to throw them away as much as I hated washing them. I was also concerned about what kind of plastic is used to make them. While researching the straw issue, I read about “GLASS STRAWS” and decided to give them a try.

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