Catherine McCord’s Spookie Smoothie

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Catherine McCord

Saturday, October 23, 2010

I’ll start off by saying that I’m pretty lucky to have kids who eat their greens. But even if I didn’t, I think this Spooky Green Smoothie would be irresistible to them.

If you have a kid who avoids eating his or her greens, this drink treat (just in time for Halloween) may just be the answer to your prayers.

On a vegetable nutrition ranking, spinach is way up at the top in terms of vitamin and mineral richness. Packed with Vitamins K and A, magnesium and folate — just to name just a few — there’s no doubt why Popeye ate so much of the stuff. I

t gives this delicious drink a beautiful green color as well as a mild, sweet flavor that will surprise you. With the added (healthy) sweetness from banana and agave, this smoothie will be the perfect Hallo-WEE-N treat for your kids and their friends this holiday. My hope is that they like it so much, you’ll be making it year round!

Spooky Green Smoothie (Serves 4)

2 Cups Vanilla Rice Milk
4 Cups Fresh Spinach, packed into the measuring cup
2 Large Bananas
1 Tbsp Honey or Agave

Instructions:

Place all the ingredients in a blender and puree on high for 1 minute until smooth.
Serve.

*Spinach can be laced with as many as 48 different pesticides, making it one of the most contaminated green leafy vegetables. For this recipe - opt for organic.

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