Smooth Spinach Drink

O.K. so you thought the carrot smoothie was off in left field?!

Fasten your seatbelts - and join me on the Spinach smoothie ride.

Tippie's Smooth Spinach Drink

10 oz spinach (float in a bowl of ice water)
1 1/2 cups of apple juice
1 Golden Delicious Apple, cored and sliced
1 cup low fat yogurt
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh parsely leaves
a pinch of salt

drain and chop raw spinach
dump everything in the blender
puree until smooth

Server over ice. 1/2 cup per serving

Adapted from Splendid Spinach Spree

Surprisingly Good Carrot Smoothie

Tippies Terrific Carrot Smoothie

3 large carrots chopped
1 cup coconut milk
2 cups orange juice ( or substitute 1 cup with white tea)
2 inch hunk of ginger finely chopped
2 tbs lime juice
a handful of ice

dump everything but ice in the blender
start on low and rev up to high, blend for 2 minutes
dump ice in and pulse/blend until smoothie consistency

*Note this requires a high powered blender like a vitamix. If your blender is a light weight - then cook the carrots first

This recipe is adapted from Beta-Carotene Barrage seen in Vegetarian Times