Incredible and Delicious Green Smoothie

Happy 2018!!!! And here’s to the awesomeness of simple Green Smoothies to celebrate!

I hope you’re focusing your mind on POSITIVITY and looking forward to a year of amazing goodness.

This year, I’m making FEELING GOOD my intention. And I feel very lucky right now, because I kicked off 2018 in Hawaii (tropical paradise!), where, let’s face it… it’s pretty easy to feel good!

There are a couple things I love about visiting Hawaii in winter – and the first one is obvious: the warmth!

The second one is very “foodie” of me – I love it for the fruit.

Fresh, sweet, juicy fruit – grown locally and sustainably?? Yes, please! Allow me to slice up that papaya (for example) and sprinkle it with some salt and cayenne pepper. Yum, yum, yum!

Or smother those ripe and gorgeous pineapple chunks in spirulina. YES, ma’am! (I love this food pairing so much that it’s a recipe in my cookbook, “The Ayurvedic Vegan Kitchen”!)

I also love how Hawaiian tropical fruits are endlessly put together in all kinds of gorgeous combinations. Like coconut, pineapple, and mango with a splash of Hawaiian honey. Or lilikoi with mango, papaya, and pineapple. Honestly, anything with pineapple and I’m in!

Side note and fun fact on my love for pineapple: pineapples contain an enzyme called bromelain that helps you break down proteins in your mouth. Because of this powerful trait, pineapple can be used as digestive aid and as a way to tenderize meat!

However, the recipe I want to share with you is the simplest green smoothie – which I MASTERED while in Hawaii, and it tastes AMAZING. Like, no kidding… If you like healthy food that tastes delicious, you will love this.

It’s based on the “I Am Incredible” smoothie I order pretty much every time I eat at Café Gratitude – and I’m so excited to have figured it out!

Here’s how you make enough for two people to feel full and amazing!

Green Smoothie made from banana, kale, almond butter, and dates. Delicious!

P.S. This nourishing, energizing, feel-good meal is just the kind of thing you get to eat all week when you jump into one of my Ayurvedic Cleanse Programs.

The Incredible Green Smoothie

Welcome to my favorite “feel good” smoothie, based on the “I Am Incredible Smoothie” from Cafe Gratitude.
Loaded with enzymes, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory nutrition, I mastered this recipe while on vacation in Hawaii where let’s face it, it’s pretty easy to feel good!
If you love healthy food that’s good for you and tastes incredible, you’ll love this.
Dosha of This Recipe: VP-K=
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Prep Time 10 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ripe, tropical baby bananas or 1 large banana
  • 2 to 3 Medjool dates, pitted
  • 2 cups vanilla almond milk, unsweetened
  • 3 to 4 curly kale leaves, torn and with the bottom stems removed
  • 1 cup fresh pineapple or mango, optional
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ginger root, minced
  • 2 heaping tablespoons raw almond or walnut butter
  • 1 Tablespoon Healthforce Superfood’s Vitamineral Green, optional
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon or cardamom

Instructions
 

  • Put all the ingredients into a high-powered blender.
  • Process until smooth and creamy, about 30 seconds.

Notes

Ayurveda Every Day Tip: To reduce Kapha, use only one Medjool date (or omit the dates altogether) with raw walnut butter and an extra ½ teaspoon of cinnamon.
For a treasure trove of even more vegan Ayurvedic recipes, grab a copy of Talya’s best-selling cookbook, The Ayurvedic Vegan Kitchen.
The Ayurvedic Vegan Kitchen.
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How To Read The Dosha Of This Recipe
• “V” stands for Vata – made from the elements air & ether
• "P” stands for Pitta – made from the elements fire & water
• “K” stands for Kapha – made from the elements earth & water
• The “-“ symbol after V, P or K means that the recipe helps calm or decrease the dosha it follows.
• The “+” symbol after V, P or K means that the recipe aggravates or increases the dosha it follows.
• The “=” symbol after V, P or K means that the recipe has a balancing or neutral effect on the dosha it follows. It neither increases nor decreases the dosha it follows.

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