today’s brainfood: mango, orange, spinach & kale green smoothie

straight up: last night & today were uber stressful.  so when i woke up, i knew i needed my brain to be functional and full of nourishment!

lately, i’ve gone “off book” with my green smoothies and have begun improvising with what i put in them.  today:

  • 2 small mangos
  • 2 small organic oranges
  • spinach
  • kale
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 6 ice cubes

i try to keep a general rule of 50% fruit, 50% dark leafy greens.  another thing, i usually put something “fiber-ous” like a mango or banana in there, so it can make the smoothie nice and thick!

verdict: brainfood = yummy.

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5 thoughts on “today’s brainfood: mango, orange, spinach & kale green smoothie

  1. Ok, just caught up on your blog and you’ve inspired me to be creative w/ the “green smoothies”! Thanks, girl! :)

  2. hey heather, i’ve been a reading of your blog for a while now and an admirer of your nail art! thought i’ld send you a yummy raw desert receipe i came up with recently:
    Raw Banana Pudding:
    1 small banana
    1 tsp Peanut butter
    1 tbl coconut meat
    1/2 tsp honey
    1/4 tsp vanilla
    tiny pinch of pink salt
    Mash up and combine. Top with honey glazed pecans.
    Enjoy!

  3. OMG this sounds like heaven!  quick question: where do you get your coconut meat?  For some reason, young Thai Coconuts are really hard to find in NYC (or I don’t know where to get them). Also, is the peanut butter you use raw?
    xx, hp

  4. i recently moved to jersey city and there is a health food store right by my house where i can get young Thai coconuts. BUT a great place in my old neighborhood of murray hill is kalustians on lex @ 29th st. they have every kind of specialty ingredient you could need. it’s def worth the trip! yes, pb was raw so i think that’s why it’s better with a little honey. have fun!

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