Here’s a quick and easy (but powerful) recipe to get your mornings rolling. It was submitted by Birit Trematore through our submit a recipe page.
Ingredients
- Fill your blender 3/4 full of chopped kale
- 1″ peeled chunk of ginger
- 1/2 a lemon with the yellow rind removed (but leave the white part)
- 1 cup organic apple juice
- a few ice cubes
Fill up to the top of the kale with good water. Blend until the kale is teeny tiny. Strain into a pitcher. Drink soon for maximum energy benefits!
This is sooo easy…everyone has time for it.
Birit Trematore is a wellness coach, raw foodist, single Mom of 2 and a Pilates and spin instructor in Virginia Beach…trying to bring health, balance and nutrition to party central one leaf of kale at a time.
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Looking for healing of colitis through green drinks.
Make sure to try aloe vera and coconut milk in your green smoothies. …and stay away from wheat.
Just remember, the issue with natural remedies like this is that people with Colitis are so different in how they react to certain foods and medications.
Be patient. It may take a while but eventually you’ll find out what works for you.
Hi Jason,
I have what may be a stupid question. I am sensitive to wheat (and all grains). Does that mean I should avoid wheat grass?
Hi Pat,
Is it gluten you have an issue with? If so, then you should be fine with wheatgrass. Yes, it’s a wheat-based product but the grass form has not yet sprouted into a grain (which is what contains gluten).
However, there is the possibility of cross-contamination. Wherever you get your wheatgrass/wheatgrass powder, make sure it specifies “gluten free”.
Your best bet would be to try it in small doses to see if your body rejects it.
I tried this drink. I see a waste of kAle After straining the drink. I like the tartness of it. I hAte wasting food. I’m going to experiment with the kAle. Do u hAve any suggestions?
Try a less waxy green or keep the kale and add a banana or something else to help bind it.