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Green Food
Green Smoothies For Beginners
Basic Balance
1 mango 1 cup kale 1 cup water Yields 1 quartRocket Fuel Smoothie
2 cups green or red seedless grapes 3 golden kiwis, peeled 1 ripe orange, peeled, seeds removed 1 small leaf of aloe vera, with skin 5 leaves red leaf lettuce 2 cups water Yields 2 quartsParty in Your Mouth Green Smoothie
1 small pineapple, cored 1 large mango, peeled ½ head romaine lettuce ½ inch fresh ginger root Yields 2 quartsMorning Zing Smoothie
4:½ bunch dandelion greens 2 stalks celery ½ inch fresh gingerroot 2 peaches ½ pineapple Yields 2 quartsParsley Passion Smoothie
1 bunch fresh parsley 1 cucumber, peeled 1 Fuji apple 1 ripe banana 1–2 cups water Yields 2 quartsSavory Green Smoothies and Soups
Mediterranean Soup
3 cups spinach 3 stalks celery 1 sprig oregano 1 sprig thyme 1 red bell pepper 1 large avocado 1 cucumber 1 jalapeño pepper 1 lime, juiced 2 cups water Enjoy with dulse leaves or flakes. Yields 3 quartsSoup Gazpacho
3 leaves kale, stems removed 1 bunch basil 3 large tomatoes 2 stalks celery 1 red bell pepper 1 large avocado 1 lime, juiced 1 cup water 2 cups love Yields 2 quartsThai Soup
2 cucumbers 1 large avocado 1 lime, juiced 3 cloves garlic 6 leaves curly kale, stems removed ½ teaspoon dried turmeric powder ½ inch fresh gingerroot 2 cups water Yields 2 quartsCucumber Dill-icious Soup
2 cucumbers ½ bunch dill 1 large avocado 5 leaves dinosaur kale, stems removed 2 stalks celery 1 lime, juiced 3 cloves garlic Yields 2 quartsGreen Puddings
Kent Mango Bliss
2 Kent mangoes 1 bunch chard, stems removed 1 pear 1 banana Serve with kiwi. Yields 3 cupsGreen Pudding
1 bunch fresh parsley 5 grape leaves ½ pineapple 1 Abbot pear 1 orange, peeled 1 cup water Yields 2 cupsPersimmon Pudding
3 fuyu persimmons, peeled, seeds removed 3 cups baby spinach 1 ripe banana Yields 2 cupsThe Pear-fect Smoothie
2 d’Anjou pears 7 leaves purple kale, stems removed 1 leaf aloe vera 1 banana Yields 2 cupsApplesauce
4 apples 1 banana 1 head romaine lettuce ½ teaspoon cinnamon 2 cups water Yields 3 cupsGreen Smoothies for Body Care
Aloe Facial Cleanser
½ cucumber ½ avocado 1 large leaf aloe vera, with skin Apply on skin as a sunscreen, or after sunburn, or to improve overall skin health. Keep on skin 10–30 minutes, then rinse off. Yields 1 cup
Super Green Smoothies
Victoria’s Favorite Dark Green
1 bunch dandelion greens 4 Roma tomatoes 3 cups water Yields 2 quartsHeavy Metals Be Gone
1 bunch cilantro 2 cups stinging nettles 1 bunch fresh parsley 3 stalks celery 1 lemon, juiced 2 mangoes 2 cups apple juice Yields 2 quartsGreen Smoothie Monster
4 leaves kale, stems removed 4 leaves chard, stems removed ½ bunch fresh parsley 1 leaf aloe vera ½ bunch dandelion greens 3 pears 1 banana 3 cups water Yields 2 quartsDark Green Love
1 bunch dandelion greens 1 medium cucumber 3 cups water Yields 2 quarts
Green Smoothies for Adventurous Souls
O-mega Aphrodisiac
3 cups wild purslane 1 small watermelon 3 limes, juiced Yields 2 quartsRevitalizing Energizer Smoothie
6 young grape leaves (they contain resveratrol, which triggers longevity genes) 3 leaves dinosaur kale, stems removed 2 mangoes 1 pint strawberries 2 cups orange juice Yields 1 quartSummer Splendor Smoothie
4 leaves chard, stems removed 3 stalks celery 1 head fresh parsley 6 apricots 3 peaches ½ vanilla bean Yields 2 quarts“Bitter Delight” Cocktail
1 large leaf aloe vera, with skin 4 leaves chard, stems removed 3 cups chickweed 1 banana 1 peach 1 pear Yields 1 quart
Green Smoothies for Children
Miner’s Lettuce Smoothie
3 cups wild crafted miner’s lettuce (wild edible) 2 ripe pears ½ pint blueberries 2 cups water Yields 2 quartsCoco-Tango
Thai coconut, meat and water 5 leaves kale, stems removed 2 nectarines 2 peaches 1 mango Yields 2 quartsThe Laughing Gorilla
½ head romaine lettuce 2 ripe bananas, peeled and frozen 2 oranges, peeled, seeds removed 1 mango 2 cups water Yields 2 quartsEmerald Applesauce
4:5 apples 1 bunch fresh parsley ½ inch fresh ginger root Yields 3 cups
Green Smoothies for Pets
Poochie’s Gourmet Green Smoothie
1 cup kale 1 banana 1 cup water 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon kelp (granules or powder) Add some torn nori sheets; dogs love it!Fluffy’s Delight
1 cup wheatgrass clippings (or any other grass, not sprayed) 1 cup water 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 capsules fish oil (pour on the smoothie, in the bowl) Pinch of catnip (optional) Yields 7 servings: You may freeze it in an ice-cube tray and serve it by the cube. Recipes courtesy of the Boutenko familyLocal supermarkets and what to do with them
I wish people would use their local shops more and not go to supermarkets so much. And I don't mean the posh new shops, I mean the ones that have been there all along. Living near the Harrow Road, we've got the Jamaican corner shop or the Indian or the Lebanese and I can get 20 times the amount of fennel seeds I could get in a supermarket, for 1 fifth of the price, or yoghurt, for half the price of Sainsbury's, or waaaaaay better value vegetables, or nuts and seeds, or honeyed baklava, or olives, or yam with the shopkeeper telling me what to do with it, and the shopkeeper knowing me.
Perhaps when I've got time I could start an awareness campaign as part of our local transition movement. (www.ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com)
Or I could film a portrait of the local shopkeepers and their lives here. Or get them to demo their family recipes on camera in their homes.

