{"id":1962,"date":"2012-09-05T09:45:21","date_gmt":"2012-09-05T09:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/?p=1962"},"modified":"2012-09-05T09:45:21","modified_gmt":"2012-09-05T09:45:21","slug":"green-smoothies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/?p=1962","title":{"rendered":"Green Smoothies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now spring is here, I feel the need to lighten up my meals a little. \u00c2\u00a0Green smoothies are my go-to for a quick and easy lunch. \u00c2\u00a0There are so many recipes that can be found online and books devoted to these amazing green glasses of goodness. \u00c2\u00a0Now I won’t tell a lie, \u00c2\u00a0although I love the flavour of green smoothies, I find the texture of smoothies a little challenging. \u00c2\u00a0I can’t handle sipping it out of the glass and it is too thick for a straw, so\u00c2\u00a0I have combated this by using a spoon to ‘eat’ my smoothie. \u00c2\u00a0It’s a personal thing and I’m sure most people wouldn’t encounter this! \u00c2\u00a0I make mine up in my Thermomix, but you can use any kitchen blender to mix it up. \u00c2\u00a0If you haven’t tried one, give it a go, I’m sure you won’t find a much quicker and more satisfying beverage. \u00c2\u00a0It’s dairy free and gluten free too.<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/strong>
\n(This amount makes one serving)<\/p>\n

2 good handfuls of spinach
\n1 banana
\n2 pitted dates
\n1-2 tbsp Chia seeds
\nMaple syrup or Agave syrup to taste
\n100-200ml water (I use 2 cupfuls of Thermomix cup)<\/p>\n

Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Place all of the ingredients in a blender or Thermomix (I use speed 7 for about 30 seconds) and\u00c2\u00a0blend until well combined. \u00c2\u00a0 Once blended to your desired consistency, pour into a glass and drink as desired.<\/p>\n

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See, couldn’t be easier. \u00c2\u00a0Enjoy! \u00c2\u00a0Jacinta x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Now spring is here, I feel the need to lighten up my meals a little. \u00c2\u00a0Green smoothies are my go-to for a quick and easy lunch. \u00c2\u00a0There are so many recipes that can be found online and books devoted to … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,746],"tags":[117,146,803,806,805,943,804],"class_list":["post-1962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gastronomic-explosions-aka-yummy-food-recipes","category-thermomix","tag-dairy-free","tag-gluten-free","tag-green-smoothie","tag-healthy-smoothie","tag-quick-and-easy-smoothie","tag-thermomix","tag-thermomix-green-smoothie-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1962\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}