Green Smoothie

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!

Today, we are going easy on beer
(no Guinness this time).
Instead I made a 
GREEN SMOOTHIE!


got the glass from Guinness Brewery in Dublin, Ireland last year


Ingredients
*preferably organic

Neal's Yard Remedies Organic Greens Complex -1 tsp
*only $1.28/serving! Cheap for a certified organic good stuff
Spinach -a handful
Parsley - a handful
Apple juice -250 ml
Avocado -1/2 
Blueberries - a handful

optional ingredients:
and/or
organic virgin coconut oil- 1 tbsp 
baobab-1 tsp 
bee pollen -1 tsp



Instructions

Just put them all in the blender.
Enjoy!

*good for 1 serving

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click here.

Here's a cheat sheet you can print out
and place in your wallet or stick on your fridge.


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