Vita-Mix Spinach Tropical Fruit Smoothie

Name: Vita-Mix Spinach Tropical Fruit Smoothie Recipe
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 6 cups fresh young spinach leaves; 2 cups tropical frozen fruit mix (I use the Wawona brand Festival Mix with papaya mango pineapple and strawberry); 1 cup apple Juice

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Number of Servings: 3

Ingredients

6 cups fresh young spinach leaves2 cups tropical frozen fruit mix (I use the Wawona brand Festival Mix with papaya,mango, pineapple, and strawberry)1 cup apple Juice

Directions

Makes 3 10-oz servings.

All ingredients can be purchased at Costco and the smoothie is made in a Vita-Mix.

Add 2 cups tropical frozen fruit mix to the Vita-Mix container. Then add 1 cup apple juice. Then add 6 cups spinach. You may need to pack the container to fit it all.

Secure complete 2-part lid by locking under tabs. Move black speed lever to variable.
Set speed dial to #1. Lift black lever to ON position and gradually increase speed to #8. Insert the tamper through the lid to press any ingredients into the blades, while the machine is processing. Gradually increase speed to #10. Then switch to HIGH. Allow machine to run for 30 to 60 seconds while using the tamper to press spinach into the blades until smooth consistency and a green color.

Serve immediately.

Number of Servings: 3

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user A4GIRLIE.

Servings Per Recipe: 3

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 140.0
Total Fat: 0.0 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 220.0 mg
Total Carbs: 34.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 8.0 g
Protein: 3.3 g

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Member Reviews

AMBERNHILL22
This was GREAT!!!! Its my new Fav. - 7/6/09
MICHELELYNN777
This had a really nice flavor and I love that there was so much spinach, but couldn't even taste it! It was a little thick for us, so I added a little water. - 3/10/11