Here is another smoothie idea.  I love papaya!  It is such a wonderful fruit and it is a great source of vitamin A, C, and E.  It also packs a lot of fiber, folate, and antioxidants.  Papaya even contains iron, calcium, riboflavin, thiamine and niacine.

I have added strawberries and greens (spinach and kale) for added vitamins and minerals.  But, particularly because strawberries are a great source of vitamin C and it helps your body absorb the iron from the greens a little bit better.  Also, the greens are a wonderful source of fiber calcium, antioxidants, Vitamin A, C, K and more!

This is they kind of stuff we start our day off with….super healthy green smoothies!  Hope you will try this out!

(serves 2-3)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of papaya
• 1 banana
• 1/3 cup of strawberries
• 1.5 cups of fresh spinach or kale
• 2 tablespoons of chia seeds (for omega 3s)
• 1/4 cup of goji berries (this is not necessary though.  I just added this for more beta carotene)
• 1 cup of non-dairy milk
• 2 tablespoons of raw wheat germ (for grains and folic acid benefits) Note: this is also optional
• 1/2 cup of ice
• 4 pitted medjool dates (for added sweetness and iron)
• 4 tablets of spirulina (sea weed) for b12
• 1/4 cup of blueberries (optional) for added antioxidants and vitamins

Directions:

Throw all of the ingredients in your Vitamix blender and then blend until everything is smooth.

*If you do not have a vitamix, you can replace the medjool dates with raw agave since it probably won’t blend it as well.  You can also omit the goji berries (unless you soak them for a little bit).

*Add more milk and ice if the smoothie is too thick for you.

*If you want to make this all RAW, use coconut water instead of non-dairy milk.