Healthy Drinks Straight from the Garden

vegetable garden

By Kim Cooke, Acqualina’s Spa Therapy Manager

Those of you who follow my blogs, you know that I am a big fan of organic gardening and green smoothies. What can be better than having a garden filled with all of your favorite vegetables and herbs? I simply go and cut what I want every morning. My garden has Arugula, Kale, Collards, Spinach and Dandelion Greens. I also have an array of herbs such as Mint, Cilantro and Parsley that I love to add to my smoothies. If you do not have the space in your yard for a garden, these items also grow great in containers. In my opinion there is nothing fresher and you never have to worry about your greens not being fresh or going to waste.

Today’s Green Smoothie Recipe

  • 2- cups water
  • 1- green apple
  • ½ squeeze lemon juice
  • 4-ramaine lettuce leafs
  • 1- handful of arugula
  • ½- small red beet
  • pinch of mint
  • handful of frozen raspberries