Recipe: Green Grape Smoothie

This vibrant smoothie features spinach and kale — the cancer-fighting greens that keep you going — as well as sweet green grapes, a pear, orange and banana.

Ingredients

• 1 cup cleaned spinach leaves, firmly packed
• 1 cup cleaned kale, roughly chopped, firmly packed
• 1 cup green seedless grapes
• 1 Bartlett pear, cored, destemmed and seeds removed
• 1 orange, peeled, pith removed, quartered
• 1 banana, peeled
• 1 teaspoon chia seeds
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 cups ice

Directions

1. Place all ingredients in blender.
2. Process on low speed for 15 seconds.
3. Increase to medium speed, then high speed.
4. Process until well blended.

Nutrition information (per serving)

Makes 5 servings
Serving = 1 cup

Calories: 80
Carbohydrate: 19 g
Sugar: 12 g
Fiber: 3 g
Saturated fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Protein: 0 g
Sodium: 15 mg