I love making green smoothies. Kids love making green smoothies too. It’s kind of magical turning vegetables into something so seemingly decadent.

The amounts of greens and add in ingredients are infinitely adaptable to seasons and dietary preferences.

All you need is something green, a liquid for easy blending and for me bananas are a must ingredient and the rest is up to you.

The basics for two smoothies are;

• one bunch of chard leaves (stems removed) about 4 cups
• 2 bananas, some people like to freeze their bananas, I don’t. I like smoothies not too frozen
• 1 cup liquid like almond milk, coconut milk, orange or pineapple juice
• 2 or 3 Tbsp. seeds or nuts. I love cashews or hemp seeds, almonds are good too.
• optional ingredients, more fruit or vegetables, I added a couple clementines, cucumbers are great in smoothies, apples, celtuce, herbs like mint or basil, ice if you like it thicker. Dates are good if you like a sweeter smoothie.

Put everything in a blender and let it rip. I try to always make enough for two smoothies, one for today and one for tomorrow.