Spring Cleanse

Spring Cleanse - Asian Pear Green Smoothie - Gluten-free, Vegan + Sugar-free

Happy St. Patrick’s Day and Happy Cleanse Day 5 to me!! I am feeling super great today. Tons of energy, my skin is clearing up and I just feel lighter and more grounded, all at once.

I am never one to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, honestly I don’t think I ever have outside of possibly a grade-school classroom shindig. Since everyone was posting photos of their green clothes, green beer and green-filled parades and whatever else green you can think of, I was inspired to take a run first thing this morning enjoying all of the beautiful greenery around Southern California right now. The grass is vibrant, the trees are blooming and there is a wonderful aroma in the air. I am trying to get into a regular running routine, now that I have such incredible views to keep me inspired. Even though it will be a slow start getting my body used to the idea of running and everything that goes with it, I have to start somewhere.

After this morning’s run, I was craving another green smoothie. I was super happy with the green smoothie I made the other day, but wanted to play with some of the other amazing ingredients I picked up at the farmers market earlier this week. There is a local organic apple farmer that had tons of delicious apples, but he also had some beautiful and super flavorful Asian pears, the large round yellow skinned ones, I believe they are Hosui. I grabbed a couple of those and anticipated adding them to a fresh crisp salad, but then was inspired to add some to this morning’s smoothie.

Besides the beautiful green hue, this smoothie was full of flavor and was nice and creamy, with just the perfect amount of sweetness. If you don’t have an Asian pear, just go with a medium apple, of your favorite variety. If you wanna add 1/2 an avocado instead of the banana, like my last smoothie, go for it, you may just want to add another date. if it is lacking sweetness.

Are you celebrating (did you celebrate) St. Patrick’s Day? If you are on the cleanse, did you eat something green today? Hope you have all been following along with my cleanse on my Facebook page, where I have been sharing what I am eating for each meal.

Spring Cleanse - Asian Pear Green Smoothie - Gluten-free, Vegan + Sugar-free

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makes 1 large serving or 2 small

  • 1 cup organic non-dairy milk or water (I used 1/2 coconut milk and 1/2 water)
  • 1 cup organic baby spinach
  • 1/2 large organic Asian pear, cored and diced (or 1 whole small/medium, mine was pretty big)
  • 1/2-inch piece of organic ginger, peeled and chopped
  • 1/2 organic banana (preferably frozen)
  • 1 organic Medjool date, pitted
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • A few ice cubes

Add all of the ingredients to your blender (in the order above) and process until smooth and creamy.

* I know it is repetitive on the “organic”, but it is especially important to consume organic produce when cleansing. All of my ingredients, included the flax and cinnamon were all organic.

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