Banana Pineapple Spinach Smoothie
2 large handfuls of fresh, washed Spinach
2 Bananas
1/2 c. Frozen Pineapple
2/3 c. Coconut Milk
4-5 Ice Cubes
1 c. Water
Put them into a blender, run it til it's smooth and you're done. You will only taste the fruit but you will also get the health benefits of the spinach. I usually throw in a teaspoon of ground flax seed as well, but chose not to do that today. Also, you can substitute frozen strawberries instead of pineapple, though the color won't be quite as nice :)
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Go to Amazon, and buy their $65 Nesco dehydrator... you will fall in love with it. I've been having fun making sweet potato and carrot chips, as well as dried bananas, kiwis, pineapples, plantains and apples.
Let's discuss the apples. As you can see in the photo, I used a mix of red and green apples for variety. I removed their cores, and sliced them in the mandolin slicer at 1/16th of an inch. Next, I tossed them with lemon juice and cinnamon. Then I dehydrated them at 104 degrees for about 8 hours.
They end up being crisp but not crunchy... and they are a bit tart, but the cinnamon balances that out nicely. Note that I just used ground cinnamon, not cinnamon sugar. The apples are sweet enough on their own, there is no need to add to that.
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