Photo: elana's pantry, Flickr
Kale usually brings to mind steaming bowls of Portuguese caldo verde -- the hearty soup that's spicy with chouriço and thick with potatoes and the greens that give it its name. Or a variation I love, with lentils and kielbasa (try this recipe, from Kitchen Daily). But just as you peg kale as all homey and comforting, the greens take a walk on the wild side in this lemonade, from a recipe by Natalia Rose in The Raw Foods Detox Diet.
Fuji apples, celery, lemon and ginger join kale in the blender to create a sweet-tart drink that's refreshing, incredibly healthy, and makes you feel like a superhero. Wonder Woman, we've given you notice. Your Lasso of Truth may have competition.
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5-04-2010 @8:10AM LinC said... Green slime -- yuck!
And I don't believe for a minute that drinking a vegetable would cure chronic fatigue syndrome. That's pure spam.
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5-04-2010 @11:30AM Chris said... You might want to try it before saying what it can and can't do :)
Nothing better for breakfast than a loaded green smoothie I say. Especially considering the garbage people normally eat for breakfast.. I am sorry for your heart/arteries ^_^
5-04-2010 @11:54AM Kevin said... Chris, you sound like a healthfood nut. As LinC may be dying because of their heart/arteries, you one day will be lying in your bed dying of nothing. The end result is you will die as well, regardless of eating right, exercising and living right, you will still die!
5-04-2010 @9:38AM chris said... yeah, that drink looks really appetizing. eewwww.
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5-04-2010 @10:11AM holli said... I went to this recipe (via the link) and it says to put all of the ingredients in a "juicer" not a blender and on top of it the ingredients DO NOT include Fuli apples, celery nor ginger, what the he** is this writer talking about ???
Where is this supposed recipe she described in the second section of her article??
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5-04-2010 @1:10PM cortney said... If you go the link and read through it, it says it was originally adapted from a receipe concieved by Natalia Rose... there is a link there for that and the ORIGINAL recipe does include all things the author of this article mentioned. It was the wrong link posted... he/she should have posted the original link AND the Elana's pantry version.
5-04-2010 @10:33AM Rich said... Sorry, that's NOT lemonade....
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5-04-2010 @10:41AM bunny said... hahahahahahahahahahaha Very pretty color, but if I drank this for breakfast, I don't think I would make it past the bathroom.............if you know what I mean..............I would be attached to the toilet the rest of the day.
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5-04-2010 @12:52PM TLoving said... Even if you were remotely tempted to try this drink, the recipe that is described in the text is nothing like the recipe in the link. Don't see how it could be sweet with just one apple and all the kale and lemon. "Sweet" must be a different definition for this writer.
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5-04-2010 @1:01PM Sandy said... yes Kevin..we will all die but wouldn't you rather die at 90 of natural causes than at 40 or 50 with a massive painful heart attack? Healthy eating does promote longer life. I suggest you try it before you condemn it. You might like it!
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5-06-2010 @12:19PM Jessica said... Hi,
This is really confusing... First, there is no link to Elana's Green Lemonade (pictured above). Second, when I went to the post one her site (http://www.elanaspantry.com/green-lemonade/) none of the quotes Nannette uses are on Elana's Green Lemonade post --on her post Elana says "Remember to drink it slowly, so that you can absorb and digest every ounce of green goodness", nothing about superheroes.
Also, how come you do not link the words "Elanaspantry" to her site?
Otherwise, nice post. Even if it is does need lots more apples.
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5-05-2010 @9:40AM Nanette said... Sorry about the wrong link for the recipe from Natalia Rose; the correct link is now there. And you're right, TLoving, "sweet" was the wrong word to describe this drink. The apples make the taste more full and mild, but not sweet. Thanks for your commments. --Nanette
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