Smooth Moves!

   Let me be VERY clear.I am not a nutrition fanatic.well, okay, maybe in some respects I am (you'll have to ask my sister about my GREAT corn meal waffle recipe that warrants mocking to this day!)But normally, I am well, normal.So when I got my vita mix blender a year ago (have I mentioned how much I LOVE LOVE that thing??!  So worth the scrimping and saving, and then scouring the best deals around - I use it every day!), I didn't exactly get it for the 'ah-natural' types of crazy carrot-pea-spinach smoothies that they touted it could do.Nope.Not me...I got it mostly because it could make ice cream in 60 seconds, and super duper yummy strawberry smoothies :) and I swore that I would never let a 'green' smoothy pass my lips. That is, until I went to a nutrition convention where they were demo-ing the vita mixand I ran up to give my own little testimonial as to how much I loved mine (seriously, these guys should give me a commission for how much I have touted it in my seminars!)... and they usually have samples, so they asked if I wanted to try...their GREEN smoothie concoction! In an attempt to be somewhat cordial, I hesitantly took a sip.  and then another.and then a gulp, just to be sure.And much to my surprise, the most delightful feeling showered upon my tastebuds.It was actually good!a Green smoothy.Good.Who would have thought??!So I instantly snapped a picture of the recipe,and brought it home to try it out on the toughest critics...the kiddos.  and wouldn't ya know - they LOVED it just as much as I did! So without further adieu,here is the ever-covetated TASTY green smoothy!4 cups spinach (yep, the leafy green stuff!)1 peeled orangea few slices pineapple1/3 cup frozen white grape juice concentrate1/4 lime (with peeling ON)1 cup icethat it.  Simply blend until smooth (about 60 seconds in the vita-mix),   Pour into glasses,and watch the quizical looks on your guests faces turn from utter horror to sweet delight as they, too, become unwitting fans of the GREEN smoothie :)