Green Smoothie

I just dusted off my old red, white, and chrome colored Oster blender and made my first green smoothie of 2015.

• 2 cup filtered water
• 1 bunch Italian parsley (flat leaf parsley)

Blend the water and parsley on high for about a minute or two until it is mostly liquefied. Then turn down the blender speed to low and begin adding the fruit.

• 1 banana
• 1 orange
• 1 cup of pineapple

The fruit liquefies quickly, so as soon as the last chunk of fruit goes in the blender, it only needs a few seconds and it's done. It makes about 30 oz of smoothie. A really big amount for the thirsty, or perfect for two. Serve and drink immediately because it'll start to separate as it sits. If you need to store for a bit, give it 5 seconds of blending before serving.  It doesn't really keep more than one days, so only make what you are going to drink.

The pineapple is the X factor. after you cut and dice about 1/3 of the pineapple, the rest of it only lasts for about 3 days.  So, buy a pineapple and have green smoothies three days in a row and you're golden.