Kale Smoothie


From our test kitchen to your home kitchen

This week, we're sharing a recipe for delicious Green Smoothie made with the super food 'Kale' our secret to boosting health. This is versatile enough to drink for breakfast, lunch, or a healthy snack, blended in seconds.
‘Increase longevity by getting to love the smell and taste of Green Vegetables'

Top 10 Benefits of Kale

1. Kale is low in calorie high in fiber and has zero fat
2. High is iron, per calorie Kale has more iron than beef. Iron is essential for great health, such as the formation of hemoglobin and enzymes, transporting oxygen to various parts of the body, cell growth, liver function and more.
3. Kale is high in Vitamin K, eating a diet high in Vitamin K can help protect against various cancers
4. Filled with powerful antioxidants, such as caroteniods, and flavonoids which help protect against cancer
5. Kale is a great inflammatory food
6. Kale can help lower cholesterol, its great for cardiovascular support.
7. kale is high in vitamin A, essential for vision, skin, as well as helping prevent lung and oral cavity cancers
8. High in Vitamin c, essential for immune system, metabolism and hydration
9. kale is high in calcium
10. kale is a great detox food, high in sulfur, fiber and great for keeping your live healthy.

PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

Method

Any one who knows me well, I always have Bananas in my freezer ready to go for a green smoothie. Peel the skin before placing in the freezer. Tip; I peel 4 bananas that have gone brown out of my weekly bunch and sit them on a tray ready to go.

Use a high speed Blender, add water first, then banana, greens and seeds. Blend on high for 60 seconds and serve or If you have left over green smoothies keep really well in the refriderator up to 48 hrs.

We'll be back next week with another wholesome recipe.

Happy and healthy cooking,
Nicky Arthur 'Cooking with Chia'

Karratha highlights

What a wonderful 3 day retreat in WA, Karratha. The outside Yoga classes were supported well and the temperature was perfect.
We catered our own food for the workshops and a big special thanks to Amanda Ewin and Sonia Entswistle of Karratha who did such an amazing job creating my recipes and organising the food.
I have been traveling to Karratha for 3 years at least twice per year holding these wonderful workshops and its a place I hope I can continue to visit. Not only do I enjoy the long trip across the red and Baron dirt, but I especially love meeting the locals and new people who come to this fascinating remote town. There is a lot of history of the land and aboriginal rock art is still there today to enjoy. The land marks of where murder scenes are gives you an airy feeling. People were wiped out by Early settlers and it certainly makes you feel grateful for the life we have today, and the abundance of food and support we have in our world.

Mosman Workshop

Find Your True North Workshop
What a beautiful group of ladies at the Mosman workshop, sharing real life stories with one another, learning and gaining great insights to help them on their journey and path to finding their True North.
Aligning your life to your True North is critical at some point of your life. Its like meeting a crossroad, and working out what path is more aligned to your authentic self, and becoming aware of everything you do, speak, be, surround yourself with. Our life is an ongoing progression and taking time out to explore yourself, get off the tread mil, to stop, pause and look at where you have been, where you are now, and where you would like to go and who you would like to become. Life is offered to us to enjoy, have abundance, unlimited supply of love, peace, harmony, and we were not given a road map at birth to help us stay on that joyful and happy path. Life throws challenges, problems and there is no escaping that. The only way moving forward is to create a 'Mindset Tool Kit' to help you stay aligned so the choices you make are true to your authenticity.
If you are struggling not knowing your authentic self the 10 week mind and body program, is not only about weight loss but also helping you align your whole mind and body and soul. You do not have to do yoga to achieve this. Yoga is only a tool I use and have found very helpful on my path to align my life, but it is possible to do this without Yoga.
Check out the on line program and if you would like to create a change before Christmas now is the time to do it.

http://www.nickyarthur.com.au/#page=10week

Testimonials
Check out;
Liz who loves Yoga now and is commit ed to her practice after reaping some amazing rewards and lost 10kg.
https://vimeo.com/51996006

Ann who lost 20kg and has changed her mindset, body and is a much happier healthier content woman,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8po_W_7JZU

Sonia Who lost 33kg and also changed her whole life around, absolutely incredible.
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.374020155956631.93780.142007312491251&type=3

Michelle who struggled with becoming celiac and could not find a program that could help her and make it accessible to her lifestyle and exercise.

"I was diagnosed with celiac's disease this time last year, and its been a real struggle,feeling tired and getting sick quite often, I really appreciate that Nicky understands how gluten works in the body and how it makes you feel, (thanks Nicky for the great recipes). After several trips to a dietician to get help with my food,and coming away disappointed, I have to say this has to be the best eating plan I have had and the best i have felt for years...and its not even a whole week yet.."

Wow, what a fantastic programme you have put together for us Nicky, I feel privledged to be part of your first group as well, there is so much support and advice from you, DAY 1 was gr8, no cravings for sweet food at all, i knew exactly what i was to eat and when, onwards and upwards for me, its what i need to take my goals to the next level.. xxx

'Live Life with passion, power, & energy'

DESCRIPTION

	5 mins
	Australian
	Serves 1-2

INGREDIENTS

Kale Smoothie
1 cup spinach
1 leaf kale
1 Frozen Banana1 apple, cored
1 teaspoon spirulina optional
1 Tbspn chia seeds
300mls water

Blend all ingredients in the blender until smooth

Kale is high in in Vitamins, mineral, Magnesium, potassium, Sodium, Vitamin B6, Vitamin c,