Green Breakfast Smoothie

This is my second breakfast every morning. It looks...well, nasty, frankly. But I actually quite like the taste. We use a Vitamix blender for this. I suppose you could use a regular blender, but the consistency would be rather chunky for my tastes. This recipe makes 2 smoothies, at about 200 calories each.

1 apple (cored and cut into quarters)

2 cups kale (or spinach or a combination thereof)

1/2 cup vanilla Greek yogurt

1 cup frozen strawberries

1/2 cup dry oatmeal

1 tablespoon flax seed

1-2 tablespoons honey

Add to Vitamix blender and blend on high until smooth.

Note: For a less caloric version, if you are more interested in the veggies than the grains, you can try this recipe:

1 apple (cored and cut into quarters) OR a handful of baby carrots

2 cups kale (or spinach or a combination thereof)

1 cup frozen strawberries

1-2 tablespoons honey