::My Hobbies::: Spinach-Banana Milk Shake

Friday, May 10, 2013

Spinach-Banana Milk Shake

Homemade juices, smoothies and milk shakes can be a great nutritional supplement for for almost any diet and keeping body in healthy.

Spinach juice contains an abundant amount of vitamin C, vitamin A (one of the most important nutrients directly related to healthy skin, nails, and hair), and vitamin E, all of which have proven to act as preventive agents against ailments affecting the cardiovascular system.

INGREDIENTS:

Spinach – 2 cups
Ripe Jamaican banana – 1 no
Fat free Milk – 1 cup
Yogurt – 2 Tbsp
Peanut Butter – 2 Tbsp

METHOD:

To clean spinach, swish in a basin of cold water, let it sit for a minute, and then lift into a colander to drain. Dump the water and repeat. After doing this, taste a leaf. If you detect even the slightest bit of grit, wash the leaves again.
If you want, you can boil the milk and allow it to cool.
Now place all the 1 to 5 ingredients in a blender /juicer and blend on high until creamy and smooth.
Chill in refrigerator or pour into glasses and enjoy.

NOTE:

If you don’t like the taste of peanut butter, you can use 2 tbps of honey.
You can use 1 Tbsp of peanut butter and 1 tbsp of honey instead of using 2 tbsp of peanut butter or honey.

TIPS :

Choose Spinach leaves that has crisp, green leaves. It should appear as if it were just picked, firm, and un-wilted. The larger Spinach leaves are more mature and more likely to be tough or stringy.
Spinach leaves that are placed under direct light in the stores have been found to contain more nutrients than those stored in darkness.
Freezing spinach diminishes its health benefits.
Health benefits of Spinach leaves increases when it is cooked. Just half a cup of cooked spinach will give you thrice as much nutrition as one cup of raw spinach.