The Green Drink

I have struggled this past week keeping my nutrition clean and pure. When I prepare for a race, eating the right kind of food plays a big role. But when I'm not, I totally relax and revert to former bad habits. The result is I don't feel well and I easily gain weight (the worst part). I can pack it on without any problem! My niece posted this healthy drink on her blog (thanks Lucy, I hope you don't mind me using your picture), and I want to share it with you. I'm on my third day of drinking it for breakfast and lunch, with lots of water during the day and eating a regular evening meal. I feel like I'm back on the right track of eating for health.
1 46 oz. can of pure pineapple juice
1/2 C almonds
1 bunch kale (wash and chop)
1 sm. bunch parsley (wash and chop)
1/2 bunch collards (wash and chop)
4 stalks of celery (wash and chop)
2 carrots (wash and no need to peel)
2 apples (no need to peel, but quarter)
2 or more cups of ice (if you want)

Pour half of pineapple juice into heavy duty blender. Add almonds, blend until smooth. Add other ingredients until blender is full. Blend until smooth. Pour into gallon pitcher, and put the rest of the pineapple juice in the blender and blend along with the rest of the ingredients. Add to the first batch. Water can be added to dilute the taste. I thought it tasted great! Plus it was filling and helped me gain back the control I wanted.

I did some research and found another green drink by Dr. Oz from the Oprah show:

2 C fresh spinach
2 C chopped cucumber
5 celery stalks
1/2 tsp. ginger
1 bunch parsley
2 apples
juice of 1 lime
juice of 1/2 lemon

Blend all together and enjoy! This also tastes good and has health benefits as well.