a green smoothie recipe you will like (or not).

Now, everyone knows that the true Breakfast of Champions is a slice of cold pizza and an ice-cold screwdriver. However, if you're trying not to eat those things, here is a cheerful alternative, and what I've been doing for breakfast.

This is more of a method than a recipe. Here is what you will need:

A blender with some guts.
About half a cup of vanilla, unsweetened almond milk
About half a cup of filtered, cold water
1 Big ol' handful of chopped Kale
1 smallish handful of fresh parsley  - I prefer curly over Italian, but either will work
1 Banana
Half of an apple (I like Fuji), skin on, chopped in to half-inch pieces
A generous handful of blueberries

Here is what you will do with it:

If you have something high-powered and fancy like a Blendtec, you can just toss everything in and press "go."  If you have something less high-powered, I recommend blending the greens and parsley with the liquids first, then adding the soft things (banana and blueberries), and then blend up the apple last.  After you've done that, if you like, you can add some ice to make it slushy and cold.  I'm not an ice person, so I don't. Obviously, you can add or subtract things to your own taste. Experimenting is fun, and much safer with fruit than with drugs!

This makes about 2 and-a-half cups of smoothie.  So, enough for one big one for you, or two average-size smoothies for you and a friend. That is, if you have any friends left after you explain to them that you're not giving them pizza and booze for breakfast.