Nothing like a cold, refreshing morning superfood smoothie to start my day. And when that superfood is free? And as fresh as it can get? It don't get better than that!
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 In everybody's yard, there lives a plant that nourishes the body inside and out, and can replace expensive (who knows when picked and how long kept in transport) store-bought greens. Now some people call this a weed, and even try to eradicate it! In favor for grass... ( sad face)
 I pick my dandelion greens just before I use them, to get the most antioxidants and vitamins, and am lucky enough to have an unsprayed yard. If your lawn is sprayed with pesticides, I don't recommend using them. They do sell them at the supermarket, but that kinda defeats the purpose of free, as-fresh-as-it-gets food.

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The majestic, resilient, beautiful, delicious, versatile, and valuable dandelion!Â
 At my house, we celebrate every spring with dandelion flower cookies ( more about that in another post), have dandelion-greens smoothies in summer, and dandelion-root tea detox all year-round. Heavenly!Â
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 Well anyway, today's post is about how to use dandelion greens to make a delicious, nutritious, morning (noon or night) smoothie.
 These are the ingredients that I prefer, but you can replace any nut butter, or omit that altogether, and use a berry powder instead of cocoa. Or just berries.
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                Dandelion greens smoothie ( Ninja smoothie)
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Ingredients:
- 1Â ripe banana, or you can use frozen
-1 handful of dandelion greens, washed and choppedÂ
-1 tbsp nut butter of your choice( I used some peanut and some tahini, for experimenting- it came out good)
-1 tbsp ground flaxseedÂ
-2 tsp. cacao powder
-8 drops stevia, or 1 tbsp honey -optional
-plant milk of your choice, or just water
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I also love dropping some cacao nibs in there for a crunch, and sometimes I use some protein powder, or supergreens powder. They would add nutrition, sweetness and flavor. But it's not that necessary.
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If you're not a chocolate pb lover( I don't know if we can be friends), you can use berries, or one of my favorite flavors is grapefruit-kiwi. So cleansing and refreshing!
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 Experiment, enjoy, and leave me a comment!
Have a dandy summer!
 Love,
 Laura
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