I can’t say I came up with this recipe on my own, but I made it my own by adding something special. Anyway, I received my  inspiration from one of my favorite YouTube families – It’s Judy’s Life, specifically her ultra cute, ultra healthy hubby Benji (@BenjiManTV). He makes green smoothies every morning and even has their 1 year old daughter addicted. 

Benji did something I’d never done with a smoothie, add WHOLE SLICES of lemon.  This adds a new wow FRESH factor to smoothie life. So many times we think smoothies should be creamy (like a milkshake) but the act of adding fresh fruits and substituting your cream base (yogurt, dairy milk, soy milk, or almond milk) for water makes your smoothie more fresh. More like a drink and less like a dessert.  It’s also a great way to get your daily serving of water.