Magic Bullet for Green Smoothies?

[SollysMom]

I absolutely love my Magic Bullet for smoothies; I love that I don't have to get the whole blender dirty which is such a pain to wash. I've been successfully using it for green smoothies, but the only greens I've tried in it is frozen chopped spinach. My go-to recipe is 1/2 cup frozen spinach, 1/2 cup frozen strawberries, 1/2 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt, 1/2 cup orange juice, 1 banana, and 2 tbsp flax seed meal. I find this ratio of frozen stuff/yogurt/liquid/banana gives me a consistency that I quite like and fills my Bullet perfectly. I'm wondering if anyone has had success using a Magic Bullet with fresh greens (I frequently buy fresh spinach and kale) and if so, what your recipes are. TIA for any replies!

[JessicaS]

I use one for mine.


You really have to blend it a bit for kale. Kale bits make me gag so I need those blended really well

[SollysMom]

Tried it with fresh kale today and it came out great! First I filled the bullet cup (actually the "party mug" LOL) to the top with kale, then added my 1/2 cup orange juice and blended it all up. I was surprised how easily it blended the kale. Then I added a banana, 1/2 cup yogurt, and 2 tbsp flax seed meal and blended again. Lastly, I added as many frozen (sliced) strawberries as I could fit, which was somewhere between 1/2 cup and a full cup. It tasted great but the color was unappetizing - the whole thing ended up greenish brown. When I do it with the frozen spinach, it's pinkish with tiny green flecks.