Tena's Green Energizing Soup

Equipment needed: knife, cutting board, blender

Ingredients:
2 cups of spinach (packed into the measuring cup)
1 carrot
1 cucumber
1 avocado
2 garlic cloves
1 red bell pepper
2 stalks of celery
¼ cup of pumpkin seeds
2 medium sized tomatoes
¼-1/2 cup of water
Handful of any type of fresh herb you would like. I used cilantro, you could vary with parsley, dill, etc, depending on your taste buds and preference

Optional: sea salt (or just add extra celery because it is a natural source of sodium), crushed red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper (cayenne pepper is especially good in the winter because it helps to heat your body).

*Also in summer time, decrease cayenne pepper and increase celery and cucumber if you would like because they have a cooling effect on the body. In winter, increase cayenne if your taste buds can handle it :-)

Directions: Coarsely chop all ingredients and place in blender. You don't have to spend too much time chopping, because you just want to get the blender moving. Blend until smooth. Depending on the type of blender that you it can take have anywhere from 30 seconds to 2 minutes to blend to a smooth soup. Season to taste. Makes about 6 cups. Enjoy immediately or store in airtight container for no more than two days.

Health benefits: Great source of vitamins, minerals, and protein. A highly alkalizing soup that aids in metabolism and digestion, breaks down fat and protein, soothes intestinal inflammation, helps to detoxify the digestive tract, assists in the formation of red blood cells, helps prevent infections, helps to form and maintain healthy skin, hair and mucous membranes, aids in vision in dim lights, helps the body eliminate uric acid, helps form hemoglobin in red blood cells, powerful antioxidant, nourishes the blood, lubricates the lung and large intestines, balances liver function, soothes the bladder, helps lower blood pressure, has anti- parasitic and anti-inflammatory properties, contains omega-3 fatty acids, helps increase energy

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