There’s a wonderful little organic/healthy/vegan-if-you-want-it-that-way restaurant at our Central Market. I love them! It’s called Under One Sun, and my usual order is a “green drink”.
I know it sounds a bit silly, but if I’m feeling a little funky, this little gem makes me feel so much better. Maybe it’s the combination of ingredients?
Regardless, our market is only open 3 days a week…and Under One Sun sells these delicious little morsels for $5.50 a pop.
So yeah. It can get expensive, and depending on my schedule, I may not get there on a day they’re open.
Result?
Make it at home.
I still buy them from Under One Sun when I’m out and about, but if I want one on a non-market day, I have the option! And I also don’t know that this is exactly how they make theirs.
Now, I will warn you that DH thinks this tastes like, well, ass. But I LOVE it. So to each their own, I guess.
Green Drink
(Under One Sun…and moi)
1 cup orange juice (if you can get fresh squeezed it’s heavenly; otherwise regular will do)
1.5-2 cups fresh baby spinach
1/4 navel orange, peeled and sectioned, seeds removed
1/2 gala apple (medium)
1/2 banana (I prefer if my banana is frozen before it goes in but it doesn’t matter)
ice cubes (3-4)
4-5 fresh mint leaves
2-3 pinches of fresh parsley leaves (I can’t figure out how else to measure this. maybe 1 tbsp unchopped parsley leaves?)
Directions
– pop it all in the blender and blend until all the ice and fruit are blended smooth
– drink up!
Here are the nutrition stats:
1 Serving
Amount Per Serving
| Calories | 236.5 |
| Fat | 1.5 |
| Sat. Fat | .3 |
| Poly. Fat | .4 |
| Mono Fat | .2 |
| Cholesterol | 0 |
| Sodium | 38.6 |
| Potassium | 1,120.5 |
| Carbs | 56.4 |
| Fiber | 5.8 |
| Sugar | 33.8 |
| Protein | 4.4 |
| Vit A | 91.8% |
| B-12 | 0% |
| B-6 | 31.2% |
| C | 213.9% |
| D | 0.0% |
| E | 9.1% |
| Calcium | 9.6% |
| Copper | 13.4% |
| Folate | 39.7% |
| Iron | 11.1% |
| Magnesium | 22% |
| Maganese | 29.7% |
| Niacin | 7.6% |
| Pantothenic Acid | 8.2% |
| Phosphorus | 7.2% |
| Riboflavin | 13.2% |
| Selenium | 2.6% |
| Thiamin | 25.9% |
| Zinc | 3.3% |
