Vanilla Mango Kale Smoothie

I did it. I made it through my first work weekend since January. And dozens of excel sheets and guest reports later, I am one day closer to my "Friday", which is in fact this Tuesday. In the hotel business no one ever really knows which actual day it is because it's all a series of random weekdays as weekends, and you see different faces day in and day out. I would probably lose my mind if I didn't make sure I had something substantial for breakfast each morning (besides coffee, duh). And that's where this smoothie comes in. It's a great way to start your morning, or enjoy as a post workout drink. 

Vanilla Mango Kale Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1 cup frozen chopped mango
• 1 cup packed kale, stems removed
• 1 tbsp. honey
• 1 tbsp. flax seed
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 tsp. freshly grated ginger
• 3/4 cup almond or soy milk

Add all ingredients into a blender. Blend on high until smooth. Make sure the kale is really broken down. Nothing worse than sipping a green smoothie and having to chew threw a chunk of kale.