I can pretty much guarantee most of you have never tried something like this before (I never did)… A sweet, lemony Live Green Smoothie served warm, like soup or tea. It’ so comforting, soothing, and warming… and exactly the sort of thing your body needs when it’s battling a cold or flu or allergies. I tend not to want Live Green Smoothies during those times because I crave warm beverages then.

Well, now I know what to make.

This tea may be green and blended like a smoothie, but it goes down with the mellow comfort of chicken soup.

Cilantro juice has been known to be a potent detoxifier of heavy metals in the body. Here, the cilantro is blended (into a whole-food juice, if you have a high-powered blender like my Blendtec). Paired withe alkalizing, liver-cleansing power of fresh lemon juice, the sweetness from fresh grapes, and a wee bit of raw honey to round out the sweetness, and it’s revitalizing energy in a cup!

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Recipe for: Sweet “Live-Green” Warm Live TEA With Cilantro, Lemon, and Grapes

• juice from 1 lemon
• 1 cup fresh cilantro (not packed)
• 1 cup red grapes
• 2 cups spring water
• 1 heaping tablespoon raw honey (for extra sweetness, if desired — I desired)

Blend all ingredients until smooth. Then add to saucepan and warm up briefly until the liquid is very warm… but still comfortable to your bare skin. Pour into mug and enjoy.