"Emerald Ecstasy" Green Smoothie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 -3 cups green grapes (with seeds is healthier)
1 large banana (skin removed)
1/4 of a large fresh pineapple (leave the center in, it has most of the bromelain) or 1/3 of a small fresh pineapple (leave the center in, it has most of the bromelain)
1/2 apple (seeds and stem is o.k. if using a Vita-Mix)
2 -3 cups fresh spinach
2 - 2 1/2 cups ice, to the top of the container

Preparation

Turn the machine quickly from variable speed 1 to 10 then flip the switch to high. Push the ingredients down into the blades until the entire mixture is blending. I find it easier to push the food continuously down one corner of the container and eventually it begins to blend. The apple may require a bit of \"pounding\" before it begins to mix (this is a great anger management recipe! :-).
When the mixture is first blending it should be so thick and slushy (from the ice) that it is thick like a thick \"slushy\". If it is too liquid at the beginning, add more ice so it is thick and \"slushy\". This allows you to blend for 1-2 minutes without warming the drink up from the friction of the blades. It also allows you to break the foods down to the most bioavailable (cellular) level.
This is a \"beginner\" Green Smoothie that 98% of the population will love!