Easy Latin Smoothies: Sweet Pear and Kale [Video]

This time of year, we’re all looking for healthier recipes and ways to jumpstart our year. To help us all get started, lifestyle expert Evette Rios is showing us how to prep some easy Latin smoothies. 

This lean, mean, green smoothie is a satisfying mix of kale and sweet pear with a few helpful additions: ginger, hemp seed, cilantro, and cucumber. The mix will help purify the body of toxins while leaving you full and happy! It’s sweet, fresh, and simple. 

Evette Ríos is a Puerto Rican-born television host, lifestyle expert, cook, writer, and Director of Development at Latina Media Ventures. A former field correspondent on ABC’s The Chew and design contributor on Rachael Ray, Evette now hosts CBS’ Recipe Rehab, wherein she and other celebrity chefs provide healthy alternatives to popular dishes. Her Puerto Rican roots, love of travel, and fond memories of home-cooked meals with her family inspire her culinary interests. She lives in New York with her husband, Stephen, and their dog, cats, and pet dove.