Anyway, my friend gave me a recipe for a smoothie called the "green drink" and it is fantastic! It incorporates fruits and vegetables in one so I don't have to worry about getting my leafy greens at any other point during the day.
The Green DrinkPlace the following ingredients in your blender and blend until smooth:
2 or 3 tbsp almonds
1-2 whole carrots (or baby carrots)
1 banana
½ or whole red apple (Fuji, Braeburn, or whatever is in season)
2-3 kale leaves
1 or 2 handfuls spinach
4-6 frozen strawberries
1 handful frozen blueberries (you can use any kind of frozen or fresh fruit-I use raspberries because they have lots of fiber))
2-3 stalks celery
1 tbsp flax seed (whole or ground)
Liquid: OJ, soymilk, almond milk, or water
Optional:
½ avocado
¼ bunch of cilantro or parsley
1 tbsp raw unsweetened coconut
cucumber or zucchini
Ice (if you use fresh fruit instead of frozen, you will want to add ice)
The Ingredients
Note from my friend: My favorite thing about this is you can leave out whatever you are missing or add any extra veggies you have on hand. Just throw in any veggies that are starting to go bad, like leftover romaine or tomato. In the past, I have added kidney beans, oranges, pineapple, pears, dates, persimmons, (frozen) grapes, fresh ginger, and frozen green beans. I have added both uncooked and leftover cooked oatmeal like we talked about last night. Some concoctions have been a little gross so I usually stick to the tried-and-true recipe above, but there is definitely room for experimentation.
It really is great. I'm going to go make my green drink right now so I'll have some energy before this guy wakes up. I spoke too soon...
The Best Baby EVER
5 comments:
This is something I've been experimenting with for awhile. One of my boys will eat anything if it's a smoothie. Good way to get in their veggies!
i think i need to try that. i've been having a terrible time with getting my fruits and veggies in lately. thanks for posting!
Hmm. Sounds good and gross at the same time but I'm up for a try. We'd need a much more powerful blender, though I suppose I could make it in my cuisinart to get it totally smooth.
That's a cute baby!
He is darling!! Congrats. This is Dani, not Tanner by the way. We didn't even know you had the little guy until we were in LA last week and we saw Whit and Adam. SO sweet! So this is funny that you found this drink. I just started one called Shakeology. It's by the company that puts out P90X. Mine is chocolate although they have it greenberry too. Watch this video real quick. http://beachbodycoach.com/esuite/home/DaniClark?bctid=16664447001 It's only 1 minute long and pretty cool!! Again, congrats! I hope you guys are doing well.
Nellie, sorry to say but that drink looks disgusting. But appropriately green for St. Patrick's day. And your baby is BEAUTIFUL! We can hardly wait to meet him!
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