I try to eat my daily dose of spinach. I try to shove a serving of cabbage, broccoli, or cauliflower each day as well. I also strive to eat my "apple a day"... to stay healthy, not really to keep Dr. Fite away:)
Recently I have found an easier way to crunch in more healthy fruits and veggies by just blending them together and drinking them. Seriously, blending it all together. Who can say they had a 4-5 servings of fruit and veggies before lunch? I can:)
I believe than good health must be a conscience effort, and my morning smoothie is pretty dang simple. I put all my ingredients in the blender the night before. It could be a banana, kale, celery, frozen blueberries, and some cabbage. It really is whatever I have in our fridge, and once I blend it very well in the morning, it tastes like a green, fruit smoothie.
I try to always include a as many fruits as I do veggies, or I have to add some honey or turbinado sugar. I strive to have most if not all my fruits/veggies raw and/or organic. Some of the fruits I have used are: strawberries, banana, blueberries, apple, fresh ginger root, and peaches. Some of the veggies I've used are: kale, spinach, celery, and cabbage.
Erik took one swig of my smoothie one morning and groggily said, "Its too early in the morning for this!" I'm sure most of you all can hear him say that in his Grizzly Bear voice. But I did get him to drink one in the middle of the day. He's such a trooper.
(He just doesn't understand that a blog entry is a lot more interesting when there are pictures included. He didn't understand why I said "Say, Cheese!" while we were in the car parked in front of the apartment. Hence, the dorky half-smile.)
PS. I talked to mom about my new breakfast to find out that she's been making "green drinks" for years. Like mother, like daughter:)
Kale Mint Smoothie
1 banana
blender filled with kale
3 sprigs of mint
half an orange
1 large celery stalk
- Make sure to blend very well.
- I enjoy this one because I don't have to add any sugar and the mint/celery combo is refreshing.
