I'm A Believer

Angie over at Gathering Up The Pebbles recently recommended to me a green smoothie. Looking at the ingredients I was very skeptical. I was certain that if walked outside picked a handful of grass and ate it that would surely taste better than this green smoothie. Greens and berries? What?! My Green consumption has consisted of spinach and salad greens. Being from the south my nose has been victim to many a pot of collards, and the occasional batch of mustard greens. I've avoided them like the plague. But I trust Angie and I was willing to give it a shot.

And I am so glad I did. My first try left me with a pretty decent smoothie. It didn't taste at all like a cup of collard greens. It was sweet and fruity. And CHEAP! And VERY good for you. And did I mention cheap?! (man was that a lot of "ands" or what?) Best of all you can play with the ingredients. I am confident that soon I will concoct a green smoothie that will be an absolute delight for the taste buds. But courtesy of Angie here are the basics.

1. Put about a cup of greens (Spinach, Kale, Mustard, Collard, etc) in your blender with 6-8 ounces of water. Blend Well.

2. Add your fruits. I usually do a banana or apple first. Blend. At this point the concoction is very green and is not appealing to the palette...so add...

3. Frozen berries! This turns the color anywhere from a dark purple to a bright red (which in my book makes it easier to drink)

I found mustard and kale greens on sale for 99 cents a pound I grabbed what I thought was surely a pound and discovered I had maybe 1/3rd a pound. 38 cents?! SCORE! I still have enough left over for at least one more smoothie maybe more. So you could easily get by with one lb of greens per week.

And you can ad whatever fruit you like bananas, oranges, apples, pears, go crazy!
I've also read about some people adding pomegranate juice for sweetness. I thought about throwing in some rhubarb as well.

AND!! you can easily add things like flaxseed oil, Protein powder, vitamins the list goes on and on.

Trust me I was a huge skeptic about this drink but it is fantastic! And you can easily knock out those veggie and fruit requirements for the day. Plus this thing packs a nice vitamin and energy punch. Give it a shot, you will be so glad you did! Thanks for the schooling Angie!!