Green Smoothie

I've always LOVED smoothies and last year I used to make a glass once or twice a week. A simple banana and frozen berry smoothie. Delicious. This year Jadah and Jen from Simple Green Smoothies put out "The 30 Day Green Smoothie Challenge" There is no way I could do it. Green smoothies ...GROSS! I was not brave enough to try that. I read some of the emails and comments and people ASSURED me that you could not taste the spinach. I was skeptical but I gave it a go. What do you know, you can NOT taste it. It taste like a yummy fruit smoothie with all the added goodness. I do not follow the recipes strictly and I just make my own up as I go, but every day this year I have had a green smoothie. I'm not committing myself to the 'challenge', I'm just using them as guidance and motivation when needed. This is now a part of my daily meals and one I hope to continue for as long as I can. This isn't about a '30 day challenge' for me. It is about using different and fun ways to incorporate more fruit and vegetables into my diet to ensure I can suck as much nutrients and goodness out of life that I can. I've had 2 weeks of trial and error and adding and taking away different fruits and vegetables and I have come up with the perfect green smoothie that I love to drink every morning. This is my green smoothie recipe.

My main leafy greens are spinach, kale and parsley. I mix up the fruit with what ever is available at the shops. At the moment it is summer here in Australia so I can enjoy the beautiful fresh berries and my absolute favorite, mango. Each Sunday I have bought my fruit and greens, cut it up and put them in the freezer for the week.

For a weeks worth of fruit I used:

300grams of blueberries

3 mangos

5 kiwi fruit

3 nectarines

3 bananas

I put equal amounts of fruit into 7 zip lock bags for the week and put them in the freezer.

 

I also add a few 'extras' for added nutients. 

Teaspoon of Coconut oil

Teaspoon of Chia Seeds

Teaspoon of LSA Mix - Linseed (Flaxseed), Sunflower and Almond Kernels

 

Each morning I blend 2 cups of mixed greens with a cup of water. I blend these first as I don't have a very expensive blender. When I did put it all in and try to blend, it all got stuck and didn't blend at all! Lesson learned. I then add my fruit and 'extras'. I blend for approximately 3 minutes until mixed and it is a smooth consistency. 

Done, Easy, Simple and no excuses!

This amount makes 2 full glasses. One for myself and one for Rob. I have been making them in the morning and leaving Robs glass in the fridge for when he gets home from work. It keeps really well. Now I know this I am going to start making them at night so Rob can also have his in the morning. See no excuses. 5 minutes maximum at the time or 5 minutes before you go to bed! Perfect!

x S.K.K x