Going Green

In an effort to be more healthy, I've begun making salad smoothies. My mom and some of my sisters have been doing this for awhile and I am totally on board with it. Yesterday, I took the kids to IKEA (kids eat free...man, we took them to the cleaners on that one!) and I bought some cute little shot glasses for the kids. I figured it would be easier to convince them to drink a teeny bit of green stuff from a cool looking cup. At first, there were a bunch of gagging and complaining and comparing the drink to baby food and other undesirables. But the kids surprised me. Once they tried it, they actually enjoyed it. So much so, that I had to keep refilling their little shot glasses. I think Tee drank the most. And when the blender was empty, they all asked if they could have it for lunch, too. SURE!

SALAD SMOOTHIE

equal portions fruit and veggies

if the fruit is frozen, you don't need ice.

Fruit I've used in mine:

bananas

blueberries

blackberries

pineapple

strawberries

Veggies I've used in mine:

kale

spinach

carrots

For the liquid portion, you can use juice, water, crystal light.

(when I make my own smoothies, I tend to do more veggies than fruit)

Anything will work...broccoli, snap peas, apples...whatever you have. You can even add nuts for protein, flax seed, oatmeal...just blend it all up nicely. Pour one and save the rest for later in the day or the next morning.