One thing that I've been trying to be better on is getting more fruits and vegetables into my diet everyday. I am much more likely to snack on cheese, bread, chips, than I am to snack on veggies. So I've been trying to find ways to get more green food in my diet.I've always liked the idea of green smoothies, but the ones I've tried before tasted way too much like spinach to be very enjoyable. I found this simple recipe for a great green smoothie.
Green Smoothie
- 6 oz Pineapple Coconut juice (I use the L&A brand in the glass bottle)
- 1 banana
- two handfuls of spinach
- about 5-6 ice cubes
Blend together the juice and the banana first, then add the spinach. When it's all blended together add in the ice cubes and blend till smooth.
I promise you that this tastes like a banana smoothie. You really can't even taste the spinach. I like the way that spinach tastes, but not really in a smoothie. I love that I get a full fruit and veggie serving in first thing in the morning.
I've been reading up on why it's good to drink veggies instead of eating them. The idea behind it is that when you eat food your body has to make it into a liquid state in order for the nutrients to be absorbed. That's why you chew food and break it down with your teeth and then your stomach acid breaks it down into a liquid form. When you blend your veggies into a liquid form before ingesting them then your body is ready to absorb the nutrients and you cut out the time and energy it takes to break them down. This makes it so that your body can absorb more nutrients than it normally would be able to. Sounds like a good plan to me!
And the best part... this little guy loves it. Especially when I tell him it's dinosaur juice. He drinks it right up!
Have you tried green smoothies? What's your favorite combination?
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Awesome idea! I've heard of green smoothies but for some reason it's never occurred to me to make my own. Duh. That would have been a great use for the extra spinach I ended up throwing out last month because I never had time to put together a nice salad before it went soggy. If I had just blended it for breakfast that would have been perfect! Thanks Meg! I feel inspired!
ReplyDeleteJust had green smoothies for breakfast. So good! I didn't have the pineapple coconut juice, so I used peach juice and threw in half a peach as well. Then I blended that up with the banana before adding the spinach. Instead of ice I added some frozen pineapple chunks and then added some shredded coconut at the end for fun. Lilly loved the idea of dinosaur juice too and Kate drank almost half of my smoothie. I'll have to make more next time. Thanks so much!
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