I was reading my friends blog and it inspired me to get more fruits and veggies into our diet. And a fun way is to make green smoothies each morning. I was a little skeptical that I would taste the kale or spinach but I must say - IT IS AMAZING and you can't taste the veggies at all and neither will your kids!
What you need - a good blender. I am now saving up for a vita-mix (https://secure.vitamix.com/acb/stores/4/Vita-Mix-5200-P748C108.aspx) You can watch how they make a green smoothie on their site.
Ok - what you need FOOD wise:
I froze 2 bananas- already cut up
1 Cup of fresh pineapple - I even used the core because it has great vitamins in it.
1 whole orange peeled
1 C water and a big handful of ice
I blended this until it all came together and looked like a smoothie.
I then added 3 C. fresh spinach and blended again for about 1 - 2 minutes. You want a SMOOTH smoothie so make sure you blend it until it looks really smooth. I put my setting on Ice Crush to get it this way. This make 2 smoothies - about 12 - 16 oz. size.
You can use any fruit you like and any green leafy veggie you want. After my 2 big bags of spinach are gone I am going to buy some kale. Try changing up your fruits and veggies so your body doesn't get used to just one thing! Try green grapes, orange and strawberry with kale. Yum!
Enjoy and know you are getting a lot of fruits and veggies to jump start your day.
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