Green Smoothies are Working For Me!!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 10:38PM Courtney 
I have a friend who is a raw foodie and I truly love talking with her. She totally understands getting flack for a way of eating, and I can always ask her for advice on many things. One thing that we drank for breakfast on a regular basis was fruit smoothies. Thanks to my friend I have started adding greens to my smoothies and loving the energy that they seem to be giving me. The taste is pretty much the same as the old smoothies I drank, but the benefits are so much more!
The reason I started drinking green smoothies was mainly for energy. I seemed to feel very low on energy even though I get plenty of sleep (thanks to my perfect sleeping baby!) and exercise on a regular basis. One area I failed at over and over again was breakfast. As much effort as I put into planning them out, I just didn't want to wake up in the morning. I needed something easy to make and really packed a punch. The green smoothies so far have done just that. I get the nutrients and proteins that are needed for a healthy balanced breakfast. I also don't have to fight with myself to get my daily fruits and veggies in. It now is much easier to get most of my servings before lunch time! So not only does it taste great, but I get energy, proteins, an easy morning breakfast solution and my daily fruits and veggies! It totally works for me!
You can find tons of smoothie recipes on the internet or even get a book about them. I know that the thought of greens can make some people sick but really you don't taste them at all. It really tastes just like a normal smoothie so give them a try! My blender is fairly good but not great so you will see I still have very small pieces of spinach in the glass. It didn't bother me anymore than strawberry seeds do! Give them a try they might actually work for you too!!
Spinach (fresh from the CSA Garden)
Blackberries
Banana
Strawberry
1 tablespoon Flax Seed Oil
1/2 cup water
1 scoop vanilla whey protein (I only added this because I was about to workout, you can omit this)
Add Spinach to blender (about a 40% ratio) Add the fruits (60% ratio), add flax seed oil, water and protein. Blend on high until you are able to breakdown as much as the juice as you can. Pour in glass and enjoy!
Beware energy will soon hit you, you might actually want to clean the bathroom and mop the floors!! Check out all the other great Works For Me Wednesday Post at We are THAT Family!
Reader Comments (5)
I love to make all kinds of smoothies, toss in some ice and sip with a straw. Great for a light lunch.
This seems like a good way to use up the massively giant bags of spinach that I can never seem to get through before it goes dead!
I never thought of that. How does the whey protein help with exercising? I found that it is hard for me to do cardio before 1pm! I get light headed.
Since you have really cut down/cut out your red meat intake your iron may be running low which is why you aren't feeling as 'peppy' as usual. Greens have lots of iron in them which is why you may be starting to feel better! Either way glad the smoothies are giving you a little more bounce in your step :0)
Looks great!