It has been recommended to me as of late that I should avoid canned foods. Not that I eat a ton of canned foods, but the comment was made by a well intentioned person worried about my nickle intake (!). I've actually thought about this quite a bit since the discussion. I actually think that it would be really great to eat only all natural foods, etc. But the reality is, I don't have the time. I had a friend who ate no processed food (all raw) for a number of years. It would take at least an hour a day to prep food. And, guess what? He got a full time job, and....that was the end of that (to some extent). I've been reading about "going raw", and I keep reading that it takes a lot of time and it's a huge adjustment. My friends who have also considered going "raw" have had the same comment: it just takes too much time. (On a more positive note, I've read and heard that everyone seems to loose a lot of weight, gain a little back, but then stay low. Not that I'm worried about weight. It's just an interesting little comment I've heard here and there...) All of that to say, I've been intrigued by the "green smoothie" trend. I was hesitant to try it, but finally decided to after going on a great run. I followed instructions given from a friend and created a FAST, GREAT smoothie recipe, and was thrilled to find IT. WAS. AWESOME. The recipe is below:
Spinach-Strawberry-I'm-Running-Late-For-Work-Smoothie
- 1 large handful of spinach
- 4 strawberries
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup of frozen pineapple (make sure it's frozen--this makes it so you don't have to add ice.)
- 1/2 cup of greek yogurt (added simply because I'm a fan and it has a ton of protein)
Instructions: Put in blender. Blend. Add some water if it's too thick, and blend again. (Oh--blend on the highest level possible and until it's as smooth as possible...) Enjoy.
Clean up: Add HOT water and dish soap to blender. BLEND. Rinse.
Now this is something I have time for. AND, it tastes like a yummy Jamba Juice! Don't worry about measuring out exact ingredients. It doesn't matter. Just try it! You'll love it!
3 comments:
I just started adding spinach to my smoothies, too! You can't even taste it! I made the mistake of adding a little tomato juice to one the other morning. It was so gross I couldn't take more than a few drinks before it all went down the drain. Lesson learned...tomatoes are a little overpowering.
Was it processed (V-8) joice or plain juice? I can imagine the processed stuff would really overpower, but hadn't considered a plain tomato...this is a good heads up!
Heidi is doing the raw thing (mostly). She does green smoothies too:) There is a green smoothie book by Robyn Openshaw that I want to read but my library doesn't have it.
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