tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28052352887202837292024-03-21T06:54:29.507-07:00Green Smoothie AdventuresHealthy Adventures!!!!Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07251147737253912516noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805235288720283729.post-35085497341305072582011-07-04T07:03:00.000-07:002011-07-04T07:03:59.492-07:00Broccoli leaves are edible... so into my green smoothie they go!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I just harvested a beautiful head of broccoli from my garden... and got to thinking... I wonder if I can use those broccoli leaves in my Green Smoothie this morning.<br />
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Now, I've NEVER used broccoli greens before... so I wondered if you could even eat them. So I googled it... and found <a href="http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/newsletters/vpmnews/apr02/art4apr.html">this very helpful list</a> of what's edible from the University of Florida, agriculture department. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcknIn14JpjGHPPV9LPxL9KwBnF6Y1qgOftHVKMXzhsjjvGARfJL7x1cEArB3Nw6af65yMY_z4EurNGuPEp6jpqVL2Vg7E5okBHyDnbPuoiYbNOj4-FOPBome59He8DJCT7pSrAuAg239l/s1600/IMG_7511.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcknIn14JpjGHPPV9LPxL9KwBnF6Y1qgOftHVKMXzhsjjvGARfJL7x1cEArB3Nw6af65yMY_z4EurNGuPEp6jpqVL2Vg7E5okBHyDnbPuoiYbNOj4-FOPBome59He8DJCT7pSrAuAg239l/s320/IMG_7511.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>And.. YES, the broccoli leaves are indeed edible! So into my green smoothie they go!</div>Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07251147737253912516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805235288720283729.post-9236798265128389472010-12-31T09:32:00.000-08:002010-12-31T09:32:05.791-08:00it's spinach day...Today's green was Spinach!<br />
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I buy the big bags of baby spinach at Costco and just put them right into the freezer. Each individual leaf freezes perfectly giving me fresh spinach whenever I want some!<br />
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So far spinach is my favorite smoothie green! I find that spinach creates a nice smooth, creamy texture in my green smoothie... and has a mild flavor... not that you could hardly tell with all the puckery flavor of the added fruit!<br />
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Today's fruit included 1/2 juice of a lemon, a whole orange, a whole apple, a couple frozen pears, some mixed frozen fruit.<br />
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And approximately 1 1/2 to 2 cups of frozen baby spinach!<br />
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Blended in my Vita Mix with about 2 cups of water... and TOTALLY enjoyed!!!Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07251147737253912516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805235288720283729.post-72172198026985857112010-12-30T07:28:00.000-08:002010-12-30T07:28:25.602-08:00today's green is Kale...Just finished putting together my fruity green smoothie!<br />
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I rotate my greens everyday... today is Kale!<br />
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Into my Vita Mix blender go:<br />
juice of half a lemon, an apple, an orange, a slice of pineapple, seeds of a pomegranate and a bunch of kale!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Washing up my Kale in my favorite organic cleaner, Shaklee's Basic-H2. Email me for a sample of Basic-H2! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">apple, pineapple, pomegranate seeds...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">juice of 1/2 a lemon, an orange... and a big bunch of Kale</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07251147737253912516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805235288720283729.post-62497674525688915662010-11-14T07:00:00.000-08:002010-11-14T07:08:05.895-08:00Sunday morning fruity green smoothie<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Smoothie from the other day...</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Good morning blogging friends!<br />
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I'm sipping on my delicious fruity green smoothie as I write up this blog entry!!!<br />
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I gathered up my <a href="http://bit.ly/vegwash">prewashed</a> fruit, then reached into my biofresh for some greens!<br />
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I always wash up my greens just before putting them into my Vita Mix. I use just a few drops of <a href="http://bit.ly/vegwash">this organic cleaner</a>. This stuff is highly concentrated so a few drops will do it!<br />
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Watch my wash up video... <a href="http://bit.ly/vegwash">here...</a><br />
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Into my Vita Mix this morning I put:<br />
fruit...<br />
1 green apple, cut into chunks<br />
1 pear, cut into chunks<br />
maybe 1/4 cup of frozen pomegranate seeds<br />
1/2 small banana<br />
greens...<br />
3 sprigs of Kale<br />
1 sprig collard green<br />
some red leaf lettuce<br />
other stuff...<br />
scoop of ground flax seed<br />
1 serving of <a href="http://toni.myshaklee.com/us/en/products.php?sku=20665">ESP</a><br />
1 serving of <a href="http://toni.myshaklee.com/us/en/products.php?sku=20341">this stuff</a><br />
a little ice<br />
and about 1 1/2 of water<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Yummy! It tastes fruity, it's green, it tastes delicious.... I love that as I sip on this I'm providing my body with fruit, vegetables, and protein. What a great start to my day!Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07251147737253912516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805235288720283729.post-69726461298408498292010-11-10T07:29:00.000-08:002010-11-10T07:29:55.195-08:0012 pounds down...Good morning!<br />
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I started out a little skeptical about drinking green smoothies... but I have to say that NOW I'm really enjoying them! I love the taste! I love knowing that I'm getting more good nutrition into me!!!<br />
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I've even lost 12 pounds over the past month!!! Yeah!!!<br />
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This morning's green smoothie:<br />
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<ul><li>juice of 1/2 lemon</li>
<li>whole apple cut up into chunks</li>
<li>half banana</li>
<li>some pomegranate seeds</li>
<li>a few frozen strawberries</li>
<li>a frozen pear</li>
<li>some frozen spinach</li>
<li>1 sprig of kale</li>
<li>2 sprigs of collard greens</li>
<li>couple tablespoons of ground flaxseed</li>
<li>1 serving of <a href="http://toni.myshaklee.com/us/en/products.php?sku=20340">Cinch</a>, vanilla flavor</li>
</ul><div>All blended up until smooth in my Vita Mix.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Wow... even got my older son to have some this morning! Now that my friends... is a HUGE triumph! This is the son who doesn't like vegetables!</div><div><br />
</div><div>You can't even taste the greens!!!! Honest!</div>Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07251147737253912516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805235288720283729.post-24711489707496121342010-11-09T09:01:00.000-08:002010-11-09T09:01:40.430-08:00Breakfast smoothie 11/9/10Into my Vita Mix go...<br />
-juice of 1/2 lemon<br />
-banana<br />
-whole apple, cut into pieces<br />
-some frozen pear<br />
-some frozen pomegranate seeds<br />
-about 4 tsp of ground flax (makes smoothie... smooth!)<br />
-3 frozen strawberries<br />
-3 sprigs collard greens<br />
-1 sprig kale<br />
-some frozen strawberry leaves from my garden<br />
-about 1 1/2 or so of water<br />
-1 serving of vanilla <a href="http://toni.myshaklee.com/us/en/products.php?sku=20340">protein powder</a><br />
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I blended it all up and enjoyed two full glasses while attending a training webinar this morning!<br />
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Now off for a walk...Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07251147737253912516noreply@blogger.com0