Smoothies
One of our recent favorite Shakes:
You can buy fresh or frozen fruits and veggies. If they are in season, they are generally cheaper, but if not I choose to buy it frozen.
What to buy:
1 frozen bag of:
blueberries
blackberries
Mixed fruit (strawberries, peaches, pineapple, cantaloupe & grapes)
spinach
western fiesta mix of veggies (broccoli, carrots, kidney beans, white beans, garbanzo beans, green beans & red bell pepper)
Kale (fresh)
yogurt (we have used peach or strawberry, but plain works just fine too since there are so many fruits)
banana
Orange juice
ziploc sandwich baggies
Now, this seems like a lot of things to pull out of the freezer everytime you want shake, so this is what I do:
When I get home from the store, I wash my kale, open all my bags, and put a small handful of each fruit/veggie in each ziploc bag. For the kale, I add one leaf to each bag (Keep the banana, OJ, & yogurt out of the bag until you are ready to make it fresh in the blender)
It usually makes about 7-8 bags. Then I put them all in a big freezer bag & label it "Add 1 banana, OJ & yougurt to taste"
When I am ready for a shake, all I have to do is add yogurt (about a cup--depending on your taste, drop my shake mix in the blender, add 1 banana, & a little orange juice. (Add more juice if you want it thinner, and less if you like it thick.) Marshall loves to drink his shake, and I like to put it in this little Munchkin cup so he can't spill it on the floor. Also, if you have kids that won't drink it because they can see the "green stuff" this may be a good way to introduce it, because you can't see it as well. Try it out, it may sound weird to have so many different veggies in your shake, but I honestly can't taste the veggies. Jared even likes this shake:)
Good luck and try some of your own experimenting!
