Friday, January 11, 2013

Go Green!

     Some time ago, I watched a movie called Fat, Sick, & Nearly Dead which documented a guy's journey while juicing for 60 days.  After that, I was sold! I wanted to juice!  Then I heard that it is quite the task to clean a juicer.  Also, much of the nutrients like the pulp & stuff get stuck inside the juicer which just doesn't seem very beneficial to me.  I was told by a couple people about just using a blender instead.  I looked online & stumbled upon what's called "green smoothies".   These are smoothies that incorporate spinach &/or kale with fruit and other things like juices & yogurts.  I made one yesterday.  I liked it.  Then again, I'm not picky.  SO I decided to make one for Sergio.  He can be quite the picky eater (most often when it comes to healthy stuff) so, therefore, I used him as my guinea pig.  I put the strawberry, blackberry, & spinach smoothie in a dark cup with a lid & straw in it.  He drank it all within a minute or two.  Absolutely LOVED IT!!! He then opened the cup.. & yelled out, "What the?! This drink was green??? It tasted red!".

     Back to the moral of this post.  Since I'm trying to lose a few pounds, I think I'm going to have one as a meal replacement everyday.  Even after I reach my goal weight, I plan on continuing to have one daily because it does provide so many servings of fruits & veggies in one small glass.  I'm excited to find new recipes! Also, I'm excited for next month.  Serg said he'll buy me a "high-powered blender" in a couple weeks because my blender just ain't cutting it (literally). 

On my current wishlist...

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