February 9, 2012
Green smoothies
I needed to find a way to incorporate some green supplement powder that I'm taking for pregnancy into my daily routine, plus add more protein and iron to my diet in this last trimester. Green breakfast smoothies have been the answer and I'm loving them (and so is everyone else...it's quite the trend right now). I use what's on hand but have stocked up on fresh spinach. So, the spinach (a good handful) and supplements always go in, but then I add fruit (apples, banana, frozen mango, blueberries), fruit juice or some sort of milk (coconut milk so far), and yogurt but sometimes I leave that out. You wouldn't guess because of the color but it's so yummy and easy to drink. The baby loves it (starts kicking right after I drink it) and Maggie loves it - she gets a green mustache and today she said after blending that it looks like a frog :-) She's also getting pretty good at using the hand blender. Love my little helper!
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Your blender works on spinach leaves!? Must be a good blender.
ReplyDeleteI use a hand blender - blends everything and easy clean up. It's Cuisinart brand, around $30 I think. If you don't have one, I recommend it! I'm also hearing that Vitamix's are awesome for blending.
ReplyDeleteYes, Vitamix blenders are the best, but at a cost of $400. Your Cuisinart sounds perfect.
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