They’re fast. They’re nutritious. We eat them every morning. And sometimes we eat them with lunch or dinner.
Popular with kids as well as parents, smoothies enable you to sneak in all kinds of healthy vegetables and proteins your family members might otherwise turn their nose up at. Make them with totally fresh, raw ingredients and WHAM! You’ve got a real living food on your hands — rich in enzymes, minerals, amino-acids, and other nutrients your body needs.
If you’re new to making smoothies, you may not realize the possible variety available to you. Think of a smoothie as a chance to express your creativity.
To make a good smoothie, you only need a few things:
- Something sweet — This means raw fruits, organic if possible. Bananas, berries, pineapples, peaches, apples, oranges, you name it.
- Added protein — Nut butters, raw eggs from pastured hens, yogurt.
- Healthy liquid — Raw milk, kefir, almond milk, coconut milk, raw cream, mineral rich water, whey. Have fun.
You can also sneak in raw dark green veggies like kale, spinach, or swiss chard and healthy tropical oils to make sure you stay full.
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I do more juicing than smoothies, but mostly because I have a love/hate relationship with my blender. How do you blend up kale into a smoothie? I’d think it wouldn’t really blend very well. Do you have a VitaMix?
Michelle @ What Does Your Body Good?
No, I don’t have a VitaMix (although I envy the people who do!). I’ve got a powerful old all-metal drive Osterizer blender though. It’s an antique as well as a powerhouse. It takes about two to three times as long as a Vitamix would take to blend kale — about a minute. A VitaMix would have it blended in 20 seconds.
I’ve got a juicer, but I don’t use it b/c cleanup’s a hassle and I miss all that fiber!
Great ideas! We love smoothies at our house.
kristin
I have a vita-mix that I found used on Craig’s List. It was practically new (used 5 times in a vacation home) and I got it for cheap. Make sure to check your local Craig’s list for these hidden gems. Vita Mix is a powerful machine–I had a Bosch blender which was fine for milkshakes, but it didn’t blend greens. The vitamix does a superb job of blending greens, plus it is so easy to clean.
Julie — Yes, Craigslist has saved us SO MUCH money! I found that greens blend quite well in a standard blender in a bit of hot water (before you add all the other ingredients). Just add hot water to your kale, spinach, whatever, and whirl around for a minute or so. Then add the rest of your smoothie ingredients like normal.
Wow. Kale in a smoothie. I would have never dreamed. I’m so glad, because our CSA box always has about two bunches more kale than I can think of things to do with! Thanks!
Local Nourishment
Love having a vitamix, we use it everyday! thanks for this blog. we put bluegreen algae on salads for extra protein. kale is awesome too!! much love
Hey thanks for this! i think its not just for breakfast. You can even have it for lunch and dinner. More power to this site!
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