I love a good smoothie in the morning: mixed berry, strawberry banana, peanut butter banana, coffee frappe', whatever sounds good at the time. But throwing green veggies into the mix 1) kinda grossed me out, but more importantly 2) screamed nutrition at me. I'm not the best at getting any fruits or veggies into my diet, nevermind the USDA suggested servings.
I read up on the trend and chatted with my cousin and her friends about their experiences with the green smoothie craze. The more I learned, the more I wanted to try it. My next trip to the grocery store, I bought baby spinach, some frozen fruit and almond milk. My first green smoothie was a true experiment... and it was good!
This is a great way to get in more servings of fruits and vegetables during the day. The gals at Simple Green Smoothies even have a 30 Day Challenge, in which they challenge you to drink 16 oz of green smoothies for 30 days. Sounds great, but I'm a bit sporadic about my smoothie drinking. It all depends on whether or not I have the necessary ingredients, how much time I have before I'm officially late for work, and what the temperature is outside (drinking cold smoothie on a cold day is no bueno).
I've now been concocting and drinking my own green smoothies for a few months and I really enjoy them. When I don't take the time to have one in the morning, I'm ravenous and more lethargic. My go-to smoothie is 1 cup baby spinach, 1 cup unsweetened almond milk, 1 frozen banana, and 1/2 cup frozen pineapple. This morning I threw in about a teaspoon of honey and it made a huge difference. Quite tasty! My second favorite is peanut butter and banana... yum!
Ideally, I will drink one for breakfast every morning. Much more likely now that the temps are rising into spring and summer.
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