Green Smoothies…

Have you ever had a green smoothie?  Until about a week and a half ago I had not.  I have made smoothies before, but they mostly had fruit, grape juice and almond milk.  I did make one recently with oatmeal that was very yummy.

Quick Chiquita Banana Oatmeal Smoothie Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2   whole Chiquita Bananas (best with brown flecks on peel)
• 2   cups Ice
• 1/3   cup Yogurt - preferably Greek yogurt flavored with honey
• 1/2   cup Cooked oatmeal
• 1/3   cup Almonds

Pour all ingredients in blender pouring ice in last. Blend on high for 30 seconds or until smoothie thickens.

I didn’t put the almonds in when I made this and it was yummy.

I have friends that swear by green smoothies.  Until recently the thought of putting spinach or lettuce in a blender and then drinking it just didn’t sound appetizing.  Boy was I wrong.

I guess the secret is the Vitamix blender.  If I put all of this in my regular blender it would not come out smooth enough to drink through a straw.

Here is the list of supplies we used.

• spinach
• romaine lettuce
• apples
• bananas
• oranges
• kiwi
• avocado
• cucumber
• strawberries
• pineapple
• apple juice
• almond milk
• frozen berries
• broccoli

I should have kept better track of what we put in each one because we made different varieties so some tasted better than others.  I’ll do that next time.  I froze them in individual containers and have been thawing them out and have drank one almost every day since we made them.  I am definitely sold.  I have supplies in my fridge ready for our next smoothie adventure that should be coming soon.