Since last October, I have been sick for weeks at a time, with maybe 2 weeks of relief in-between. Turns out I am recovering from mono and oh-what-fun-it-has-been. Don’t get me wrong, I’m nowhere near my death bed, I just get these little colds/viruses that I can’t seem to shake. But now I drink GREEN SMOOTHIES, and I haven’t picked up anything in weeks! I started in early February, and haven’t been sick since. Inspired by a friend who found this site, I make a green smoothie almost every day and I feel almost 100% better! I’m knocking on wood as we speak, but I think my mono days are over. But seriously, now what excuse will I use when I don't want to go out on a Friday night??
This was a little difficult to work into my Dave Ramsey envelope system right away, but I’ve managed to stay within my
parameters by buying fresh vegetables and frozen
fruit. The main things in my shopping
cart are spinach, cilantro, and kale as well as bananas, mango, apples, oranges, and pineapple. Bananas are basically free and the frozen pineapple
and mango bags from Costco and Wegmans aren’t too devastating to my groceries
envelope and go a long way. Sometimes I splurge and go for the avocado and giant box of kiwis.
The best part is, these nutrient filled smoothies are
delicious! By sticking to the appropriate veggie/fruit ratio, I haven’t had a smoothie I didn’t like yet (and I'm saying this as a kale hater). And for all you
parents out there, I even got my picky-eater-4-year-old-niece to drink a whole
8 ounces of a smoothie made with primarily spinach! She had a sip, and then asked for more! Next
challenge, my three year old nephew who vomits when he eats celery!
On a side note, what a coincidence that I happen to be writing about this on St. Patty's Day. Does the fact that I drank a green smoothie today make up for me forgetting to wear green....I had to sweep 10 inches of snow off my car this morning, can you blame me?! (hash tag bitter East Coaster)
On a side note, what a coincidence that I happen to be writing about this on St. Patty's Day. Does the fact that I drank a green smoothie today make up for me forgetting to wear green....I had to sweep 10 inches of snow off my car this morning, can you blame me?! (hash tag bitter East Coaster)
