Fruit Smoothie

Wow! Its been awhile and I'm not making any promises to do any better in the future with school starting back up now. Although, for some reason, I seem to do better when I am busier. For example, today was my first day back at work, and this is the first time I've sat down since I got home (it's almost 8:30pm), and I sit here bloging. I'd rather just be lazy and read my book, but I'm trying to be good. I'm making progess on the home as well. I installed two towel racks tonight. I'm trying to get things done, one task at a time. One of my plans for the summer (which is now over) was to get healthy, i.e. start working out and eat healthier. I've made progress with both, but not up to the level I had planned. As for the healthier eating, I've been trying to incorporate fruits into my diet by making fruit smoothies for me and my husband every morning. The basic recipe came from my much healthier older sis, whose site you can visit at http://smalltimecooks.blogspot.com/. All of the amounts are approximate, as I don't really measure anything to make them.

Jessica's Fruit Smoothie for 1

3/4 cup orange juice
handfull of baby spinach leaves
1 tbsp. ground flaxseed
1/2 banana
1/4 cup frozen blueberries
1/4 cup frozen raspberries
1/4 cup frozen blackberries
Blend the orange juice, spinach, and flaxseed. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend again. That's all folks.

Orange Juice

Orange Juice, Spinach, and Flaxseed before blending.

Orange juice, spinach, and flaxseed after blending. It doesn't look good now, but it will. Trust me.

I like to freeze the bananas in 1/2 banana portions wrapped in wax paper and stored in a ziploc bag. Its a good way to use bananas that are starting to get too ripe.Then, I add the berries. This picture shows me and my husband's smoothie before blending the berries. I use the Cook's brand of the individual blenders (like Magic Bullet).Then blend and voila! Finished product.

Also, if you haven't looked up the many benefits of flaxseed, you can check out just one of the many websites that overview them here: http//www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/flaxseed-000244.htm