day 25: it’s easy drinking green

On a Saturday morning the only thing that really gets me out of bed is breakfast. I’ll lie in bed thinking about what I’m going to eat and my excitement is what gets me up just a little earlier. This morning I was thinking “mmmmm…. oameal” until I remembered that I can only have green smoothies on the weekends for lent. I fell back asleep for another half hour. I didn’t feel too bad about it though because I was very productive today: I cleaned, I baked cinnamon rolls(!) for my family of course, I grocery shopped, I bathed Bagigis. All in all it was a Great Day!

I started the day with the juice of a quarter of a lemon mixed with half a teaspoon of cayenne pepper and water to flush the liver and boost metabolism.

Breakfast Smoothie:

• 5 cups spinach
• 1 banana
• 1/2 cucumber
• 1 tbsp goji berries
• 1 tbsp hemp seeds
• 1 tbsp chia seeds
• 1 tsp greens powder
• 1/2″ piece of ginger
• 2 c. cold water

Verdict: The banana wasn’t as ripe as I would have liked so there wasn’t a whole lot of sweetness to this smoothie. I think next time I’ll add more ginger to give it more flavour.

If you’re wondering about my kick-ass blender, it’s an Osterizer I stole from the back of the pantry at my dad’s house. Judging by it’s mustard yellow colour I would date it circa 1976. I’ll have to check with my dad on that one. In any case it still works awesome. They just don’t make appliances like they used to.

Lunch Smoothie:

• 4 c. red swiss chard
• 1/2 avocado
• 1/2 lime, juiced
• 6 mint leaves
• 1/2 c. frozen blueberries
• 1 pear
• 2 tbsp dried coconut
• 2 c. water

Verdict: Good. I love the mint in here– very refreshing. I thought the avocado would help it to be creamier but it was not as smooth as my breakfast smoothie, probably because there was no banana. Also, for some reason, this smoothie wasn’t as filling as breakfast.

Dinner Smoothie:

• 4 c. spinach
• 1 banana
• 1 Medjool date
• 1 apple
• 1 tbsp sesame seeds
• 1 tbsp raw cacao
• 2 c. water

Verdict: Super sweet! Maybe I put a bit too much fruit in this one, but it was much sweeter than I expected. …or maybe my taste buds have already adapted to the not-so-sweet smoothies. In any case this is more of a tasty sweet snack than a dinner.

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