Putting it all Together:My Example of a Typical Green Smoothie

My long example of how it all goes/comes together by the end of the year.

This evening I made a Green Smoothie for my son and me before leaving for an activity.

*I started with 2 cups of water and

*Added a whole container of organic baby spinach from Walmart. The container says 5oz but it varies from 6-9oz.

*I then added four bananas. These were very ripe and what remains will be peeled, bagged and put into the freezer for smoothies another day.

*I added some frozen peaches. These came from Porter back in July. I had bought a case, washed, cut them all in half, took out the seed and froze them on a cookie sheet. When frozen I bagged them.

*Grapes. At the end of the week there were two partial bunches of grapes that had a bad one or two. I washed and pulled off the stems and froze in a baggie.

*A handful of mangoes. A few weeks ago I bought a case of mangos from Sam’s or from the Asian store in Tulsa. At the end of the week, what we didn’t eat I peeled and cut into chunks and froze in sandwich baggies.

*Handful of frozen kale. I also freeze any greens that are extra from the garden or from the weeks groceries. To freeze greens, I wash and spin dry and then bag. When you are ready for them just reach into the freezer, pull out a bag and break off the amount you want to use. The greens might shatter or fall in to little pieces but just throw them in froze. I may go out to the garden and pick dandelions, cilantro, parsley or mint along with other greens. Swiss Chard is a long lasting continual grower during the season.

This was blended well and poured into 2 1qt glasses.

There is no waste with your fruit or greens, just freeze at the end of the week cutting out any bad spots, etc.

The variations are endless. If you like your smoothies cold, remember to add something frozen, either greens, fruit or ice cubes.

Some people like to add extras such as:
Kelp, dulse, flax seed, hemp seed, chia seed gel, coconut oil, liquid of a young coconut, meat of young coconut, bee pollen, aloe vera, ginger, raw cacao, lemon peel, sprout, goji berries, acai berries, raw wheat germ, avocado, maca root, pomegranate, nutritional yeast, cayenne or wheatgrass juice.

I personally add 1 Tbl of fresh ground flax seed to the top of my smoothie and eat with a spoon. I then drink the rest. My latest addition is wheatgrass that I am growing.