My Green Drink Blunder

So I am trying this new thing....60-80% of what I eat will be raw and the other 40-20% will be whole foods and lean meats ONLY. (well...maybe the once-in-a-blue-moon gf ginger cookie will make it's way past my lips...)

So in order to do this, I have discovered the power of: GREEN DRINKS! Oh yes...they are simply amazing. They make it easy to get all your veggies and fruits in as well as give you TONS of energy to fit everything you need to into your day....plus you feel great!

Well, I decided to make my own green drink...without a recipe to go off of. HAHAHAHAHA. SO...being very inexperienced at this whole thing, I took: 4 over-stuffed handfuls of spinach, 3 leafs/stems of kale, 1 cucumber, 1 lemon, 1 bunch of parsley, 2 cups of water, and put it in the blender. At the same time. This is what happened:




Looks gross, huh? Well, for starters, I had to eat it with a spoon. That's right. A spoon. Secondly, it tasted like MUD. NOT an exaggeration. It was clearly a disaster. So I e-mailed a dear friend of mine who is great at this stuff, and she shared a recipe with me. I didn't have everything for it (aka flax seed oil) and there were a lot of options as to what veggies and fruit to add. Here is what I did:

1/4 lemon (including peel)
21/2 cups of water
1/2 Tsp stevia
1/2lb of spinach
1 avocado
Beat for 90 seconds on high
Add fruit:
1 banana
5 frozen strawberries
Beat til smooth--about two minutes.

This is what came out of the blender:



MMMMM! SO GOOD! The avocado made it creamy and the banana added a nice sweetness to it. I did taste the drink BEFORE adding the fruit, and it was super good too, so tomorrow I think I will try another recipe that does not include fruit and see how it tastes.

I have been drinking this drink all day and it's almost all gone...I am saving a bit for the hubby to try when he gets home. Super good, super in-expensive, and super good for you! Bon appetit!