The boys in our house have a special nightly tradition that I have been meaning to post on the blog for some time. This is a picture of our other cat Will and he likes to make an appearance every now and then when there is action in the kitchen.
I started making green smoothies a few months ago as I was reading about eating more raw foods. I was sold on the idea of green smoothies almost instantly and hoped that one day I might be able to get Zoey's dad to try a sip. Well, not only did I get Zoey's dad to try a green smoothie, but I somehow turned him into a green smoothie monster! His favorite leafy green to use in the smoothie is kale which is great because we never really had kale in the house before we started making these smoothies.
First up: the sniffing. We tried to get the cats to give the kale a sniff for the blog but they were not up for the challenge. This is the closest that Will would come to the kale.
Zoey is a little braver and came up for a sniff- good kitty!
Here is what the smoothie looks like right before it all gets blended:
Kale Green Smoothies
Ingredients:
4-6 leaves of fresh kale
1 cup frozen blueberries (although in Zoey's dad's instructions he told me to say that he adds 1 cup plus 4-5 berries)
1 1/2 cups of vanilla light soymilk
1/4 cup water
1 Tablespoon ground flaxseed
1 banana
Directions:
1. Add all ingredients to the blender and blend. The longer that you blend the happier you will be, these aren't quite as good if you underblend and end up with little bits of kale in your teeth.
This recipe makes 2 glasses of green smoothie drink. We used to each get a glass but the smell of kale is still freaking me out so Zoey's dad is happy to drink both glasses- I told you that I created a monster!
5 comments:
Yum! This looks like a great smoothie! I need to get back into the habit of drinking them, thanks for the reminder. Will is very handsome!
As for hiking, lately I've just been wearing my hiking boots and will occasionally put on crampons. The snow has melted down to a thick layer of ice so there isn't any need for snowshoes right now. I'm hoping we get more snow!
Yum. I love green smoothies !
NOM NOM NOM. I love Kale smoothies. They are the best! :D
I haven't tried anything beyond Kale. I love them so much I'm afraid to try anything else.
Will looks so skeptical of the kale! He's thinking he might turn into one of the furless two-legged creatures if he sniffs it!
Wow, you did create a monster! That's a lot of kale, and it's good for you!
always a fan of kale, but afraid to eat it in smoothie form. will try your recipe. thanks!
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