Today I used OJ in my basic smoothie starter instead of water. It added some nice flavor and some additional Vit C.
I was also running low on spinach, so I added a few leaves of rainbow chard. Its another very mild green and adds little flavor, but packs a big nutrient punch. If you are new to green smoothies, I wouldn't make a whole smoothie out of chard, but if you add just a few leaves in with your spinach, you won't notice a difference.
Frozen mango, papaya and pinapple (not pictures). YUM. I usually buy this at Trader Joe's however I have recently discovered a nice selection of frozen fruit at my local Walmart. Who knew?
FLAX OIL! Its a very important source of Omega-3's. Be sure to buy a high quality oil, in an opaque bottle and keep it refrigerated. Cold pressed is best.
I use Raw Organic Blue Agave to sweeten up my smoothies. Use it sparingly at first, as its 4x sweeter than honey. I over used it a little this morning and I'm feeling a little sticky. ; ) However, it is slowly absorbed into the blood and has a very low glycemic index, so even though I went a little over board, I still won't get that spike in my blood sugar I would have if I'd used regular honey or sugar.
So today's recipe looked like this:
- My basic smoothie starter with apple, substituting OJ for water
- A banana
- A large handful of spinach and 3-4 leaves of rainbow chard
- A handful of frozen mango
- A handful of frozen papaya
- A handful of frozen pineapple
- A big squeeze of Flax Oil
- A big squeeze of Agave
And I feel like I should be sitting on a tropical beach somewhere with a little umbrella in my smoothie. Exactly what I needed on this cold, gray day in the Pacific Northwest!
That looks yummy. Do you usually put the flax oil in every smoothie or just some? If you don't use it in every one, why?
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