Just Add Ice

I love beets. I haven't had them in the house for a couple of weeks because the Mr. doesn't like them. But I laid eyes on some beautiful round beets this week and they had to be mine!

I have been trying to juice everyday for lunch. I either drink it down as is or jazz it up in a smoothie. Today I just juiced and blended with ice. Nothing fancy.

Today's Blend:
Base:
1 large cucumber
2 carrots
1 inch piece of ginger
1 lime
1 clementine
1 large beet


Bulk:
Just a handful of ice


Sadly, no tid-bits today

**Going back and reading my last blog post, I realize I may have started off on a somewhat complicated foot. I plan to write about a simple smoothie (5 ingredients or less) next time.

2014: The Year of the Smoothie

So, with a New Year comes new goals. One of mine was to start my blog back up. My previous URL (http://smoothie365.blogspot.com/) fell to the wayside - what can I say, the addition of our second child kept me busier than I had anticipated! I appreciate all the page views and I have received views from all over the world for my yucca root smoothie!

I never let making smoothies fall to the wayside, just writing about them. We blend frequently in our home. I hope you'll share in my fun blends and "interesting" concoctions.

My components of my smoothies have slightly changed.

Base:
I still use my trusty brewed organic green tea that has been chilled, but now I always add fresh juice. I juice the juice right before I blend it. It always changes, depending on what is in the refrigerator and what produce is about to go bad.

Bulk:
Frozen fruit. I either buy already frozen or buy fresh and freeze it when it looks like it is about to turn.

Tid-bits (the fun part):
I love the tid-bits. I get to add all these magical little extras to the smoothie, that go un-noticed by my kids, but make me happy knowing they are being consumed!



Today's Blend
(*I always strive for organic products when blending. So to save myself from typing "organic" repeatedly, I'll just state this now :-)

Base:
I freshly juiced 2 large cucumbers, 4 large carrots, a whole lime.
A splash of green tea

Bulk:
Frozen Blueberries, blackberries and pineapple - about 1/2 cup of each type

Tid-bits:
handful of steel rolled oats
tablespoon of apple cider vinegar
tablespoon of local honey
dash of turmeric
2 cups of baby spinach

Ta-da!

So very yummy!