Apr 26 2010
I Love My Blender
Every once in a while our fridge gets packed with too much stuff. This sometimes happens when Jill and I get our signals crossed. If she goes out shopping for groceries in the day and I do the same on my way home from work—BAM! Grocery gridlock!
In the past, this could end up in a lot of waste with produce going bad before we could even get to it. However, these days, we do a much better job in consuming what we buy because of our handy dandy blender.
Late last year I started making a habit of having a green smoothie for breakfast each morning. This has worked out great in a number of ways: I’m eating way more veggies and fruit, I’m no longer skipping breakfast, and I no longer eat nonstop once I get home from work (this is a big one.)
Another big plus with the blender is that though my current morning smoothie is pretty locked down (previous recipe here) with the following…
- 4 oz spinach
- 4 oz banana
- 4 oz blueberries
- 4 oz strawberries
- 4 oz acai juice
- 4 oz almond milk
- 8 oz water
- 1 Tbsp Omega 3 Oil
…I also make sure to do an inventory of the fridge’s contents every once in a while in case any produce looks like it’s entering the “not too fresh” zone. Anything that looks like it’s even contemplating wilting will usually find its way into the blender before it goes bad. This includes old celery, bendy carrots, neglected lettuce, and Lucy’s half-eaten bananas (see pic below). Ewww.
They all taste fine once you mix ‘em with some berries. I love my blender, a gadget that has actually improved our quality of life—just like they promise on TV!
Apr 27, 2010 @ 00:00:10
glad you found those bananas! She is a regular half-banana eater.
Apr 27, 2010 @ 21:38:37
Yep, we had ‘em for breakfast this morning! The smoothie was fine. I thought the carrots would stick out, but I could actually taste the celery more than the carrots. The strawberries are the perfect masking agent.