morning 7-challenge completed!

i seriously knew i could do this challenge but i didnt think i would enjoy it-at all! i just figured i'd fight the green down every morning but be super proud of myself for the loads of health i was putting in my body. no. i totally liked these. so did my kids. so did my body.

my all time fav is the pina colada type or really anything when you add pineapple. pineapple makes all things better. trust in this.

so this morning i copied an earlier smoothie from day two but then i added blueberry for a little variety. oh yea, and those little chia seeds.

1 really large handful of spinach

1/2 cup fresh mango (frozen)

1/2 cup fresh pineapple (frozen)

1/2 cup blueberries

1/2 banana

1 tbsp. chia seeds

1 cup coconut milk

1 cup water

im looking back at the drink photos and its funny coz really-they all look the same for the most part but believe me they all tasted a tiny bit different.

morning six

i left early to run around and try to find some estate sales with a friend this morning so by the time i got home at 10am i was starving and had no plan. i generally dont do well without a plan.

i decided to just wing it. 

1 cup blueberries

2 large handfuls of spinach

1 frozen banana

1 large handful of baby carrots

1/2 persian cucumber

1/2 cup strawberries

1 tbsp chia seeds

1 cup coconut milk

1/4 avocado

frozen o.j. sticks 

1/2 cup water

it was okay- i think i am done putting carrots in my green drinks- maybe i can buy fresh squeezed carrot juice and add that. everyone in the house happily drank it down but tomorrow for day 7 i plan on a plan.

morning five

cruisin through this! seriously not as painful or as big of an adjustment as i thought. cake. well, not literally of course.

today i got to use up some of these carrots i bought. i didnt set myself up to expect the drink to be orange because i was sure it would be green. really it just needs to be good at this point as i have given up the dream of beautifully colored smoothies-i get that this isnt jamba juice.

2 handfuls of spinach 
1 large handful of baby carrots
1/2 cup fresh pineapple (frozen)
1 banana (frozen)
1 1/2 cups coconut milk
1 tbsp chia seeds
1 1/2 tbsp. whipped honey

this was good and shane was home today so we shared. it was a moment.

morning four

today i went with a blueberry recipe. i have no clue why the recipe i took this from was a cool purple but mine is green still? i must have added more spinach. i was hoping for a purple smoothie dang it! i've been adding the chia seed coz i cant taste them and i know they are all kinds of goodness for me- i have decided to ignore the fact that they look like fleas.

but regardless i am back to green lovin'!! this was really really good.

2 handfuls of spinach
1 cup blueberries
1 banana frozen
4 yogurt sticks (the ones i made monday with whipped honey in them)
1 cup coconut milk
1/2 tbsp chia seeds
1 cup water
1/4 avocado

* i saw a recipe where they made green tea with honey and and used that in place of the water- i bet that would be good.

last night for the 3rd night in a row my kids asked me to make them a greenie. my son has now joined the group and loves them as well. lookit us!!!

morning three

ive been scurrred to try this mixture. the romaine lettuce seemed strange to mix in but maybe thats coz i got all tight with spinach lately. the green apple i knew would be tart. this drink was 75% veggie and 25% fruit so that ratio isn't in my favor. i think that will take time for me-i need to stay on the sweet side.

if you ever listen to me now is the time to truly listen. this isn't good. i had to keep doing things to it to just get it drinkable and it was too thick but im sure it was the romaine and the grit from the pear. adding more water or liquid didnt do much. oh, and i kept tasting tomato which wasn't even in there sooo yep, that was a mystery.

2 stalks celery
3/4 head of romaine lettuce
1 large handful of spinach
1/2 persian cucumber
1/2 lemon (squeeze the juice)
1 pear (cored)
1 green apple (cored)
1 banana
1 1/2 to 2 cups water
1 tbsp chia seed

tomorrow i think i will try something with blueberries or carrots just so i can make a different color. all these shades of green are killing my right brain ova' here...

although todays greenie tanked for me i will absolutely say that i will continue to do these greens. it really is much easier than anything else i could make myself for breakfast. also there are a zillion recipes and i really do like them (most of them). coming from a girl that is perfectly happy with doritos and red vines with a side of diet coke for lunch (way too often) that is huge!