A rainy green smoothie day

Today's smoothie is trying to use up some of the ingredients I have at home that are close to their expiration. Bananas are great for this as they turn brown and are not very appetizing on their own, but are perfect when blended! Three smoothies a week are actually a lot for me. I'm not someone who likes to eat the same thing everyday, as I like to mix it up. I also feel that it's better for your metabolism and body to vary what you eat. Although, I would be okay eating greek yogurt every day for a few days, I cannot eat it for weeks or months at a time. My body tells me what it needs and sometimes it craves granola, sometimes oatmeal, sometimes eggs, sometimes yogurt and sometimes smoothies.  For the sake of this blog, i'm trying to do some more smoothies, hence why three are a lot for me!  If I have the fruit and vegetables around the house, smoothies will be made!

Today's smoothie:
1- Organic Banana
2- Kiwi's, peeled
1- Apple, peeled

9-10 raspberries
1 teaspoon honey
1 tablespoon almond butter
pinch of cayenne pepper
2 cups frozen kale
2 cups cold water

Blend it all together and enjoy!

Quick, fruity way to start the day

It's Monday! Time to start the week off on a good flavor.  I don't always have the time or patience to make smoothies, however this one took less than 3 minutes and that includes prep time and clean up time! Takes me longer to drink the smoothie than to make it!

Super quick, fruity smoothie:

1 organic banana
2 organic kiwi's (peeled)
1 organic apple (peeled)
1 tablespoon organic almond butter
1 teaspoon lemon
1 teaspoon honey
1 teaspoon chia seeds

Blend it all and enjoy!

On a side note, to clean my Vitamix, I put a little soap and water into the blender and blend it for 15-30 seconds to clean the container. Works like a charm and then I just rinse and am ready to go for my next smoothie!

Green Smoothies!

It's been a while since i've posted on here and i'm looking for a place where I can share some great things without having to use my travel blog. I figure my fine art adventure blog can encompass lots of things and since I would consider cooking and experimenting a form of art, why not?!

When I come up with something worthwhile sharing I will post it here!

Today's post is about a smoothie. I know when people hear green smoothies, they may want to turn the other way and ignore everything about it. However, I have tried many, and I mean many (!) green smoothies and some are good, some are great, some are just really gross. I tend to not like bananas in smoothies as they are overpowering and for some reason bananas tend to make me crave sugar and that's not a good thing! This smoothie does have a banana in it and it's not overpowering at all. I enjoy experimenting with different ingredients and I'm sure someone else has created something similar before, but here's my take on one version of a green smoothie that will fill you up and is healthy!

Wake me up Green Smoothie!
1 organic banana, peeled (could use a frozen banana too)
2 organic kiwi's, peeled
2 cups kale (I like to freeze my kale and then use it for smoothies)
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon organic almond butter
a pinch of cayenne red pepper (secret ingredient!)
~1-2 cups of water, depends on how thick or drinkable you want your smoothie

Mix everything together in your blender and enjoy! I prefer to enjoy my smoothies in mason jar's :)



I invested in a Vitamix many years ago and I have never looked back. One of the best investments I've ever made.

*No one is paying me to write about this recipe or my blender, just my honest thoughts and opinions.

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