Green smoothies

I've recently fallen into the green smoothie craze.  I bought a book on sale for something like $1.99 on Amazon called Smoothie Power!. I've been trying recipes out of this book, and I've really enjoyed it! Now I'm not saying I buy all the author's claims about what drinking green smoothies will do for you but I do firmly believe that no one (yes no one!) gets enough greens in their diet. At least now I'm getting roughly 2-3C a day when I drink a smoothie. I have noticed that I don't eat as much at the meal following a smoothie and I have lost a little weight as well. So there's that little benefit. My current favorite smoothie to make is this one, Blue Bliss.

Blue Bliss
from Smoothie Power!

1C frozen blueberries
2 pears
2C spinach, firmly packed
2 1/2C water

Blend until smooth.


My notes:
This makes roughly 1 quart of smoothie. I generally drink it around midday or so. If it isn't sweet enough you could replace some of the water with orange juice or just add a tablespoon or so (to taste) of your favorite sweetner - agave syrup anyone? Also, you don't have to have frozen blueberries, I use fresh and just pour the smoothie over ice.

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Green Smoothie follow up

It's green. Boy is it green.
It's thick.
It's green.
So aside from the green.... it's not bad. First, the damn thing was too big for my blender. So that was exciting for a moment.
The flavor was interesting....stay with me here. The tofu is bland but it still controls the taste of the smoothie. Does that make sense? I think that it could use a little less tofu and maybe a little more OJ or maybe pineapple juice. I can drink this. I've drank 1/2 a glass and it occurs to me that it's pretty filling. This could be a viable breakfast for me. I can definitely taste the apple.

It's green.

It's a green smoothie. And it was good. My co-worker maintains that wheat grass would totally MAKE this smoothie. We'll see.

Green Smoothie?

I must be serious about losing weight and improving my diet overall (not to mention the stair-stepping I did this afternoon). I am about to embark on a journey.... A journey to eating drinking tofu. I have never to my knowledge eaten or drank tofu in my life. But I saw this recipe on pinterest and was intrigued.
I went to the store right after work and bought the ingredients before I could talk myself out of it. Because I know myself and if I buy the food I am likely to use it. I hate throwing away food/money.
I feel quite proud of myself for even having tofu in my house. Look at me, expanding my horizons.
Jeff on the other hand found where I had hidden the package of silken tofu and immediately said, "why is there tofu in the fridge?" My original plan was to make this smoothie and see if he liked it, then tell him it had tofu in it. I figure if I like this smoothie then I might go in search of an actual meal that has tofu in it.

Anywho, here is the recipe.
http://keepyourdietreal.com/food/drinks/a-green-smoothie-and-an-update/

1 C fresh baby spinach, rinsed
1/2 of a whole avocado, peeled and sliced
1 package silken tofu
1 honeycrisp apple, rinsed, cored and sliced
8 oz orange juice
honey or agave nector
ice

Blend all ingredients in a blender or smoothie maker until completely smooth (about 5 minutes). Makes about 4 servings at 8 oz each.

My notes:
I haven't made this yet, I think I might for breakfast tomorrow. A co-worker suggested adding wheat-grass to the mix. But I say let's try one new thing at a time. Tofu is pushing it for me. No really. It is. I try new things but tofu is just one of those things. It could have something to do with the word... tofu. It just sounds silly.
If anyone tries this before me, please let me know how it works out.