For my first week, I decided to go with a tropical smoothie. Can you tell I'm ready for summer? *wink* Here's the ingredients I used:
- 1 1/2 cups freshly washed kale
- 1 Cutie orange
- 3 to 4 baby carrots
- 1/2 large banana
- 1 cup diced frozen mango + pineapple
- 3 to 4 tablespoons slivered raw almonds
- 1 tablespoon whole flax seed
- 1 to 1 1/2 cups spring water
- 1 squirt of liquid Stevia (for sweetness, depending on your taste)
I'm incredibly excited to take control of my health starting this year. I'm making small lifestyle changes that are "doable", and I feel completely inspired. This is a year for change and growth...and smaller hips! xo, Mandy
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I've been wanting to get the nutriBullet for some time now. How is the consistency of the smoothie? I wanna buy one soon.
ReplyDeleteI would be hungry if I was replacing a meal by a smoothie :s
ReplyDeleteI have veeery slo-o-owly (but regularly and without re-gaining) lost 27 pounds this past year by reducing food portions, sugar, "bad" fat, completely banning ready-made food and starting hula-hooping (which is quite fun ;)
I'm agreeing on the "small steps" theory though!
Good for you!!! Look forward to reading which recipes you like. We have been juicing/doing smoothies for a while now. I would love to commit to doing them more regularly.
ReplyDeleteMmmm! That sounds like an awesome challenge, and if you have smoothies everyday you can always experiment with different combinations.
ReplyDeleteI have one of the same goals and that smoothie seriously looks SO delicious!
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I need to get more smoothies into my system. This one sounds delicious!
ReplyDelete52 weeks of smoothies? pretty much the coolest project EVER! *_*
ReplyDeleteWoo! I love green smoothies! I run a weight loss / healthy living blog (FitandFreeEmily.com) and would LOVE to do a joint project with you anytime! Hmmm .. where can fashion/indie goodness meet fitness? :D
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Sounds great! I did the green smoothie challenge last summer and love the thrill of discovering a new smoothie combination. I need to try that again soon!
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it's funny, last year i went through a smoothie/juicing phase and I used a ton of kale. I really thought I loved it. I decided to make a fancy salad with raw kale and pomegranate seeds and stuff; hated it. Kale is great to drink, but i won't be eating it again for quite a while.
ReplyDeleteIv tried something similar after watching the movie Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead where they had a green juice similar to this one. It taste pretty good. I congratulate you for getting healthier. I am also trying to get healthy too. I will definitely try this!!
ReplyDeleteI need to get back on this...green smoothies are amazing! I get so much energy from them! They also taste so yummy without any guilt ~ hehehe!
ReplyDeleteGood Luck! I'm looking forward to hearing more about your "healthy" journey! It's really inspiring me to jump back on it!
Kale in a smoothie, huh? Seems interesting enough to try!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea, now I am a vegetarian, so this can be fun
ReplyDeleteI love this new feature and I love smoothies!! Can't wait to see what else you make!
ReplyDeletewe just got a ninja blender for Christmas and now I will be using all your recipes!!!
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This is such a fun idea! I especially love tropical anything so I best this tastes great! And it's primal so I can eat it, but I'll probably just skip the sweetener, I don't crave sweets as much anymore. Some of my favorite smoothies are from Mark's Daily Apple. I've started to eat a primal diet and I feel so much better. I'm a bit overweight and after about a week I've started to feel more energetic, had less digestion problems and best of all my mood is up. I have a real problem with anxiety, especially social and I know a lot of it is b/c of how I ate. This has made a noticeable difference.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.marksdailyapple.com/5-sweet-savory-primal-shakes/
ReplyDeleteThere is the link to his smoothie post! (Add inspiration maybe?)
I'm really excited about the way I eat and it's fun to share it with others :D
This sounds delicious!
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