


the tune was tuned to find you
i realized i never updated on my 30 day green smoothie challenge results. it's been about 45 days of green smoothies (with about a week's worth of missed days) and i gotta say i am *really* loving them. my original reasons were that i was tired of carbs/sugar for breakfast (sorry cereal) plus it's farmers market season so there's easy access to tons of delicious fruits & veggies right now. i was worried that i'd get bored with a smoothie every single morning, but amazingly i haven't. each smoothie is pretty different, and i also added two fried eggs (one yolk) on the side (love that sweet/salty combo!) for some variety.
so far i've definitely noticed i've had more energy, been sleeping better (straight through the night), totally craving fresh fruits and veggies more and (drumroll) craving sweets less, which blows my mind. i literally used to have ice cream every night before bed, and two weeks into the smoothies i noticed i hadn't eaten ice cream once. not that i don't crave sweets at all, i just crave them *a lot* less. so for me i can see this becoming a long-term thing. i *love* consuming 5 servings of fruits/veggies before 10am, stocking up at the farmers markets and coming up with yummy combinations (fyi for greens i've been using spinach, arugula, broccoli, butter leaf and romaine lettuce).
great post about smoothie boosts here and also victoria boutenko's green for life book is a really informative, quick read (her website here).
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i am completely and utterly addicted to green smoothies..
i've been drinking them everyday for 6 years now!
everyone at work used to make fun of me..
calling them 'sludge' and 'prune juice'.
that is, until i got most of my co-workers hooked too!
isn't it amazing how much better you feel?
i've gotten to where i cannot go a day without one.
i have a plastic blender just for travelling.
:)
(and am considering a battery operated one for camping..yes, i'm hooked)
something wonderful to try for variety..fresh herbs!
my favorites are cilantro, basil and mint.
have fun!
welcome to the freaky smoothie club!
xox
jennifer
Cori-
I love the "challenge" to eat more veggies/fruits. I too LOVE greenery. You'll have to tell me what combos you use to mix veggies with fruit. I love Naked Juices--especially the "green machine" one. I'm always amazed at how many servings of veggies/fruits they cram into those little bottles!
I may have to try this challenge when I get back to the states. Until then I have to stick with what's in Africa! (but they aren't short of good produce here so I'm feeling pretty good!).
Miss you, can't wait to chat in person!
Abbie
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