Smoothie Preparations

I was at Costco getting some necessities when I came across this lovely orange bag of Baby Kale.  I am a sheep and have been following the crowd with this whole green smoothie kick for a little while.  My very fit sister, Krista, warned me that our bodies shouldn't have the same thing everyday.  This was months ago.  So I picked up a bunch of Kale at the grocery store and tried it, just like I would use spinach.  It was so gross I couldn't gag it down!  I like Baby Spinach more than I like Adult Spinach.  Maybe I would like Baby Kale more than Adult Kale...  I like kittens and puppies but cats and dogs ~ not so much!

Since I am the only one at my house who will consume green things, I was worried that the large bag of kale AND spinach I bought would go bad.  I only like some things bad...   I read somewhere on pinterest that you can freeze spinach, so I've blended up a serving of greens with one cup of water:

 This is my lovely Blendtec blender that was my Mother's Day present this year!!!

 I poured each serving into a Ziploc freezer bag and laid flat to freeze:

Hopefully I will have as much luck as I did when flash freezing my peanut butter and Greek yogurt.  The peanut butter works wonderfully.  I used a 2 Tablespoon size scoop and spread them out onto parchment paper.  Now I don't have to wash the spoon and/or lick it clean, totally wasting the point of measuring it in the first place!

I normally buy 3 or 4 limes each week and if I don't use them up they go hard.  Not any more!!!  I juiced up the Costco bag of limey green goodness and froze them in my IKEA shaped ice cube trays.  Each shape is half a lime!!!

My Favorite Lime Ricky Green Smoothie:  blend the juice of 1 lime with a blender full of baby spinach or baby kale and 2 cups Walmart brand Grape Crystal Light.  Add 2 cups berries and 1 banana.  I have added my oil to this smoothie, for weight watchers and never noticed it.  Try It!!!

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