TODAY'S VEGGIE: ROMAINE
Today's green veggie of choice was romaine. Specifically, a romaine heart. When I saw that on the list (see previous blog post, Column A), I just glanced at and thought, who uses a romaine heart in a smoothie? And where would one find a romaine heart? Like do I need to buy a bag of romaine and figure out where the heart is? LOL!
Trader Joe's to the rescue!
Who knew?
TODAY'S FRUIT: MANGO AND PEAR
I still have frozen mango chunks left over from my purchase from Trader Joe's. I did note that Healthy Home Market has fresh mangos and I think I will give those a try next time I'm there. I think frozen works just as well, and then you can add less ice if your fruit is frozen.
I'm not big on pears...as in, me sitting down, grabbing a pear and munching on it for a snack. Never has been my thing. But I like the FLAVOR of pears, if that makes sense. I figured I could deal with it after the VitaMix pulverizes it to shreds...LOL!
Since I wasn't sure what the romaine would be like, I figured these two fruit choices would have a strong enough flavor to overpower it, if need be.
ADDITIONS:
Honey: I think I'm allergic to everything that grows in Charlotte. I was talking to a friend and she mentioned reading about how locally grown honey can help people build up an immunity to the allergens that are native to the area. I have to read up on it some more, but I'm sure it couldn't hurt. This morning, I added 1 tablespoon of locally grown honey to give the smoothie some extra sweetness.
Supplements: I have referenced supplements a couple of times as well. When I say "supplements," this is what I'm referring to:
THE FINISHED PRODUCT!
(it made a lot more than this, more than my 20 oz insulated bottle can hold, but I just poured some into this glass so I could share the pic.)
This came out pretty good! Sweeter than I thought it would be. I think I mostly taste pear...but it could be some of the mango as well. Romaine is clearly not as strongly flavored as kale. I think romaine would pretty much work with whatever fruits you put with it, so play around with the ones you like.
I think I want to try a carrot & apple combo next...just need to decide which green veggie to put with it.
2 comments:
iKried(LMAO) at you wondering if you'd have to get the romaine and find the heart!
My Aunt makes the best smoothies. I need to invest in a smoothie maker so I can have them for breakfast.
I am removing that K from your keyboard!!! LOL! I used to make fruit smoothies all the time, but I actually like playing around with adding the green veggies. Good stuff. It's a filling breakfast, too.
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