Post-Thanksgiving Back-on-Track Smoothie

Holidays can be cruel! Especially to those of us who try so hard to watch our weight!! I’ve been on this weight management journey for over two years now, and I have to give myself credit…I’ve done pretty well! BUT….things like Thanksgiving and Christmas gatherings are out there just waiting to bushwhack us! It’s those potluck dinners full of delicious dishes made with things like cream, whole milk, whole eggs, lots of sugar, lard, butter, fat renderings….well….you get the picture!

Try as I might, I cannot seem to get through one of those dinners without trying even a tiny amount of just about everything on the table!! Can you relate?? Some of the foods are even healthy! And although I’m exercising individual portion control, I end up with a LOT of food, because of the sheer numbers of options!

So, on this Monday after Thanksgiving, I’ve become a bit more grounded again, and I’m working on both ridding myself of all that food-gasming by, what else?...SMOOTHIES!

Last night, I pulled out fruits and vegetables from the freezer and the fridge, and I began putting together a nice smoothie to help bring my appetite back to ‘reality’. It was going to be both breakfast and lunch for me today. At the moment, I’m having the second round, the lunchtime bottle I saved for myself, and it’s so delicious, and so filling, I felt the need to add it to the blog and share it with all of you!

So, here it is, my latest “back on track” smoothie:

2 cups coconut water

2 apples (golden delicious)

1 ½ inches or so of fresh pineapple, peeled (core and all! I freeze mine)

1 cup frozen blueberries

½ lemon, seeds carefully removed (peel and all!)

1 large carrot (I used a handful of small ones from my garden)

Good handful of fresh spinach

1 banana (Frozen. I freeze overripe bananas to keep for just this purpose. Cut them up and bag them for the freezer)

1 cup fresh orange juice

Agave syrup or honey to taste (I probably used half a cup of agave)

¾ cup mixed flax, hemp, and chia seed (I keep these mixed and ready to add to my mixtures anytime)

(I have a super blender, a HealthMaster, but I’m sure you can use any brand of high-functioning blender.)

I put the coconut water in the blender first to help make breaking down the fruit easier. Begin adding the fruit and vegetables, making sure it doesn’t jam up by using the big “rammer” as I call it! You can add the orange juice for more liquid during processing, or just add it once all the other ingredients are in. Add the sweetener. Add the seeds mixture last and continue blending until smooth, and the seeds are ground pretty well.

Serve cold.
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