Sunday Smoothie

I am a creature of habit. We used to make this smoothie every single day, but it got to be too much and became a Sunday morning tradition instead. Sometimes I make it during the week though, because it's nice to get a big dose of fruits and veggies in such a convenient and tasty form.

A digital kitchen scale is super useful for this recipe. It's been forever since I've used measuring cups for it so I don't even know what those measurements would be.

Sunday Smoothie

This recipe make 6 cups, so adjust accordingly if your blender is smaller.

Ingredients:

1 banana

15 ounces orange juice

150 g carrots

150 g fresh baby spinach

150 g frozen blueberries

170 g frozen mango

170 g frozen pineapple

Directions:

Layer ingredients in the blender and turn that baby on high. It's fun to watch the smoothie change from green in color to purple (it's the simple things).

I like to freeze this smoothie in 6oz mason jars. They thaw (without getting too warm, because warm smoothie is just gross) in our microwave for 1 minute on high.

5 things

1. I'm working on a picture book for my kids, inspired mainly by my middle child, whose favorite animal is the skunk. There just aren't a lot of books featuring the majestic skunk out there, folks.
2. Hubs has done a lot of research on my behalf regarding iron deficiency, iron supplements, absorption, etc. He's the best :) The subject is actually pretty interesting, and articles about it from the NIH and WHO have helped answer a lot of questions we've had about why my iron levels have been low: pregnancies and past blood donations deplete iron stores, and a mostly-vegetarian diet doesn't lend itself to good iron absorption. A 25mg supplement may only be 5% absorbed! Crazy.
3. I've been re-reading Calvin and Hobbes books (well, more like re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-reading, but anyway). It seems a little different now that I'm a mom to a very Calvin-like 6-year-old. Also, wow, has the world changed since the strips were written, or what.
4. We're coming up on the one-year anniversaries of a series of events that led to us moving across the country, and I'm excited to celebrate and reflect on those things. A year can seem like forever when you're looking into the future, but looking back on a year that has just gone by...it feels so fast.
5. There are white crocuses popping up everywhere in our backyard, and tiny purple flowers that I can't identify, and snowdrops. Only later did I realize that his boots were on the wrong feet. ;) Spring must be coming, right??