Eureka: My Morning Smoothie Refresh

I truly had a Eureka moment last week when I was rummaging around my fridge for the baby spinach and grabbed the basil instead. I always put a generous heaping handful of baby spinach in my morning smoothie to be sure I get some good greens in the a.m.- a good jump start. I don’t know why but I hadn’t thought of adding herbs to my mix, but what a welcome addition. Basil makes most everything better. In addition to the usual suspects: banana, blueberries, greek yogurt, almond milk and flax seeds, I also grabbed a pear. Double Eureka- it added just the right amount of refresh. Why in the world did it take me so long to add herbs and a pear to this party? So good, I had to share- a big hit with the kiddos too.

The magic of the NutriBullet.

I am a new school smoother meaning I don’t use a fancy Vitamix or a juicer or any of that nonsense (nothing against any of it but it is too much work for me. I can be kind of lazy when it comes to clean-up and in the morning, I don’t have time to slave away scrubbing a bunch of different parts and apparatus accoutrement- nope) What I’ve found is that my nifty NutriBullet is my saving grace. Just throw of bunch of stuff in, cap on, twist onto its base and Voilà!- a smoothie is born. The best part- you can just drink right from the cup you blended your goods in, wash it out when you’re finished, along with its cap, and… done and done. Sold and Imbibed.

What’s In It:
Honestly, this varies from day to day depending on what’s in the fridge but this Eureka Refresh Smoothie contains the following:

1. A generous handful of baby spinach
2. A handful of frozen blueberries
3. 1/2 or a sliced pear (or a full pear if I really want that pearful punch)
4. A handful of basil
5. 1 banana
6. A generous dollop of greek yogurt
7. Almond milk filled 1/2 way in the blending cup after the solid ingredients have been added
8. Water filled about 1/4 of the blending cup
9. A generous sprinkling of flax seeds or chia seeds

(sometime I throw a little “Better than Peanut Butter”  or walnuts into the mix as well)

Sprinkle it on.

My perfect little green juice.

Cheers! A big (and slightly messy) hit with the kiddos.

Setting up for a Smoothie Tea Party. Whatever it takes man, at least they’re getting their veggies.

Cin Cin and Enjoy! Please share your smoothie secrets, I’m always on the lookout for a Eureka moment.

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