The Daily Hailey

Is anyone else at all notorious for getting on kicks about certain things and then failing miserably? I’m pretty bad for that. It tends to be the worst when it costs us money. Whether its buying all the materials to make an elaborate quilt (I don’t know how to quilt…) or all the ingredients for a complicated recipe that I never make, I always feel like garbage at the end when I see the waste. However, it doesn’t seem to stop me from becoming gung-ho over random things. Luckily, I think my recent infatuation is exciting, and if I lose interest, it won’t really hurt us. Here goes.

Green smoothies. I know, I know, let me finish. I found an article via Pinterest that got me motivated to make them ahead of time. Mine aren’t going to be super complex at all. At least not in the beginning. By not throwing in all the crazy extras that I’ve never heard of (hemp, chia seeds, etc.) I’m saving a bit of cash in case I don’t get super into them.  Today, I bought my “green smoothies for beginners” ingredients. Some yummy ones, too!

Firstly, I have ziploc bags to make individual packs. The site I’m sort of going off of suggests serving sizes that seem HUGE, but maybe I’m wrong? I bought the recommended size of bags, so we’ll see. Maybe I just won’t fill them full.

The yogurt wasn’t really included in the ideas, but I like the creaminess it adds. Plus, Activia does good things to my body, if you know what I mean, so thats a selling feature. And possibly I’ll have to add less liquid? We’ll see.

The pineapple and mango are treats. If I really wanted to keep it super simple, I could have left them out, but I’d like to try a couple of different combos, and a pineapple mango one just seems like something I would devour.

Bananas, obviously. I’m going to switch out my older bananas for these ones and use them for the smoothies. The riper, the better, right?

Strawberries are a given. Through our big freezer count, I learned I already have two pounds of frozen strawberries, the end of a bag of mixed berries, and a large bag of frozen blueberries. So we’re good for berries!!

And the BIG ingredient – spinach! I’m a bit bummed that this was the biggest bag I could find. one pound for $3. Anyone know where I can get a bigger quantity? The site I linked above suggested 2 C spinach, and 2-2.5 C fruit. According to an online fruit converter, there are approx 6 C spinach in a pound. If I half the recipe, that works for six days, but I was hoping for more I guess. Also, for anyone who has made these before, I’m thinking of blending the spinach into the cubes first, but does it have any different effect other than just freezing it in the leaves? Anyone??

Anyway, I’m excited to start prepping and bagging stuff. If the whole thing bombs (it is still winter…) the worst thing that could happen is that my pre-packaged smoothie stuff sits in the freezer until summer. It won’t go to waste. It may go to “wait,” but not waste. Yay 🙂 I think I’m going to start with the general rule of one cup spinach, to one cup of fruit, to one yogurt. 

It is tim to be HEALTHY! I’m having such a time of it, trying to get started on my road to being healthier. Vitamins, fish oil, better meals, exercise, etc. Someone help keep me accountable, pleeeaaase! I mean that very literally. Text me. Message me. BUG ME, PEOPLE! 

Ok, all done ranting. Hopefully I get to smoothie prep tomorrow. If I do, you guys will know about it!