Ginger Smoothies

Day 89

In all fairness, this is not the only thing we've had tonight. We heated up our last slices of pizza right after work to tide us over until we got supper figured out. It was good again, but it was only a slice each, so we needed something else.

Smoothies

We have smoothies for breakfast sometimes, but not usually for supper. Laura thought it sounded good, and was making one for herself, so I ordered one too.

We had some fresh produce that needed to be used up, so this was a good solution for that.

Ginger Smoothies

Ingredients:
1 tbsp hemp seeds
1 tbsp chia seeds
2 tbsp ground flax seed
2 tbsp hemp protein powder
1/2 cup vanilla yoghurt
1 cup almond milk
1 1/2 banana
1 cup Paradise Trio (frozen mangoes, peaches & strawberries)
1 1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1 thumb-sized piece of ginger
3 kale leaves, ribs removed
3 Romaine leaves
1 orange
2 avocados
1/3 English cucumber

Smoothie ingredients

Ginger It Up!

Ginger is the main flavor of this smoothie. There is also an underlying banana flavor and you can also taste the berries a bit, but then you bite into a chunk of ginger again. It tastes very fresh! Did you know that ginger is peeled with a spoon?

Unpeeled and peeled ginger

"1 thumb-sized piece of ginger"

That ^ is a Laura-sized thumb, so it did turn out spicier than she intended, I think, but I love it...it's a lovely smoothie. Definitely our healthiest meal this week!

Smoothie selfie

Reviews/Comments

I loved it! It was really filling, came together quickly and was delish. Smoothies might have to become our new Thursday thing. I rate this meal a 10. I thought it tasted perfect.

Laura: Health-wise it's a 10, taste-wise it's an 8; not quite sweet enough for me.