Well, the doctors that I study, Dr. Fuhrman, Dr. McDougall, Dr. Barnard, T. Colin Campbell, all recommend eating greens for a trim waist. A trim waist is what I am looking for, in addition to health, of course. So I eat greens every day. Today was produce day through the co-op, and I got the most beautiful mustard and collard greens. I lightly blanched them and then drained them and put them in the freezer to add to soups and stirfry later. I tasted a small sample and even with nothing on them they were delicious!
I have at least 2 cups of greens in my breakfast smoothie. I use 1/2 cup rice milk or soy milk, 1 frozen banana, 1 cup of peaches, 1 cup of pineapple, 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds, 2 cups greens and water for blending. This smoothie helps get me through the morning without any cravings or binging mid morning. I am totally satisfied until lunch and sometimes I am not even hungry at the usual lunch time, so I can wait and eat when I am truly hungry! The fruits I have listed here are simply my favorites. Sometimes I add mango, or berries of some kind. I’m not really big on the berry smoothies, I’d rather eat my berries, but Ken really likes the berry smoothies. Ken’s smoothie usually consists of, 1/2 cup rice milk or soy milk, 1 frozen banana, 1 cup of blueberries, 1 cup strawberries, 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds and 1/2 teaspoon maca powder, 1 cup greens and water for blending. Ken started with a small amount of greens because of his intestinal difficulties, but has worked his way up to about 1 cup. I’ll put the picture in here again of our smoothies. They are so YUMMY!
Don’t forget, click on the picture to see a bigger picture.
Note: Jackie’s smoothie is the GREEN one.
Try to make yourself one. You will be delighted, I promise! Just put all the ingredients into a blender and blend until completely smooth.
Now, some people I know, buy the boxes or bags of frozen greens to put in their smoothies. I don’t care for that, I think it is a texture thing, but I feel it gives my smoothie a slimy texture. But, hey, to each his own. I thought that I would share with you today how I do my greens for my smoothies. I especially love the spinach in my smoothie, but kale, collard and chard are good also.
I buy the big bags of baby spinach. I rinse them thoroughly, even though they may say triple washed, I wash them again anyway. I then spread them out on a cotton cloth and let them dry. I turn a small fan on them to help get the moisture out. Once they are thoroughly dried, I then put them into a plastic bag and into the freezer. When I take them out for my smoothie, they are frozen and crisp like potato chips. They blend up very well, and do not leave any strings in the smoothie! I love the color of the smoothie with spinach also! 
Here’s the pictures: (click on the small picture to see a bigger one)
I also make sauteéd greens just about every night. We love them with whatever we are having for dinner. Sautí them with onions, carrots, green, yellow or red peppers, hot peppers, add a little vinegar, some lime or lemon juice. It just doesn’t get any better.
Also try a spinach salad with some raw almond slivers, cut up strawberries and some balsamic vinegar or fig vinegar over it. I sometimes find myself craving this now, for breakfast!!!
So, if you, like me, are looking for a trim waist, try adding some green to your life.
Happy, Healthy Eating
Jackie V.
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