Day 6

This is what we woke up to this morning - or should I say stayed awake for all night.  The wind was so loud that neither of us got much sleep.  Needless to say, it was a draggy kind of day.

Noel started with a cold on Tuesday, the day before we started this adventure, and yesterday and today it has really taken hold.  So, I took pity on him today and we had good homemade Barley and Veg soup with our huge tossed salad at lunch time.  I knew he was going out to move snow and he really wanted something hot.  But breakfast and supper were raw as usual.  Tomorrow is coming...

Several people have asked for my Green Smoothie recipe, so you will find that below the picture.  In my mind, the reason to have a Green Smoothie is to get as many greens into your system as possible.  That's why I don't add fruit to my Green Smoothies, just to my Fruit Smoothies - to which I also add greens.  Greens are so lacking in most people's diets.  This is a wonderful tasty way to incorporate them.

Green Smoothie

1 cup pineapple juice (preferably not from concentrate – I use PC brand, in the carton)

1 small handful of alfalfa sprouts

1 good sized handful of baby spinach

2 – 3 romaine lettuce leaves

1 Tablespoon ground flax seed

Put these in your blender and blend until smooth and frothy.  If it is too thick, cut back on the amount of greens a little.

This is 1 - 16 ounce serving.

*I also add bee pollen (1/2 tsp) and sometimes change flax oil for ground flax seed.  I change up the greens when I can and often add several different kinds of sprouts.  I sprout my own, so I have a variety to choose from.

Beverly Facey, Certified Health Coach