I had so much fun with my first grocery haul, I’m back at it again today. This time I am focusing on what I purchase for my green smoothies and juices. I’m on Day 2 of another feast. For reference, I own a Blendtec blender and a Breville Juice Fountain Elite.
This haul is a partial one. I already had some staples on hand: 5lb bag of carrots, 3-3lb bags of apples, 3-3lb bags of beets, 1 celery stalk, 1 bunch of cilantro. D is participating in the feast but not going 100% so with the staples above plus the items below, I should be good until Thursday.
Onto the goods! Unless otherwise stated, all items are organic.
Rainbow Chard and Kale – Perfect additions to a juice or green smoothie. I wash them thoroughly and do not cut off the stems. The Swiss chard is milder in taste than the kale.
I blend green onions, celery, tomatoes, garlic, cilantro and lime to make a green smoothie that I eat with a spoon to make it seem more like a traditional meal. Zucchinis are great! They lighten up any smoothie or juice because of their high water content. They can be used interchangeably with cucumbers. . . especially when said cucumbers are $1.29 each!
Srawberries and mango for green smoothies. I don’t juice them because they come out like soft serve ice cream.
Baby romaine and spinach – I only use these in green smoothies. Centrifugal juicers do not handle baby lettuce well.
Grape tomatoes for green smoothies
Conventional limes and ginger. I use them in both green smoothies and juices. Sooo delicious!
Valencia oranges – the perfect juicing orange and they must be organic! I’ve tried conventional valenica oranges before but they don’t have as much juice as their organic counterparts.
Conventional watermelon – for juicing and green smoothies. I intend to juice this one with fennel, lime and ginger – can’t wait!
Now I’m off to whip up something to eat. . . er. . . drink 🙂
How often do you grocery shop?
– Kareen, MPH, RD
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DSTPRL
September 9, 2012
My husband shops every week for family groceries. We have a family full of picky eaters! One only wants chicken nuggets. One doesn’t consider it dinner without meat. Another just wants to play with her friends on the computer – it’s crazy around here! So I do what I do to get as much vegetable in all of them as possible. My son does like when I juice and even drinks beet juice. He doesn’t know any better b/c it is sweet. LOL. Don’t tell.
iameatingright
September 9, 2012
Sounds like a major task! I won’t tell about the beet juice but it is just that good 🙂
Erica @ For the Sake of Cake
September 9, 2012
I typically grocery shop once a week, but every now and then I’ll forget some essentials and have to make a second trip!
I love making smoothies, but have never tried juicing!
iameatingright
September 9, 2012
That happens to me, too!
fitknitchick
September 9, 2012
That’s a lot of limes! How much do use in a typical smoothie? And why limes? I’m curious!
iameatingright
September 9, 2012
I’ll use the juice of one lime in a smoothie. I like the flavor of limes over lemons.
Debbie@ Live from La Quinta
September 10, 2012
I seem to be at the grocery store (I should say stores, I make the rounds depending on what I’m looking for) about every other day. I want to be a weekly shopper, but I have failed so far.