A step towards better health...

So I am late to jump on the green smoothie bandwagon. 

I was a green smoothie skeptic.

 How could something that looked so disgusting taste even moderately palatable?  After some encouragement and lots and lots of research, I decided to give it a whirl.

My first smoothie consisted of a banana, a mango, half of a pear, an orange, three tablespoons of (unground) flax seeds, and about two cups of kale.  I added some ice to get it cold and about 1/2 cup of water to thin it out.  Eli and I watched in amazement as the smoothie came together and turned bright green in the blender.  It was a little chunky, but actually smelled quite yummy.  Skeptically, I took my first drink....

YUM! 

Green smoothie face.

What a surprise.  Lucy obviously has no problems with green foods, as she was begging to try some.  She loved it, even with the thick texture!  Score!  What a great way to get more nutrient dense foods into her!  Alex tolerates them.  Which is really quite amazing since he is a self-proclaimed anti-health nut.   Eli...well, no.  Not even close.  His response, "that looks risgusting".  We can't win them all, right?  At least he helps me make them. : )