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| Looks bad, right? It's delicious!
My mom tells me I was always a good eater. Our family ate lots of meat and potato dinners along with seasonal vegetables and salad. Mom only made dessert, often a cheesecake (with either a lemon or strawberry topping), on Sundays that we ate several hours after dinner while watching televison.
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Growing up, I remember eating lots of carrots, cauliflower, broccoli and green beans. It didn't occur to me not to like healthy food. A side salad usually consisted of lettuce, tomatoes, onion and cucumbers topped with a homemade vinaigrette dressing.
People like food that is familiar to them. Some parents encourage their kids to take a few small bites before deciding they don't like a particular food. Then they back off ... and every so often have their kid try the new food again ... without making a big deal out of it.
Thinking back on our family meals makes me sympathetic to Peter Pan. Unlike Peter Pan, I wanted to grow up. But when I moved out of the family home, I also lost access to the family cook and baker. Alas, all good things do come to an end.
Today I still eat my vegetables, and as a sweet treat I recently discovered Boathouse Farms' Green Goodness smoothie. According to the label, it's loaded with anioxidants A and C, plus a few minerals. It is a blend of 13 servings of fruit and vegetables -- including 6 apples, 2 kiwi, 3 2/3 mango, 1 1/2 banana and 1 1/4 pineapple, as well as, broccoli, spinach, barley grass, blue green algae, garlic and jerusalem artichoke. It has no artificial flavors or preservatives. The texture and taste are fantastic! After dinner if I crave something sweet, I often have a glass of this spinach green drink.
And equally important, it's reasonable priced: $6.50 for 52 fl oz (1.54L). Buying the ingredients separately to make a similar smoothie costs much more. So the drink is a great value, in my opinion. 140 calories per 8 oz.
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I love fruit and vegetable juices, which I think have great anti-oxident properties. This green one sounds really good - except for the kiwi fruit to which I am allergic. My favourite is carrot, orange, ginger juice.
ReplyDeletePatricia, I would love yours too, especially with a little kick of ginger! I think the drinks which are a combo of fruit and veggies have the benefit of keeping the calories down. When you're drinking your healthy produce, you have to watch the calories sometimes.
ReplyDeleteI know that V8 has a veggie / slightly fruity combo which is very good. In the blender department, smoothies are pretty good- lots of nourishment. Also have noted that cucumber is very popular in mixed drinks. Regarding calories, if you can fill up on something healthy, extra calories are not a problem.
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