something new..

Ok, so I've been trying these new "concoctions" over at greenthickies.com. Picture a green smoothie but with oats and other stuff added to it to make it a full meal. The first one I tried was Almond milk smoothie (thickie) and it was good, albeit it could've used a tad more blending. 

I have some left over, was going to eat it yesterday but it seems to have frozen at the back of my fridge O.o makes me wonder if it isn't too cold in there. I tried eating some as slush, but it was weird.. almost as though the kale parted from the rest of the slop. 

I went off to blend me another this morning. "Morning Mango"... it was lovely until I got about 1/4 of the way into my cup. TOO SWEET! Dx and I LOVE sweets, but this was mother of pearl sweetness! *dies* I think I know what the problem was, I was supposed to use unsweetened (desiccated) coconut.. but I ended up buying unsweetened fine coconut (still desiccated, only smaller bits). Like the kind you would use to roll desserts in? Ya, that kind. So, while initially it might not be super sweet, it becomes an overbearing taste of coconut, mixed in with sweet sweet mango. 
Now I need to find something I could mix in there to divert the taste a little. Or drink it in small portions, like quarter cups =P

I think, I might just stick to the smoothies for the time being! Leave the thickies for another time. I like how the thickie is a full meal, and useful if say I don't have time to cook or it's too hot or something but otherwise, when I first wake up, just a regular smoothie is enough to keep me until my supper. 

I bought all these fresh fruits and berries. mmmm I can't wait to make nummy smoothies. California push over! Because Quebec strawberries are FINALLY back in season and those are by far THE best! 

Smoothie ideas from greenthickies.com: 
http://www.greenthickies.com/recipes/green-smoothie-recipes/


So far my favourite green smoothie is the PB&J green smoothie from frantically simple.
Link here: http://franticallysimple.com/2011/07/green-smoothies/

Behold, Mew, unsure about ze green substance (PB&J) I made XD

I've just been given a wake up call that websites don't stick around indefinitely. So just in case my fav recipe decides to fly the coop as some other recipes on other websites have, I'm posting the ingredients herein. (edit: April 11th 2018)

PB&J Green Smoothie (not pictured)
Author: Heidi
Recipe type: Breakfast
Prep time:  10 mins Total time:  10 mins

Tastes great, great for you, and a color that will freak out the neighbors. What more could you want in a smoothie?
Ingredients
Apple juice
Kale
Spinach
Fresh or frozen strawberries
bananas
natural peanut butter

Instructions

• Fill your blender to the 2 cup line with apple juice (or water and a couple of tablespoons of apple juice concentrate.)
• Add some kale and spinach leaves. Pulse. Keep adding greens and pulsing until your blender is filled to the 4 cup line.
• Add about 1½ cups of fresh or frozen strawberries, two or three bananas and a tablespoon or two of natural peanut butter.
• Blend.

Drink.

Feel great!