Are you Green with Envy?

Usually Saturday mornings are when I catch up on DVR, but since the shows are on a summer break. And since I am not a channel surfer either, I just watched whatever was on when I turned it on. It was a Jack Hannah show about whales and dolphins. Then a show about rescuing sea creatures. I felt like the manatees that were being saved. And once the kids shows were over, the infomercials start.

Green "drink," via Cuisinart

Here's the thing. With the whole vegancurious thing, I have been working at being healthier. I have also been wanting to get a good blender.  In fact, I watched this Popular Mechanics video in hopes of figuring out which one. So I was instantly hooked. I watched the whole infomercial for the NutriBullet. In fact, I was so inspired to buy this thing, I decided tho put some stuff into my Cuisinart blender to see how it did.

Here's what went in:

3 kale leaves
1/2 banana (from the freezer)
6 frozen grapes
handful of blueberries
1/2 inch of fresh ginger
1 T chia seed
1 T coconut oil
1 c water

Yields 2 glasses.

You can see what it made. For starters, the idea of coconut oil was good, however in practice, it stayed as a solid and was in chunks in the drink. I'd probably still put it in, or maybe just use flax seed or olive oil. The flavor was insane. Just that little bit of ginger made it zing. And while it was overall chewy...it solidified the fact that I need to get a new blender. I highly recommend the recipe if you have a good one!