Smoothies

We love a good smoothie around here and when I learned I can put spinach in the mix without anyone caring I really started liking them. We've been having about one a day lately and I'm always trying to get creative with the mix. However, I think this combo is our favorite:

Strawberries (I always have a large bag of frozen strawberries from Sam's or Costco on hand)
Blueberries (also a big frozen bag)
Banana
Sandwich size bag of spinach
Plain Greek Yogurt (although having any type of yogurt helps a lot!)
Flax Seed (just started using a couple tablespoons of this for added nutrition)
Milk

I often buy the organic spinach from Costco or Sam's, wash, then divide it into 6 or 7 ziplock bags. I freeze them and then just pull out a bag each time I make a smoothie. Also, if  I don't have time to let the fruit thaw for a few minutes in the blender before I mix, then I warm up the milk in the microwave before I pour it on. If you have a fancy blender then you probably don't have to worry about warming the milk, it just makes it easier to blend everything. Almost any kind of fruit will work. I think the only thing we didn't like was grapes, strange after taste.

You'll have to start experimenting and let us in on some good combinations.

On another note, I've been loving driving around and seeing all the leaves changing. I took some pictures to share --- one of them is at the cemetery in Logan and the others are the view from our back porch today (I just have to pretend like the wires aren't there:-). Happy day!