Less than 48 hours in the new home and I am already joyful, albeit tired. To be honest, I am exhausted!!! We have been moving, unpacking, and I have been cleaning like a mad woman. Who knew there would be so much to do when I thought we had so little. We spent the last few years in spaces half of the house we bought. So, I need energy…super energy! There is just so much to do. Not to forget that I am still chasing my super energetic kid around. So, I need energy and I need quick meals–something that the whole family can love and enjoy. You know what that means, right? Smoothies! Green smoothies, to be exact. So, I have been putting my Blendtec blender to use, making green smoothies–at least a green smoothie a day.
Green smoothies are a quick source of energy, take only minutes to make, and they are portable! Perfect on the go meals for this crazy time in my life.
Yesterday I had a few plums ripen. Plums are not only delicious—they are packed with health promoting properties and nutrition.
Here are a few of the properties plums offer.
- Plums are rich in fiber, which makes them great for relieving constipation and digestive problems.
- Plums are rich in potassium, which helps to manage blood pressure and reduces risk of stroke, so they protect your heart.
- The reddish-blue pigment in some plums, known as anthocyanins, helps to clean up free radicals, which makes them great gate keepers against cell damage and cancer.
- Plums are a great source of calcium, so they support and improve bone health.
- Plums are filled with antioxidants—great for your overall and brain health, and contain anthocyanin and quercetin, beneficial for preventing brain cell breakdown.
Here is one of delicious recipes I whipped up to help me keep going.
- 3 cups water
- 4 peaches
- 2 plums
- ½-1 cup blueberries
- beet greens from 4-6 beets
- 3 tbsp flax seeds
- dates or honey for sweetness, if needed
- Blend until smooth in a high speed blender, and enjoy!
- Leftovers can be refrigerated for a couple of days.
Enjoy!
