A Smoothy a Day...

The saying goes an apple a day keeps the doctor away.  I think it needs to be updated, did they have blenders back when someone coined this phrase? Probably not. It is the best way for me to get a concentrated dose of my daily nutritional requirements. Banana? Check! Blueberries? Check! Strawberries? Check! Spinach? Check! Mango juice? Check! 

Making smoothies is so much better than juicing.  I just don't have the heart to throw away all that "trash" which is actually good food and fiber.  There is no specific recipe, my smoothies are usually composed of whatever fruit and/or vegetable I have on hand.  It has become part of our daily diet and when I don't get one I can feel the difference.

Yay for drinking your fruits and vegetables!!!

Pineapple Juice

Don’t you hate when you buy a pineapple and have to cut away half the fruit to get to the sweet part. My hubby has a great way to use those pineapple skins to make juice.

Make sure you wash the outside of the pineapple before you cut it.

Cut the pineapple the way you normally would setting aside all the cuttings.

Boil 4 quarts of water. Add pineapple skins to the boiling water and remove from the heat, letting them seep for 30 mins.

When the skins are finished seeping add them to the blender and blend until a pulp has formed.

Strain the skins into a container and repeat until all the skins are done.

Grate a piece of ginger 1 inch long.

Sweeten with sugar to taste.

Waste nothing….