How to prep a week of healthy smoothies

Let’s be honest we are all looking for ways to simplify our lives. Me, I wanted to figure out How to Prep a Week of Healthy Smoothies then freezing them for quick use throughout the week. So, I came up with a system and it worked so well, that I had to share it with you.

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I am still totally feeling the effects from an overindulgent holiday season, so I’ve decided to make getting more fruits and veggies into my diet a high priority.  I work hard to eat local and shop in season, but I’ve noticed that this time every year I need a little pick me up of organic greens and tropic fruit to bump up my immune system and vitamin levels. These pre-made smoothies are like a micro-vacation in a glass.

So here are my smoothie prep tips:

• I do this on Sunday night to help me stick to my good habits for the week, but of course, do what works for you.
• Pick your healthy core ingredients and mix and match your flavors to avoid making the same smoothie 7 days in a row.
• I start each smoothie with a base of Kale or other green, leafy veg, spinach or swiss chard would work too.
• I add a second veggie to act as a healthy filler and bulk up the smoothie, some of my faves are cauliflower, celery or carrots
• Then I finish with fruit for flavoring and vitamins mango, apple, blueberry, banana always work well.
• Feel free to add a super-charger if desired ginger, spirulina, ashwagandha, or turmeric are all great additives.

Wash and chop all your veggies, I have a Vitamix so I chopped my ingredients fairly coarsely, if you have a standard blender, chop your veg much smaller to help the blender deal with the fibrous plants.

Label your freezer bags with ingredients and date them. If you have another freezer safe option that isn’t plastic, then go with that.  Freeze for up to a month, but 7 -10 days is best.

Now What ? How to Blend your Healthy Smoothie

When you are ready to use one, take your prepared smoothie pack out of the freezer and toss the contents right in the blender. Feel free to wash & dry your bag to use it again.

Add filtered water a bit at a time, working up to 3 cups of water. Feel free to substitute 1 cup of water to organic fruit juice or coconut water, to achieve your desired flavor, so 2 cups water 1 cup juice.

Each pack will yield 2 big servings, I like to have one when I get up and refrigerate the rest for a couple of hours to tie me over until lunch.  I get a little sense of satisfaction knowing that I’ve given my body a healthy start to the day.

So, feel free to give this a try and let me know what you think. Does it work for your busy schedule? Did it save you any time in the morning?

Here is my detailed recipe breakdown

Smoothie 1:

• 1 Cup Cauliflower
  2 Stalks Celery
  2 Kale Leaves
  1 Cup Organic Apples
  1 Cup Organic Mango

Smoothie 2:

• 2 Leaves Kale
  1 Cup Cauliflower
  1 Cup Mango
  3 Carrots
  1 Tsp Raw Ginger

Smoothie 3:

• 2 Leaves of Kale
  1 Cup Cauliflower
  1 Apple
  1 Banana
  1 Tsp Raw Ginger

Smoothie 4:

• 2 Kale Leaves
  1 Cup of Cauliflower
  1 Banana
  1 Cup Blueberries
  1 Cup Blackberry

Smoothie 5:

• 2 Leaves Kale
  2 Carrots
  1 Banana
  1 Cup Mango

Smoothie 6:

• 2 Kale Leaves
  1 Celery Stalk
  1 Apple
  2 Carrot
  1/2 Cup Organic Blueberry

Smoothie 7:

• 2 Kale Leaves
  1 Apple
  1 Banana
  1 Cup Mango
  1 Cup Cauliflower

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