Everything But The Kitchen Sink Smoothies

The day is finally here. Today, I say a fond farewell to my twenties, and tomorrow brings a brand new decade of adventures.  I've already talked a few months ago about my hesitations to turning this age, and forever lock in at age 29, but like getting paid to eat ice cream, life just doesn't work that way. Here are a few more observations I've noticed in my wise old age over the last few introspective months:


- I  want to extend the length of my neighborhood tween girls shorts to at LEAST another 3 inches... They're just too revealing for the naive little things. And if they're not just naive, well, that's a whole other level of disturbing for me to ponder...
- I find myself preoccupied with the responsibilities of adulthood that alluded me in my bohemian early twenties. Then I spent days writing and painting, philosophizing and daydreaming ( which I still do, just not quite as much), and now I think about my 401K and how I'm one broken leg away from destitution without health care.
-  I felt my nose wrinkle in response to a cute early 20's girl's avant-garde  sort of shaved on the sides head with a funny tuft of hair in the middle, when early twenties Kala would have done the exact same thing in the throes of a feminist expression.


So after close reflection on this phenomenon, I am down for turning thirty. This decade  has been very, very incredible in a lot of ways, and I've also done a lot of stupid things, and a memoir will be written eventually. I have met a plethora of incredible people, and lost several as well in my twenties. I've got a sweet cat, an amazing boyfriend, two unbelievably special nieces, and all of this happened in my twenties. So the future is  looking up, eh? I decided to make a smoothie  regimen to ease myself into the thirty-something me with vitality and style, a smoothie with every healthy thing I can get my hands on.  It's a good way to set some ideas into motion to make a smoothie out of whatever you have to get rid of.

Everything but the kitchen sink smoothies

-1/2 banana

-1/2 cup blueberries, blackberries, strawberries or cherries

-1/2 cup spinach, kale or spring greens

-1/2 pear, apple or orange

- 1 cup any flavor yogurt

- 1/2 cup juice of any kind ( I used coconut water, YUM!)

- 2 T. Whey, flax, or hempseeds

-1 T. Agave nectar, honey or sugar

Directions:Combine all ingredients in blender and blend to combine.

* You can use any or all of the ingredients. Whatever you don't want, omit.

How's that for a lovely color? I prefer to use spinach in my smoothies, but a friend of mine uses kale and celery leaves for greens and swears they make her feel like a champ.

 This recipe makes enough for a large-ish meal replacement sized smoothie, but you could make two smaller ones and share with a friend. They make a great nutritious snack that's filling and helps knock a few servings of fruit and veggies off your daily dietary to-do list in one false swoop. Cheers!