I went into Park and Shop the other day.
I generally don’t eat processed food so these days my shopping trolley is lighter, my choices are better and my bill is by far smaller. That is because about 3/4 of the food sold in most shops are processed food which I refuse to buy with my money.
It is amazing, when you eat crappy food, you spend your money buying food that makes you ill. Think about that next time you are reaching for processed food in that supermarket aisle.
So here’s what I bought: (Forgive the quality of the pictures, the lighting in my kitchen is less than adequate. Needs to be fixed). I got the apples and grapes from some Abokis on Adeola Odeku.
- Grapes, Sesame Seed oil, Honey, Apples, EVOO, Lemons and Spinach
I decided to use some of my ingredients for a quick drink. I washed them and loaded them into my Vitamix.
- 2 handfuls of spinach, a generous quantity of grapes and 2 apples
Ran it for about 45 seconds.
- Isn’t that a beautiful green colour?
Poured it into a cup
- Bursting with antioxidants, chlorophyll, phytonutrients, fibre, Vitamins A, C, K, E, B1, B6, Manganese, potassium and much more!
And guzzled it down in 10 seconds…aaah!
- Can you see the pulverized grapes at the bottom?
My drink was chockful of nutrients. It takes all of 5 minutes to wash and cut the veggies and fruits, blend them AND wash the blender. I kid you not.
I make a variant with over-ripe bananas and greens. My daughter LOVES it. I once had a potassium deficiency and the doctor asked me to take over-ripe bananas because they had more potassium than the ripe ones. In Green smoothies, bananas make them creamier and the sweetness cuts through the taste of the greens really well.
A warning: If you are going to get your spinach from Park & Shop, go through it carefully. This one was packed with some green chillis (don’t ask me why). I was lucky the first time but when I made another drink the next day, I missed picking one out and ended up with a peppery drink…. 
. I still drank it sha!
wow this is really good and healthy!!
Yes it is!
WoW! You de try o! I wonder if I can attempt that drink! I am not adventurous when it comes to food sha! But I think I can attempt a mix of apples, grapes and orange
Yeah, I am a sweet tooth! he he he!
Dee, please try it but start this way: small servings of greens and a lot of fruit. Try the banana variant. Your body will love it…it promotes clearer skin, more energy and can even lead to weight loss if you substitute for a meal. Your own all fruit mix is good too….Let me know how it goes.
o babe! i throway hand for you!
laughs @ i drank it sha.
should i be glad that 9ja don’t have processed food?
Ibhade, Nigeria has a lot of processed food. Gala, Meaty, all the biscuit that is made here, Nutri C…unfortunately, not a lot comes to mind right now. Also, there are a lot of imported processed food in our markets and stores. Thanks to your comment, I am going to do a post on Nigeria’s processed foods.
Looks very healthy and nice. I don’t think I could stomach drinking spinach though, I rather eat it!
Do you consider ready made frozen food made to put in the oven processed even if it doesnt contain any preservatives and is pretty much just frozen but natural?
Hi Adaeze, if you ever want to try a green smoothie (I highly recommend it), you can try other greens like lettuce, chard, kale (not dinosaur kale, that one is bitter) and throw in a lot of fruits to cut through the taste. Regarding the frozen food, give me a brand name or the ingredients and I will let you know what I think.
Naturalnigerian, I know that is defintely a very healthy drink…my mum is a huge advocate for such drinks and food….her slogan is “the bitter the sweeter”. I only take them when I am forced
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LOL…@ “I still Drank it sha”
That sounds like me…
This is very healthy, but looks wise, I kinda like my stuff orange, white, pink or red colour.lol.
But on a serious note it is VERY HEALTHY!
My dad was ill and very weak so we made smoothies for him as part of his diet, in a week he was back to his energetic spell, yabbing me about my ‘refusal to marry’ all around the place.
God bless you for sharing this amazing tip!
Mena
Thank you for sharing that. The health benefits from a glass of green smoothies is amazing.
I thought Green smoothies will be gross going by looks…until i tried it. It’s not bad at all. You actually don’t taste the spinach and apples add sweetness to it. I add carrots to mine too.
You are right Repressed One. The fruit cuts through the taste of the greens. What sort of blender do you use? It must be really good to blend a carrot too.
I love green food (peas, pesto, etc) and especially love green smoothie. They are simply bursting with anti-oxidants & nutritional goodness. That looks so good.
Thanks for sharing this
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Good tip blending banana with the greens. Will attempt the recipe soon.
Please do and let me know what you think!
I love green smoothies! I drink them 1x a day, first thing in the am. I have a basic blender, but will be treating myself to a vitamix once I am a bit more settled in life. Since my blender isn’t as powerful as I would like, I add 1 cup of milk (almond) to make blending easier. So yum!
Note-to-self: drink more smoothies– small-small I’ll graduate to healthy foods
Love smoothies! I’m in Northern California and it’s been coooooooold so I haven’t felt like eating much that wasn’t hot – porridge, soups and stews have been the staples through the winter but as we have an occasional warm day, salads are creeping back in and I’m starting to long for smoothies again. I’ll try this one to start me off… although I tend to add green leaves (kale, spinach, mint, basil, cilantro) to any smoothie I make. The herbs tend to add a bright, springlike burst of freshness!
ah! thanks for this. will try it out…and let you know how i got on
My sister I doff my hat for you oh! For my mind i dey feel like baba-nla of Smoothies natural fruits and stuffs. Abeg you dust me trowey!( Pardon my pidgin) nice and beautiful post! I’ll definitely try it out! Nde’wo nwanne’m.