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Breakfast Smoothie Recipe Veggie Challenge

I've been making a breakfast smoothie frequently for the past few months. I seem to go in cycles on smoothies. At times, they're great and I enjoy having them. They satisfy me until lunch time and I have control over what I eat. Because I add the frozen berries and the pomegranate juice, this smoothie is not green. It can turn a pinkish color, though sometimes it's not an appetizing color. If that happens, serve it in a mug. Here's the recipe of what I've been doing lately. You can easily switch out the vegetables and fruit. Just use what you have on hand. Breakfast Smoothie Ingredients 2 handfuls kale 1 chunk cucumber, skin  removed unless organic 1 carrot 1/2 avocado, peeled and seeded 2 to 3 handfuls frozen berries 1/4 cup pomegranate juice 1...

Cruciferous Crunch

Cooking with Cruciferous Crunch Collection

I picked up this bag of Cruciferous Crunch at Trader Joe's this week. It's made up of shredded and chopped kale, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, green cabbage, and red cabbage. Trader Joe's did all of the work of shredding the vegetables. Other stores are probably now carrying a similar product but if you have to, you could always make your own crunch collection. This was an impulse buy and it worked out well for me. I basically decided to make some kind of salad or slaw with this. I think you could add to these ingredients or change them without problem.  If I had some dried cranberries or dried cherries in the house, I would have added them to the salad too.  Slivered almonds or pignon nuts...