Day four of my post-op life left me wanting (No, make that needing.) a green smoothie this afternoon. While Ari is from the green-smoothie drinkers, he is not from the smoothie makers. I mean, he wants to help, but helping — for him — means throwing in some spinach, dumping in some ingredients in a measuring cup, and pushing the blender buttons.
So, I tasked my husband with smoothie making this afternoon. About 30 minutes went by between the time I selected my smoothie of choice and the time it was brought upstairs. When it arrived, I sensed it was a team effort since it was delivered by Marc and Ari.
Marc said something like I-hope-you-like-it or make-sure-it’s-good, which had me wondering if they followed the recipe.
Reluctantly, I took a sip. That’s when the sweetness of my favorite smoothie coated my mouth. I swallowed and declared, “It’s delicious! Perfect! Just like I make it.”
“High five?” Marc asked Ari.
Ari celebrated their success with a high five.
Blueberry-Apple Smoothie (Adapted from Green Blender)
- 1 cup spinach
- 12 oz. filtered water
- 1 cup frozen blueberries
- 1 medium apple
- 1 cup hemp hearts
- 1 cup apple cider vinegar (I use Vermont Village’s Blueberry Honey apple cider vinegar.)
- 1 tbsp. agave nectar
Blend spinach and water. Add in the rest of the ingredients. Blend until smooth (about one minute). Enjoy.
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Thank you for including the recipe! May need to get myself a juice in the morning after reading this. Won’t be as sweetly delivered, though. 🙂
You’d love this smoothie, Kelsey!
Seems like it was a winner all around…and the fact you are bedridden and not able to clean up after the making must surely be another silver lining…
I’ve gotta tell ya, I’d prefer to be doing it all than laying around all day.
Perhaps I need to add a smoothie to my routine. Kudos to your husband for giving Ari that sense of accomplishment.
Yes, it was very sweet!
Whenever someone goes out of their way to cook for me, it tastes ten times better. The extra heart and love sweetens the flavor.
There was definitely love in that smoothie. 💜💜
They do say that “a teaspoon of sugar helps the medicine go down”… maybe in your case it will help you heal quicker!
One can only hope. I’d love to be fully healed by early summertime!
Great story and especially the high-five photo! Thanks for sharing the recipe. I am going to try it! Get strong and do not push yourself too hard, Stacey. Sending you warm wishes and love!
It is one of the Green Blender ones that I adapted and made my own. If you liked GB as much as I did, then I think you’ll like this one. It is my go-to afternoon smoothie snack.
What a great story and I have to agree with Lynne, about the photograph too! I have been on the lookout for a green smoothie snack- might have to adapt some of the ingredients but thank you so much for the inspiration!
I have lots of green smoothie recipes. There are many great websites too. Lmk if you’d like me to share some with you.
Yes please! Even one site would be fab! Thank you
Start with this: https://simplegreensmoothies.com/.
Also, here’s a recipe for another favorite: https://ohsheglows.com/2011/01/13/classic-green-monster/. I prefer using baby spinach and flaxseed (which are options for baby kale and chia seeds, respectively).
Love the story–but I did come for the recipe!
I knew some would… and that’s fine with me! (I guess that means my teaser worked. 😊)
As good as anything tastes, something made and delivered with love always tastes better. Great picture at the end.
Thanks!
Absolutely precious! Reminds me of my childhood trying out my kitchen experiments on my parents- with varied results. I’m glad their smoothie experiment was a success and that you got your delicious green drink! I may have to try this smoothie out myself!
It’s my go-to afternoon smoothie. I have a feeling you’ll like it if you enjoy smoothies!
Sweet story, I know it’s hard to let others take over, but it seemed to work out! I want to try out the recipe.
Go for it!
I love this! Thanks for sharing a yummy recipe, too 🙂
My pleasure!
I love your little helper! So fun to see how are children support us when we are ill or need help. Lovely family!
He’s a great kid!