Cleaning out your fridge Smoothie

Happy Sunday ladies and Gents!

I hope everyone is lazing around in pajama's today and getting absolutely nothing done...

Isn't that was Sunday's are for?
So, I woke up with thoughts of organizing my refrigerator, and sorting through all of my bake ware, as I have way, way too much. Now that I am on ETL, I barely use any of it.

I started out just fine on the cabinets and then took a break to organize the fridge when I came across the most pathetic looking tangerines and lemons ever...

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There was even one tangerine that had totally died and was black on the inside..oops.

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What? I have been busy, don't look at me that way.....lol
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Being frugal and not liking to be wasteful I sorted out all the good fruits and pitched all the not so great looking ones and set to making Chris and I a smoothie.

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This is so funny, my husband has never ben a health food guy. I mean he loves salad and fruit and even brussel sprouts and spinach, but smoothies always freaked him out.

He would say things like, "I do not want any algae, garlic, sprout smoothies... thank you!"

I would argue that it was good for him and you could not taste the health part of the smoothie, but nothing worked.

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I should also tell you my husband is a meat eater....sigh....and he smokes....double sigh....

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So, I finally got sick of his unhealthy ways and told him 2 weeks ago that if he wanted to be stupid and smoke, I would have no choice but to put him on a very strict vegan diet to counter act the smoking.

I also told him I was taking away his goodies, like cookies, cakes and donuts.

He smirked at me...SMIRKED. Then I told him he was getting chubby....He stopped smirking.

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I told him with his family health history, it was only a matter of time before he developed diabetes, high blood pressure, or end up breathing through an oxygen machine. I made him a deal...Eat my way or else.

He said he was going to keep smoking, I said fine....then we will start running like we used too...

He smirked again.

He knows I cannot run like I used too, due to my illness, I smirked back, and said, "at least I can run"....HA HA....

Two weeks later and Chris has a smoothie everyday.

He is still smoking but he has cut down to 5 a day. I honestly believe he will quit.

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So today I am in the kitchen looking through the fridge and I hear rustling behind me...

Chris thought he heard me making smoothies, so he came to get one.

I said "what are you doing?" He says "waiting for my smoothie"...sigh, men.

He is getting to be like my cats when they hear the cat food bag open.

Here is our healthy Smoothie.

4 tangerines, halved
5 lemons, halved
3 frozen banana's
3 cups of kale leaves, trimmed off of stems
1 bunch of parsley, that looked slightly limpish
water
16 oz. ice
1/4 tsp. powdered ginger
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
Loaded up and ready to go~

Blended up and ready to drink!

My smoothie glass, it is a small ball jar. My smoothie glass of choice! Perfect size and easy for me to handle due to my arthritic fingers and hands!!!!!

I just had to show off this plastic glass I found at Target. I know, I know, you probably feel off your chair when you read I bought plastic, but listen to this!

Totally BPA free, the straw is attached, so it doesn't get lost. It is insulated, so it doesn't sweat! $6.74 marked down from $9.99, I will be buying more of these bad boys on Friday when I am in town!

Do you have anyone in your family that is resistant to being more healthy?

Do you still use plastic at your home?

Are you as bossy as me when it comes to the health of someone you love?

Tomorrow I will post about all the hazards of plastics, wax papers, and plastic wraps!!

Until then

Tchua

Viv~