On the weekend I've been getting into a new habit of checking all my fruit, vegetables, salads and herbs left over from previous week, before I do my weekly shop. Anything looking sad, wilted, soft or browning goes into my blender and becomes a super healthy drink to kick start the day. It's a great habit, it's healthy for me and my family and has been preventing the high volume of waste I used to once have.
This morning I found a few items that needed to be used up, pronto.
- 1 soft pear.
- 1 browning banana my mum had given us.
- 1 small piece of cucumber from our garden.
- 3 wilting snake beans.
- 1 tangelo.
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| Soft and wilted fruit and veg. |
I added a kiwi fruit and ginger that were still fine but add extra flavour, zing and vitamins.
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| Use it up before it goes to waste. |
I blended it all up with half a cup of cold water, poured it in glasses and drank straight away. I like using a blender more then a juicer, as the fibbers are also blended leaving minimal waste. Washing the blender is also simple, just a quick rinse under the tap and I'm done. I'm enjoying my new habit and think it may stay with me for the rest of my life.
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| Healthy and Delicious. |
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| Chin Chin :-) |
Any new good habits in your life?
New habit? Not yet. But, I am going to start adding green things/vegs to smoothies. It seems weird, but it is also weird not to. I really have never wanted a juicer because I think wasting the fiber is just wrong. There are still nutrients in the part left over. I know people add the leftover part to other food, but I like the texture in my smoothie. Those are the longest beans I have ever seen!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great way to use leftovers, healthy too, although my chooks usually get our leftovers. I have added a little bit of silver beet to my smoothies, that makes it nice and green!
ReplyDeleteWishing you a great day!