Raw "Green" Smoothies

Now doesn't that sound appetizing?
Oh but these are sooo good!
I am trying to eat healthier, but I don't always, so I started adding one or two of these smoothies to my day and they are filled with so many good and healthy things, that I can make one of these a meal.

My favorite so far, and what I have been drinking for the past 3 days is the..

Berry Blast
1 cup raspberries
1 cup blueberries
1 apple (cut up for an easier blend)
3 handfuls of baby spinach
2 cups water

Blend together the fruit and water for 30 seconds. Add spinach and blend until smooth.
Spinach?! Yup..trust me, you can't even taste it. The fruit flavors come out and overpower the spinach. But think of all the vitamins and goodness you are getting from the spinach. Just don't tell your kids what's in it. They will love it.

Banana Smoothie
1/2 Romaine lettuce
3 bananas
2 cups water

Blend the bananas with water for 30 seconds. Add lettuce and blend until smooth.

Warming Ginger
1 head Romaine lettuce
1 cup pineapple
1 large mango
1 inch fresh ginger
2 cups water

Blend the fruit, ginger and water for 30 seconds. Add lettuce and blend until smooth.

I got these recipes out of a magazine from Victoria Boutenko's book Green Smoothie Revolution
I doubt I'll ever totally go raw and green, because I like food too much, but this is something I can add to my day, and know that's it's healthy. And if I don't tell my kids that I added spinach or lettuce, they will drink it too.
I do mix up the ingredients at times. If I have different fruits, I will use those. I am going to blend me up a banana smoothie right now, but I don't have romaine lettuce, so I will use spinach. Fresh fruits can be expensive, so I sometimes buy bags of frozen fruit. (with no sugar added)
I also don't always following the measuring directions. I probably would halve or quarter the head of lettuce, because that just sounds huge!
With the warmer days ahead of us, these are very refreshing. Try one and let me know if you loved it.

Boob job

It was walk-in-Wednesday at the Breast Center, so I walked in and had my mammogram. No pain at all. It took a lot for me not to bust (no pun intended) out laughing. If I would have looked down at how my boob was squished, I would have lost it. Thinking about how it looked was bad enough. I had some major giggles in me ready to come out. But it's over for a year, and I will have results within 24 hours. They do have to try to locate my other mammograms from when we lived in NC, so they can compare them. It would have been nice if I could have remembered where I had them done. At least I remembered the city.

I was wrong putting this off for over 4 years. Especially being over 40. I am now on their call in a year list, so I have no excuse to put it off anymore. And I'm glad. It's fast and easy and early detection of any problem can be a lifesaver.