The Green Shake

Hey, I want to state up front that I am not an Oprah guy. Now that I got that out of the way I'll tell you about the "Green Shake."

A few months ago my wife came down to the basement while I was working out and without asking she changed the channel on my little T.V. and told me I was going to watch Oprah because "Dr. OZ" was on with Oprah. Now I know who Oprah is but I had never heard of Dr. OZ. I decided I was going to watch because my wife usually has good instincts and even better judgement.

One of the topics that was discussed had to due with proper nutrition especially when it comes to getting your fruits and vegetables and Dr. OZ demonstrated how to make this green shake. Well, with me being a sort of health nut and always willing to try new thing, I immediately went up to the kitchen to make the shake. Yes, I did have all the ingredients!

I have to tell you that after a few days I felt more energetic which is amazing since I usually have plenty of energy anyway. I also noticed that if I had the shake in the afternoon it totally eliminated the craving for a snack.

I won't go into all the reasons as to why fruits and vegetables are important since we are saturated with this information. Just consider the following recipe a unique way of ensuring that you get these important foods in your body on a daily basis.

I'm not sure this is the exact recipe that was on Oprah but this is what I use.

Put the following in a blender and blend.

1/2 an apple
1/2 cucumber
1 1/2 celery sticks
1 handful of fresh spinach
1 inch fresh ginger root, diced
1/2 handful of parsley
juice from 1/2 lime and 1/2 of lemon
1/2 -1 cup of water

Once in a while I will add in some broccoli or substitute 1/2 a pear for the apple. My brother Chet will also add in 1/4 cup of oatmeal.