CANTALOUPE-MELON: A SWEET HEALTHY SMOOTHIE!

It seems as though everyone is trying to get healthy. Except me. I know I won’t be young forever, but I see no reason for missing out on the “bad” foods I love and crave.

Although I’m not “health conscious” I seem to somehow stay up to date about all of the latest health trends; I blame it on the blogging. I remember when flax seeds were in, and chia seeds, one teaspoon of coconut oil a day, oil-pulling, and a lot of other things that were sure to make you healthy. These things may be good for you, and trust, I’ve tried most of the health trends I named, but when is enough, enough?

Now, all the rage is juicing and making smoothies. So if you haven’t made a Pinterest board and pinned hundreds of juicing and smoothie recipes, or you aren’t drinking your fruits and vegetables, you’re late! Being that I don’t mind trying new things, I have been pulled into the smoothie craze by one of my mentors. (Maybe I’ll try juicing next month.) My mentor made me a “green” smoothie recently. I promise she put everything under the sun in it. She had everything starting with bananas and ending with ginger, with everything in between in this one smoothie, but it was good.

When I did my research on these smoothies, I found a slew of simple recipes that had no more than four or five ingredients. However, my good friends who make smoothies have ten to twelve ingredients in one smoothie. As my jaw dropped, and I clutched my pearls, the only thing I think of is, what happened to simplicity? Why are people going overboard with the ingredients? My guess is that some of you are having too much fun experimenting, and you others are trying to put too much healthy in one smoothie–but that’s none of my business.

So over the weekend, I finally put my Black & Decker blender to work, and made my first at home smoothie, (good-bye Smoothie-King!). My ingredients included: Cantaloupe, Watermelon, Spinach, and Ice. I used a cup of each ingredient.  Simplicity at its finest! Did you know most people don’t take the seeds out of the watermelon for their smoothie? Not me! I took those seeds out with a quickness. I put my spinach in first, and then I added my other ingredients.

This was my first time making a smoothie, and I’m proud of myself. This came out perfect for me. Of course, we all have different taste buds, but this one was perfect. The only thing I wanted to add were pineapples, but I forgot to buy some, (oh well).

What I do like about smoothies, is that you can sneak in a little healthy. It’s hard for me to eat spinach, but when you put it in your smoothie, you can’t taste it. With this smoothie, the cantaloupe was very strong. It actually overpowered the watermelon, and I threw in a few extra pieces of watermelon.

If you’re a smoothie lover, what are some of your favorite recipes?