I’m still full! Stuffed! Two turkey dinners left me utterly and completely stuffed.  In the best possible way, of course. 🙂  So, Monday morning I whipped not just one smoothie, but a whole weeks worth. These little smoothie bags make my daily smoothie regime much easier.  Instead of prepping all the ingredients each morning, I just dump one of these little bags in the blender and add a wee bit of oj and coconut milk.  Easy peesy.

The secreat ingredient to these little bags is the green ice cubes. Â They do require some prep, but they are packed with green goodness… kale, spinach, and a touch of mint. Â A regular detox cocktail. By whipping up green juice and freezing it in ice cube trays, I don’t have to worry about my greens going bad and I can pack more greens into my smoothie. Which I certainly need these week. Â Here’s to detox.


Easy Green Smoothie Bags
Ingredients:
Green Ice Cubes
6 handfuls kale, chopped
6 handfuls spinach
The juice of one lemon
6-10 fresh mint leaves
4 cups water
Smoothie Bags
Green Ice Cubes
2 cups frozen mango chunks
2 bananas
4 cups frozen mixed berries
Smoothies
1 cup orange juice
1 cup coconut milk
1 Smoothie Bag
Yields: 8 smoothie bags
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Chill Time: 3 hours
Method:
1. Place half of kale, spinach, lemon juice, mint, and water in blender. Â (I had to blend the green juice in two batches.) Blend for several minutes or until smooth. Â Pour juice into ice tray. Â It makes 32 ice cubes, enough to fill two ice trays. Freeze.
2. Peel bananas and cut in half. Get 8 freezer-safe, quart size bags. Place 4 ice cubes in each bag. Add 1/2 cup berries to each bag. Place 1/2 cup mango in 4 bags and 1/2 a banana in 4 bags. I like having two different flavors to choose from, but you can do all mango or all bananas.
3. To make a smoothie, add 1 cup oj, 1 cup coconut milk, and one green smoothie bag. Â Blend until smooth.