HOW TO FREEZE YOUR GREENS – Well-Being Wednesday

A Smoothie-Making Tip That Will Save You Time and Money.

If you are like me and that you are getting annoyed to the fact that you can’t seem to keep your greens leaves for more than 3 days before they go all bad, I might have today the solution.

You know for a fact that an Healthy Smoothie will be the one who will have at least 1 veggies into it… Over wise it might bring your blood sugar level higher, so always try to balance it out.

So freezing your greens will be the solution!! You will save you the heartache of throwing out spoiled produce, and you can buy in bulk in Makro or at the Fresh market, which is much cheaper than picking up small quantities. It'll also save you time if you buy your greens like Chinese kale, lettuce, basil, mint and spinach in bunches, since you can do all the prep work ahead of time. And since smoothie-making is now that much faster and easier, you're more likely to make one instead of pouring a bowl of sugary cereal. Any type of greens will freeze well, so whether you prefer spinach, kale, mint, basil, arugula, lettuce or a combination, your green smoothies are practically made after these simple steps.

Bag It

Since some greens like spinach can pull apart pretty easily once frozen, you could throw the whole bag in the freezer. But if you're worried about whether it's safe to freeze those produce bags, you're better off using pint-sized freezer bags and freezing individual servings. It'll save you space in the freezer, since it's easier to stack these small bags, and you can also reuse them. If you're buying bunches of kale and spinach, then wash and chop them before placing one- to two-cup servings in each freezer bag.

Cube It

Pick up some BPA-free ice cube trays — I like the ones in silicone they are soo easy to remove from those containers. You can puree them separately in a food processor or blender or puree them together, adding a little water to yield a smooth consistency. Pour into the little squares, and freeze them. Once the cubes are frozen, you can leave them in the trays or pop them out into large-sized freezer bags. When you're ready to make your smoothie, just grab a few and throw them in your blender — it's a great time saver. Just for reference, a packed about four firmly packed cups of kale in my blender with 1/3 cup water makes 12 ice cubes, so if you want to add one cup of kale to your smoothie, then use three ice cubes.

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