Got up, made my smoothies.
1 banana $ .20
1 fist full Kale $ .65
5 Strawberries $ .50
1/4 cup blueberries $ .50
1 cucumber $ .20 (weekly produce special from Aldi"s!!)
drizzle EVOO $ .10
water to fill line FREE
TOTAL $ 2.15 x 3 green smoothies $ 6.45 per day for all of my sustenance!!!
Friday, I woke up and did not feel bloat-y at all. It was nice.
On Fridays, if the girls have good weeks at school, we take a break at a local serve yourself frozen yogurt place. We have been going there for a couple of years now, so we have become friendly with the owners. It is family run, and they obviously have a passion for what they do. The parents make up their own recipes. They use all natural products and probiotics. It is not a place where they put a slurry in the machines from a big bag that they get shipped to them. I like that, and have always liked that, about Kikiberri. That is what it is called. Kikiberri Frozen Yogurt, named for their delightful daughter, Kiki. Kiki and her brother are also both employees/partners (?) in the family business. Everyone is affable, friendly, and relaxed. There is a really nice vibe there that I enjoy. If you ever find yourself in Bentonville, Arkansas, you must go. https://www.facebook.com/kikiberri
So, I walked in on Friday, with my green juice. The girls did their thing, and got their yogurts. We sat down, and I was talking to the Dad, and we started talking about Green Smoothies. He is apparently into them too, so I was able to get quite a bit of information from him. Remember - this is a guy that researches everything. I learned a lot about Stevia, Xylitol, and other sweeteners. I am not using them, but it was nice to have the information in my cranium. :-)
He offered to make me a green smoothie. No sweetener added. he went into the back room and proceeded to make magic. BEST GREEN SMOOTHIE EVAH!!!!!!!! My taste buds died, went to heaven, then came back because they wanted some more of that smoothie! He used almond milk and not water (something I had not thought of for a green smoothie), and he also added almond butter. I will be using the almond butter idea in my own smoothies, but I will be using sun butter, since that is what I have. It gave a satiety that was nice. I do not think I am going to be using almond milk, because I like either water or coconut water. But, sun butter - I will definitely be trying that. It was super smooth too!! And, at about 5 or 6 bucks, it was much more my speed in the financial area than the other smoothie was from the place in Fayetteville. I also bought 2 fro-yo's and the total bill was $14.97 for everything, so it is my best guestimate that the smoothie was 5ish dollars, but don't quote me on it. If you go in, and it is 7 bucks, it will still be worth every penny!!
All in all, I spent $6.45 for smoothies that I made myself, and $5.00 on a professionally made one, so my daily Green Smoothie total is $11.45. Still less expensive than a single meal out at Applebees. :-)
I drank all of my 96 ounces of green smoothie, plus a 20 ounce green smoothie from Kikiberri, and about a half gallon of water. I am surprised that I am not hungry during the day. Of course, to get a huge volume of smoothie and water into me, I am pretty much constantly drinking. I carry around a 22 ounce sipper cup with a lid that I got at White Water in Branson over the summer. It is a good size for me, I like the convenience of it, and it is infinitely portable.
I went to bed on Day #2 without any sign of a headache, and not being hungry. So far, so good.
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