So a while back I was watching Dr. Oz on Oprah and he was talking about this green drink that he makes in the mornings. He and Oprah drank some on the show and she said that it was like a glass of fresh. That sounds nice I thought... I want to try that someday.
Well, today was the day. I bought all the ingredients and made Trent and I a green drink for breakfast.
Here is what is in the drink:
2 cups spinach
2 cups cucumber
1 head of celery
1/2 inch or teaspoon ginger root
1 bunch parsley
2 apples
Juice of 1 lime
Juice of 1/2 lemon
2 cups cucumber
1 head of celery
1/2 inch or teaspoon ginger root
1 bunch parsley
2 apples
Juice of 1 lime
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Did you know that you have to add water to the blender in order to blend up stuff like this?? Well, I sacrificed my blender to the green drink today. I'm still picking up pieces of plastic around my kitchen and wiping green off the walls. Oh, and don't stick a knife in there to try to help things along either...
Back to the green drink... the consensus is..... not a glass of fresh!! More like a glass of nastiness!! It was not good, at all. Trent drank all of his, brave boy. He said that this was such a waste of good vegetables. The parsley was really strong and gross, mixed with the ginger... oh man. I'm still feeling like I'm going to puke!!!
Here is how far I got...
What I learned is, now I know. I've been wanting to make this since I saw it on the show. I'm glad that I made it even though it was gross, because now I know. I no longer have to wonder if I'd like it or not. I've also learned that I should stick with my yummy spinach salads and not try to drink it!
And maybe I should go back to the second grade.... do they teach you how to use blenders in the second grade???
4 comments:
Too funny! Sorry about the blender! I also have been wanting to try this drink. I am glad that saved me the torture. :) Glass of fresh...right!
That sucks about your blender! However, I probably would've tried it too had I heard about the drink. I am always looking to try new things. Guess i won't try this. It looks like grass blended up with water. I am defnitely taking your word for it.
wow, that's green. maybe Oprah forgot to mention the optional 1/2 C. of sugar to aid in gustation - that's where the "fresh" probably came into the mix.
Yeah, just looking at the ingredients I would imagine it was disgusting. I think Dr. Oz meant to say, "It tastes like a glass of fresh... vomit!" Maybe Oprah didn't let him finish his sentence. :)
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