Perfect gloomy day for an upbeat tropical green smoothie

Good Morning and Happy Saturday! I woke up this morning feeling a bit gloomy thanks to now 5 days of rain and clouds. Oh how I wish I was laying on a beach on some small island sipping this smoothie but I reckon our house on a private dirt lane will have to do! My better half left at 4am to go duck hunting so it's just me and my owl this morning, she is even wearing her owl nightgown. :-)

So here is my recipe for my tropical green smoothie!

First add some Almond Coconut Milk, it depends on how thick or thin you want your smoothie. I added about 1/4 cup.

Then I added the celery I broke them up in pieces and added the leaves as well.

Next I added the pineapple with juice.

Next comes the frozen banana. I keep these in stock in my fridge

Then I added 3-4 ice cubes and you are ready to mix!

And here is the final product included with our recipe!

This recipe will make 28 to 30 ounces. This green smoothie is for meal replacement. LAY BACK & ENJOY!

Cinnamon and Apple Water Detox

I've tried most of the water detox recipes found online on pinterest and various blogs. Just to name a few that I've tried... water and Braggs organic vinegar, water and lemon juice, water and lemon and cayenne pepper. Finally one that I don't have to cringe or make a sour face while drinking it.

WATER, CINNAMON AND APPLE!!!!

 Most folks use a big gallon jug but if you work like me that isn't going to cut it since our fridge at work is the size of a dorm fridge. So I decided to use just normal bottle water and slice the apples thin and add a tsp or less of cinnamon depending on how much you like cinnamon. So for 3 bottles of water I used a half of an apple sliced thin, then I ate the other half for breakfast. No need to waste a perfectly delicious apple. I am still not convinced this will actually help me lose weight but at least it will me drink more water now that I have quit soda... 7-11 might go out of business, its been over 3 weeks since I've had a big gulp of Dr. Pepper.

Final Product of the 3 bottles, you see the cinnamon did not mix very well. I might try cinnamon sticks or boiling the water with cinnamon would infuse the cinnamon with the water better. I just shake the water before I take a sip, it seems to help some.

If you want to eat the apples from the bottle like I wanted to. All you do is cut the top of the bottle off with scissors then either dump them out on a plate or just open wide and dump them in your mouth. I chose the 2nd option of course.