Green is Good
Garden hobby-ing aside, I'm trying to eat more plant-based meals these days. After taking on a six-week fitness challenge earlier this year that included a vegetable and protein-heavy meal plan, I'm working vegetables into my diet in ways that I never did prior. Example: this alien-colored smoothie. A recipe from McKel Hill's Nutrition Stripped , the Creamy Ginger Green Smoothie has a few unpredictable ingredients. Sure, bananas are common. But throw in an avocado, spinach, ginger, lemon, dates and this curveball - tahini, usually reserved in the Adams household for batches of hummus -- and this ain't your average blended beverage. I didn't have dates so I swapped it for a few dashes of stevia for sweetness. I also included some extra grated ginger, as I am a ginger freak. We bought a whole root of ginger from the Charlotte Regional Farmer's Market from a vendor selling primarily Asian produce. I've frozen it and just take it out and gra...
