7.23.2011

where's the veggies?

our garden is ripe with dark leafy greens and i am always looking for more ways to serve them.  my kids will eat leafy greens raw (which is so nice), but we produce more then they care to eat plain.  we make green smoothies every morning, an idea i got from my college roommate lisa.  ours consist of a handful of berries, half a banana, two tablespoons of plain greek yogurt, ~2 cups of greens (spinach, swiss chard, kale, whatever you have.  my kids like to mix greens), enough almond milk so that it is the right consistency, and a splash of orange juice.   

delicious!

i love raw greens, but i am not a fan of cooked greens.  i am not sure if i don't like them or if i just don't know how to cook them so that they taste good.  i am trying to work on this so when i was making tacos the other night, i decided to chop up some greens fairly small and add it to the ground turkey just after i browned it.  


ground turkey meat after i added the seasoning and cooked down the greens.


voila!  no one (especially not me) knew we were eating cooked greens.  win win!  in fact i actually think the meat tasted better.  yay for greens!

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