Busy busy!

Spring is here and for some reason, getting up and go feels that bit easier. And although the boy is an all-year-round smoothie lover, I remember declining many a glass for myself while clothed in ugg boots, 2 jumpers, socks and a scarf. The good thing is, waking up at around 11am each morning these days to the sounds of primary school children playing (occasionally screaming, shrieking, teachers yelling...you get the picture) across the road and also the warmth (I refrain from using 'heat'; I know it's coming!!), smoothies are back on my mind as a first thing to consume each day. I drank 500ml (sometimes more) each work day last summer. They don't fully fill you right up but as I worked in an air conditioned office, they seemed to fill me up enough to lunch time at midday (not much physical exertion sitting at the desk!!).
Making smoothies aren't as time consuming as some may think. Here, we tend to used up whichever fruit is ripe, throw in a couple of frozen berries, passionfruit pulp (frozen) if we have any left, orange juice (real juice, not concentrate) and away we go!
This afternoon, I've made fried rice (receipe to come), gone to the shops, visited the yoga place near my house and made a pre-lunch smoothie.
1 banana + 4 good sized strawberries + a handful of frozen blueberries + enough OJ to cover approx. half the amount of fruit in the blender = 500mls of pure fruit (and more than the two-serves of fruit experts recommend)
Cleaning up - the key is to immediately run the blender under the tap and give it a good brush out to remove any remnants (even before you dig into your glass of goodness!). If it's just fruit that we use (no milk), we don't even need to use detergent as there's no smell leftover or any hard-to-scrub out bits.
(through Spring and Summer I hope to share more smoothie receipes and also try mixing selected vegetables in too!)

Kiwi fruit didn't make it into the blender..I couldn't help myself whilst cutting it up!

Happy mid-week to me and almost mid-week to everyone else! (I work Sunday nights to Thursday nights)