Grandma Juice

For years we've been having breakfast "shakes" in an effort to stay healthy. Joe does great research on ingredients, best protein powders, and so forth. Every once in a while one of us gets inspired to add some extra things to the drink. Joe went through a period when he used many, many carrots and LOTS of garlic in his. He literally sweat garlic oil some days. I wondered if he'd get an orangish tinge to his skin. He's showing a bit of moderation these days with those ingredients. I like the idea of the "green smoothies." Joe can't quite bring himself to add spinach and cucumbers to his drink. 

Here's what I'm currently putting in my morning drink - red yeast (to fight cholesterol), lutein (eye health), Evening Primrose & Omega 3 oil & ground flax seed (for nerve health, hoping to minimize tremors), Vitamin D (we need extra D out here), B vitamin, tea brewed from herbs that hopefully will strengthen my nerve system and calm the tremors, Raw Protein powder (filled with huge amounts of good stuff). Then I add fruits and vegetables - blueberries, cucumber, spinach, broccoli, cranberries and a banana - and a little mango juice (to make all this a bit more palatable).

The color of the resulting drink is fairly accurate in the picture above. Some days it's a bit more green or purple - depending on the amount of spinach or blueberries used. The texture can be pretty thick and chewy if I don't use enough liquid. 

The grandchildren would often ask what I was drinking (it looks pretty gross). My reply - "Grandma juice. This is what keeps me healthy." 

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PS - Here's what Joe uses in his drink now - Raw Protein powder, soy milk, mango juice, blueberries, broccoli, apple, banana, strawberries, carrots. He takes many supplements but doesn't put them in his drink. He can swallow a handful at a time. My throat accommodates only very small pills, one at a time.