Green Smoothies vs. Girl Scout Cookies

Last night, while we were having dinner, my sister came and brought a ?treat? for Mom?girl scout cookies. Mom, as generous as she is, although knowing that we do not eat such non-food items still offered it to us.

After cleaning the dishes, I decided to pick up the box of ?cookies? and see what?s in them [I know, total party spoiler, but that is one of my weaknesses ;)]. Now, I am well versed in chemicals and food additives, but some of the ones listed on the box surprised even me. What in the world is TBHQ? [I know that I could Google it, but I just don?t wanna.] You can enlarge the image by clicking on it to see the item list.

No wonder that my poor mother developed an upset stomach by the nightfall. [Oh, and I forgot to mention that my camera refused to even focus on the box, while I was trying to take a picture of the ingredients. It was throwing a little hissy fit :) I think. I don't blame it! It focused just fine on me :).]

I on the other hand will choose a green smoothie over such ?treats? any time of the day.
Here is my Green Jacket Smoothie recipe from yesterday.
Makes 4 servings
? 2.5-3 C water
? .5-1C George?s Aloe Vera
? 3 C raspberries [I used frozen]
? 3 bananas
? 5-6 large beet green leaves [including red stems]
? 5 tbs flax seed
? 1/4 C dulse

In my cup, for my daily intake I added 1 tbs maca powder.

YUM! No preservatives, no additives, no ingredients you cannot pronounce?all organic and totally digestible.

To your health! [Yes, I am sporting my new glass straw by GlassDharma. This one is my favorite--it is wide enough for the smoothie sludge to get through, even when it is almost pudding like.]

Question of the Day: Do you ever get tempted by any of the non-food items such as girl scout cookies? Or would you pick a green smoothie over a cookie?

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