Tag: produce

So I started a veggie box subscription to a local farm. The subscription is weekly and guarantees I’ll always have fresh vegetables. My order is filled automatically. All I need to do is pick it up at the farm.

I’m on week 5. The boxes have included carrots, beets, turnips, radishes, green onions, and lettuce mixes. Because the farmer chooses vegetables that look best that week, it’s always a surprise when I open the box.

But we are a household of 2. And John isn’t the biggest fan of vegetables. Even if I cooked every night, I still would have leftover vegetables.

Enter the smoothie.

I hate throwing food away, even before the pandemic. So anytime I can use up all the ingredients in my refrigerator, especially in a healthy way, I go for it.

Smoothies are perfect for that. And all I need is a blender, and a little imagination. It helps that I also keep frozen fruits on hand.

Here are 3 recent creations:

Beet It: Beets, frozen mango, frozen pineapple, frozen strawberries, honey and water.

Trinity: Carrots, celery, apple, a dash of ground ginger and water.

Lawnmower Clippings (John named this one): Lettuce, frozen mango, frozen strawberries, frozen pineapple, honey and water.

How do you use leftover vegetables? I’m open to ideas.