Smoothies - Food and Drink of the Gods

In Greek mythology, the Gods are often said to partake of ambrosia and nectar, the food and drink of immortality.  If there were such a food and drink, I am inclined to believe that smoothies would be one of the top candidates.  Several trains of thought that I have run across link high nutrition and low caloric intake with increased life spans (For Example, Eat, Fast, and Live Longer, a documentary by Dr. Michael Mosley, discusses these trains of thought and proposes a 5:2 fasting diet).  After looking at and wading full Monty into the food and drink landscape, I am convinced that smoothies provide the best platform for increasing nutrition while decreasing caloric intake.  Let me clarify that I am not talking about most commercially produced smoothies, which are often laden with sugar and cream - I'm talking about smoothies exclusively made with whole fruits and vegetables and a few acceptable adder ingredients.  These types of smoothies can be found in independently owned juice bars, but it is quite a bit cheaper to make them at home (if you own a high-power blender - which I recommend).

Smoothies, especially green smoothies, have become routine in our household for breakfast.  And after years of experimentation, Ingrid and I have found several rules that we recommended for making impromptu smoothies (from the fruit and veg sitting in your kitchen right now) in addition to a few specific recipes for which we deliberately buy ingredients.  I will start posting these guidelines and recipes shortly...

Our Current Fresh Fruit and Veg Stores.  A little sparse (mostly oranges and passion fruit) , but add some organic frozen fruit and it's still enough to make a mean smoothie...