The Power of Prep! Prepping ahead is the key to your success! Don’t let your busy schedule keep you from sticking to the Smoothie Diet program. Here’s how to save valuable time on your smoothie making. Prepare ingredients for several smoothies at a time. Use my shopping list to buy all your ingredients in bulk — this will cut down on trips to the store. Clean the produce by cutting off the stems’ ends of your greens and removing any ‘not-nice looking’ outer leaf — don’t wash the greens. Then, separate equal proportions of the ingredients into daily unsealed bags to be stored in the fridge for use within the week. This way, it will make it more convenient for you to gather the ingredients prior to blending. Place other ingredients in small jars. If you’re going to use seeds, nuts, or cinnamon powder in your smoothies, remove these condiments from their bag and store in a small jar. This will make it easy (and less messy) for you to scoop out the ingredients when you need them — no more opening and closing each bag. Freeze your fruits. Stock up on fresh fruits and store them in the freezer—no more going to the market every week. Spread out the fruits on a plate and leave in the freezer for 2 hours or so — this will prevent them from clumping together. Once frozen keep in an airtight container or freezer bag. If a recipe calls for fresh fruit, throw the bag in some warm water to quickly thaw the fruit before blending. Inaugurate a ‘smoothie station’ in your kitchen. Place your blender and dry smoothie ingredients close to each other, preferably on your counter top. You’ll have everything handy when you need to make your smoothies. The
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