My morning smoothie, after a workout:

• The last of the watermelon that I got at my CSA two weeks ago (picked up another yesterday)

• 1/2 a freestone peach from the farmer’s market (mostly free, unlike the previous ones that weren’t really)

• 1 small yellow plum

• A handful of purple grapes that I got at the CSA yesterday (I chose mostly the ones that got smushed on the way home and leaked into my canvas bag). Antioxidant goodness!

• Handful of farmer’s market strawberries. Sadly, they’re conventionally grown and strawberries are #6 on the Environmental Working Group’s “Dirty Dozen” list on their Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides.

• A couple of cherry (?) tomatoes that I got at a farmer’s market or the CSA weeks ago.

• Ginger

• A small bit of lemon

• Around 1/4 cup (didn’t measure) Liberte vanilla yogurt

• About a couple of tablespoons of Vega Antioxidant EFA blend

• 1/2 tablespoon matcha

• 1 tablespoon of Barlean’s Greens

• 1 scoop of hemp protein powder with sprouted flax and maca (brand website)

• A sprinkle of bee pollen

Nice, creamy, healthy goodness. As usual I made too much, enough for two. The remainder will be reblended with cocoa nibs and chia seeds (also see Top 10 Benefits of Chia Seeds) which I forgot I had.

I like my smoothies: Nutritious and hydrating. I also take supplements (vitamin B, Omega 3-6-9, multivitamin).

(Beside the blender is the watermelon that I picked up from my CSA yesterday.)