Foody Fun Facts with The PuppyDucks™
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, this month we’re learning about how healthy green fruits and vegetables can be.
Here are some fun facts about our favorite green fruits and vegetables.
Have You Tried Celery?
Did you know that celery tastes great with peanut butter?
Did you know that celery can help you sleep better?
Did you know that by eating 4 stalks of celery a day you can help lower your blood pressure?
Did you know that celery can help increase blood flow?
Have You Tried Broccoli?
Did you know that broccoli contains twice the vitamin C of an orange and can help fight off a cold?
Did you know that broccoli can help keep the insides of your body clean?
Did you know that broccoli can help keep your bones healthy and strong?
Did you know that broccoli helps protect your heart and keeps blood flowing?
Have You Tried Spinach?
Did you know that spinach was the first frozen vegetable to be sold?
Did you know spinach helps keep your eyes, teeth and bones healthy?
Did you know the healthiest way to eat spinach is to drink it in a smoothie?
Have You Tried Cabbage?
Did you know that cabbage comes in different colors, green, white and purple?
Did you know that cabbage can help your brain get smarter?
Did you know that cabbage can help you look and feel more beautiful?
Did you know that because cabbage is a good source of fiber, it can help lower cholesterol too?
Have You Tried Kiwifruit?
Did you know that Kiwi comes all the way from New Zealand, but originally came from China?
Did you know that Kiwi are also called Chinese Gooseberries?
Did you know that Kiwi is a good source of Vitamin E, C & has plenty of fiber?
Did you know that Kiwi is the funniest fruit because it has brown furry skin?
Have You Tried Kale?
Did you know you can make chips out of kale?
Did you know that kale has more calcium than a container of milk?
Did you know that kale also comes in different colors? Different types of kale are differentiated by their color and the shape of their leaves. It comes in green, white, purple and bluish green.
Did you know that kale has been around for over 2,000 years? It didn’t come to America until the 17th century.
Here’s one of the PuppyDucks favorite fruit & veggie smoothie recipes. Ask an adult to help you make this.
This is my pink starter smoothie as it’s pink on the outside with greens on the inside. You get the value of green vegetables, the power of antioxidants from the blueberries, enzymes from the pineapple and extra protein if you add a protein powder. I also use apple juice as a base, it helps keep it sweet!
2 cups of spinach (or you can use kale)
1 stalk of celery
4 oz of water
4 oz apple juice (or any other juice you prefer)
1/2 cup of frozen blueberries
1/2 cup of fresh or frozen pineapple chunks
1/2 an apple (peeled)
A chunk of raw beet (about a 2″ x 3″ piece should suffice), that’s just about enough to make it pinkish
1 tsp of stevia or your favorite sweetener
4-6 ice cubes
If you’d like to pack some protein in it try:
1 scoop of protein powder (for this recipe I prefer Vega plant based protein powder, although other protein choices include rice protein, whey protein & egg protein.)
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