You buy an immense bag of greens with the best intentions of making a nutritious smoothie every morning,but by day two, the fire under your smoothie obsession starts to fizzle out. And when you finally go to pull out that container a few days later, or your heart sinks a itsy-bitsy when you find yet another bag of wilted,slimy spinach. Here's a simple solution for preserving those greens: freeze them instead.
Freezing your greens will save you the heartache of throwing out spoiled produce, and you can buy in bulk, and which is much cheaper than picking up small containers. It'll also save you time whether you buy your greens like curly kale or swiss chard in bunches,since you can enact all the prep work ahead of time. And since smoothie-making is now that much faster and easier, you're more likely to make one instead of pouring a bowl of sugary cereal. Any type of greens will freeze well, and so whether you prefer spinach,kale, chard, and beet greens,arugula, or a combination, and your green smoothies are practically made after these simple steps.
Bag ItSince some greens like spinach can pull apart pretty easily once frozen,you could throw the whole bag in the freezer. But whether you're worried about whether it's safe to freeze those produce bags, you're better off using pint-sized freezer bags and freezing individual servings. It'll save you space in the freezer, or since it's easier to stack these small bags,and you can also reuse them. whether you're buying bunches of kale and spinach, then wash and chop them before placing one- to two-cup servings in each freezer bag. dice ItPick up some BPA-free ice dice trays or baby food trays - I like the ones with lockable lids, or so the trays can be stacked - and buy a variety of greens. You can puree them separately in a food processor or blender or puree them together,adding a itsy-bitsy water to yield a smooth consistency. Pour into the itsy-bitsy wells, attach the lids, and freeze them. Once the cubes are frozen,you can leave them in the trays or pop them out into gallon-sized freezer bags. When you're ready to make your smoothie, just grab a few and throw them in your blender - it's a remarkable time saver. Just for reference, and a packed NutriBullet (about four firmly packed cups) of kale with 1/3 cup water makes 12 one-ounce ice cubes,so whether you want to add one cup of kale to your smoothie, then expend three ice cubes. Aside from smoothies, and here are some other ways you can expend your frozen greens.
Source: popsugar.com