Veggies for Breakfast

The last thing I want to eat for breakfast is veggies!  However, I have been overloading on fruit and need to replace some of the fruit I eat with something.  I usually can't stomach meat in the morning and am getting tired of oatmeal and eggs, so that leaves veggies!  I have been told by a number of health nuts that eating veggies for breakfast is great for your body, so what do I have to lose right?  Except...veggies first thing in the morning?  No thanks.  Now, I doubt I'll ever be able to handle steamed broccoli or sauteed kale in the morning like the health nuts assure me that I will.  However, I can attempt to work veggies in creatively. 

Yesterday I posted the juice concoction of carrot and apple juice mixed together.  This is delicious and a good way to get extra vitamin A in the morning.  I have a juicer but it's at my parent's house so I haven't been juicing my own carrots, instead I buy a bottle of carrot juice at the store.

I also have been eating a lot of pumpkin yogurt in the morning, though I think pumpkin is technically a fruit. 

I have also been making a lot of "green monster" smoothies.  These are also sometimes referred to as green machine smoothies (but are not the same thing as Naked Juice's Green Machine).  There are some great recipes out there, try these sites:
http://greenmonstermovement.com/?page_id=39
http://annies-eats.net/2011/05/02/green-monster-smoothies/
http://thechiclife.com/2011/07/green-monster-smoothies-101-basic-recipe.html

In the morning, as I am always running late, I like to keep it simple.  So, a simple green smoothie is perfect.  So, here's what you do.  Fill a blender with 1/2-3/4 full of kale, spinach, or a combo of both.  This is a lot of greens here!  More than most recipes call for but it works, trust me!  I add a 1/2 cup of soy milk, a 1/2 cup of my dad's homemade apple cider (apple juice would probably be fine), a handful of blueberries, and a 1/2 of a banana.

Give it a whirl!  Sometimes (like this morning) I won't have enough liquid to properly puree the mixture, so I just add in some water to get it going.  I think it depends on how much liquid is in your other ingredients.  When your mixture is completely smooth, pour away and drink!

Yes, it looks gross, I know!  The blueberries and greens combo gives it a weird color.  It is so good though!  And a great way to add some veggies into your morning routine.