Smoothie of the week: blueberry whatever

When I was on my business trip to Lake Charles, the only thing I missed as much as Mark and our Tempur-Pedic was my smoothie supply.  I threw this one together on Saturday in an effort to use up some stuff.  Blueberry isn’t the dominant flavor, just the dominant color:

When Mark makes smoothies, they are always green or brown.  I told him that sometimes I see him putting in so much spinach that I wonder how there will be any room for GOOD stuff. :)  When I’m driving the blender, a handful is enough to make me feel virtuous for the day!

Contents: a handful of spinach, half of a small avocado (peeled), a banana, a couple very large chunks of pineapple, a cup and a half or so of papaya, a couple handfuls of frozen blueberries, a couple cups of frozen mixed fruit, and a longish pour of milk.  The frozen mixed fruit came from a gigantic bag of HEB’s own brand, containing peach slices, cantaloupe, pineapple, strawberries, and grapes.  I didn’t add any ice since so much of the fruit was frozen, and ended up with one pint glass and one Camelbak bottle’s worth.  Drank the former, froze the latter and had it today for breakfast.

I know my directions are imprecise, but I duplicated it the next day without worrying too much about proportions and it was just as good.  I always blend what looks like enough, taste it, and decide whether to add more of anything.  I have to admit that it makes the engineer and the baker in me a little nervous to just throw things in so willy-nilly, but it works!