Maybe you have seen the deliverable smoothies, all prepared for you just to pop out of the freezer and get blended. Time saving, no fuss and no mess seems ideal right? Then you discover it amounts to a minimum of $240/month for this service and you could use that money for so many more time saving, or better yet, enjoyable self care things.

Unfortunately, after a couple weeks of the messy prep work and grocery shopping the time between smoothies gets greater and greater. That’s where I (hopefully) come in to inspire you. The above account is a non-fiction tale of my actual last 6 months, until I decided to PREP MYSELF FOR SUCCESS. In this case; make it easier to consistently create and enjoy more homemade smoothies.

Enter the Ball Mason Jar freezer cups. I use the 8oz and 10oz sizes, filled with my greens and fruit of choice. In the summer you could visit local farmer’s markets to stock up on fresh produce, but I love the convenience of frozen organic goods. Of course you still need to add your liquid of choice (oat or cashew milk for me), fresh banana or avocado, cacao nibs, flax seeds or maybe collagen protein.

A large bag of frozen spinach, two small bags of berries and a small bag of kale produced 12 servings for my freezer. If you add in the cost of your milk choice and extras, they are still coming in under $3.00 a smoothie! The cost is not the only incentive, but also the convenience of it being in your freezer ready to go. I know it may not seem like it would be such a big game changer, but it has been for me. One Sunday of prep work gives me two weeks of ‘at the ready’ smoothies, insuring I don’t skip meals or snack on awful empty filler food.

Give it a try and let me know if it helped you, too…

Bee

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