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New dietary twist

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Recently in conversation with a friend, I became persuaded (good word, huh!) to go onto a greens diet.  Realizing that I had a number of fresh vegetables probably going bad in my refrigerator, I started mixing up my brew.  Understand that I realize I'm lacking leafy greens and was happy with green vegetables in general like zucchini, celery, cucumbers which I already had.  I want to start growing microgreens so I can have fresh microgreens!  I learned to grow them last summer while visiting my sister and brother in law. Every mixture has been different based on what was in my fridge.  Here's what I included this morning:  Cucumber and broccoli Sage's apple sans seeds The rest of the celery About 1/4 cup chia seeds.  This is where a high powered blender such as a Vitamix becomes necessary because you need to get the omega-3 oil! Water to as high as I can add it without having it spurt over the sides.  I also added a tab...