31 Days of Green Recap

It was a fun 31 Days of Green. I definitely learned a few things that I would like to share. You can also find a link to each day below.

What I Learned...

1) We don’t normally eat such a variety of food.

The top ‘greens’ in our house are spinach, avocado, and kale. I had to go out of my way to include 31 different varieties, but it was a fun challenge.

2) Roasting is the tastiest way to prepare greens.

Though I normally sauté, we actually decided that all of the greens we roasted tasted much better that way. It is our new favorite way to eat greens.

3) Blogging everyday is hard!

I have a new respect for all of the bloggers out there. Taking pictures, coming up with recipes, and typing this up is a lot more time consuming than I realized. Next time I commit to a time challenge I think I will definitely have some posts prepared in advance for those busy nights.

4) How to cook an artichoke.

I had never actually prepared artichoke before this so I had to look up how to cook it.

5) Getting ‘green’ in everyday isn’t hard.

I was happy to see that it was easy for us to eat some type of green everyday, it wasn’t always different, but spinach and eggs were pretty much always on the menu.


Day 1: Collard Greens (Sautéed Collard Greens)
Day 2: Fennel (Raw Fennel Salad)
Day 3: Wakame (Wakame Miso Kettle Soup)
Day 4: Kale (Kale and Creamy 'Noodles')
Day 5: Spinach (Green Eggs and Yam)
Day 6: Green Tea
Day 7 & 8: Spirulina and Chlorella
Day 9: Broccoli (Garlic Roasted Broccoli) 
Day 10: Swiss Chard (Braised Turnip and Chard)
Day 11: Arugula (Arugula Salad)
Day 12: Cabbage (Marinated Cabbage Salad)
Day 13: Lettuce (Lettuce Wraps)
Day 14: Hemp Seeds (Hemp Milk/Creamy Apricot Hemp Milk)
Day 15: Green Peas (Curry Pea Dip/Green Curry Quiche)
Day 16: Bok Choy (Baby Bok Choy Fried Rice)
Day 17: Cilantro (Cilantro Freezer Sauce)
Day 18: Avocado 
Day 19: Kiwi (Iron Woman Smoothie)
Day 20: Celery (Chicken on a Log)
Day 21: Zucchini (Zucchini Lasagna) 
Day 22: Tomatillo (Tomatillo Salsa Verde)
Day 23: Cucumber (Spicy Marinated Cucumbers with Minty Beef)
Day 24: Green Apple (Almond Apple Pie)
Day 25: Asparagus (Coconut Battered Asparagus Spears)
Day 26: Brussel Sprouts (Lemon Pepper Brussel Sprouts)
Day 27: Leeks (Early Spring Harvest Soup)
Day 28 & 29: Artichoke (Blooming Artichoke Dip)
Day 30: Limes
Day 31: Beet Greens