Ingredients
1. 1 scoop TLS Vanilla Nutrition Powder
2. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3. 1/4 cup whole cashews
4. 1 cup cashew milk
5. 1/2 cup skim milk
6. 2 tablespoons whole chia seeds
Recipe
1. Its a smoothie. Put it in a blender.
As we move into another Detox cycle (for those of you playing at home, please email Emily before you use these recipes) these will be some of the ways that I will be accomplishing my goal. I will be trying to eat/drink 10 cups of the 14 cups of veggies that I will be consuming every day during the week of 1/5/15 to 1/11/15. So I have come up with the following to make things easier on myself.
Green Dream (adjusted)
The total for this smoothie ends up being 3 cups veg, 1 cup fruit, best to drink in the AM or early in the day. Fruits are best early in the day due to glycemic control.
Breakfast Smoothie
The total for this smoothie ends up being 3 cups of veg, 1 cup fruit and contains cocoa which is known to be a metabolic mood stabilizer. However, there is not enough in this replace any kind of pharmaceutical mood stabilizer. In fact, the research is incomplete as to whether the amount you would have to take to noticeably increase mood would outweigh the negative of having an acidotic body environment.
“Shut up and Choke it down” Smoothie
This smoothie does not taste good, but the taste will grow on you if you like vegetables. However, it will provide a ton of benefits in the middle of the day and you can eat a piece of fruit (1/2 banana or 1 whole peeled orange) immediately afterward to get the taste out of your mouth. It contains 4 cups of veg, 2 bowel assisting agents, and enough fiber to correct any problem you might be having in your colon that fiber can fix. The benefits of this smoothie are huge and bowel centered. Please try it and tell me what you think. I will be drinking this once per day during the entire week.
Emily has been creating some very interesting and good combinations for more smoothies. Pictures are unnecessary as they end up either green, yellow or orangish with small specks in them. No one needs a picture of that.
Fruit & Spinach Smoothie
1. 1/2 a navel orange, peeled
2. 1/2 a medium banana, peeled
3. 1 cup of spinach
4. 2 ounces of aloe vera juice
5. 3/4 cup of almond milk
For best results, freeze your oranges first.
Mega Veg Smoothie
1. 1-1/2 cups of spinach
2. 2 ounces of aloe vera juice
3. 3 medium celery stalks
4. 1/2 apple peeled
5. 2 tablespoons of date paste
6. 1/2 cucumber seeded and peeled
7. 1/2 cup coconut milk
Sometimes I Miss Florida Smoothie
1. 1 whole orange peeled and chunked
2. 1 cup pineapple peeled and chunked
3. 1 cup of coconut milk
4. 1/2 tablespoon ground ginger
5. 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
6. 1/2 banana peeled
7. 1 lime peeled and wedged
For best results, freeze the oranges, limes and pineapples
Sorry for being away. I have been busy.
There are no pictures to go with these recipes, simply because I usually am too busy stuffing these down my gullet to stop and take a picture. Plus, we have ugly glasses.
Chocolate Covered Almond Smoothie
1. 3oz coconut milk
2. 3oz skim milk
3. 3oz of frozen water (also known as “ice”)
4. 1tblspoon unsweetened baking cocoa
5. 1 scoop of vanilla flavored protein shake/nutrition shake (I use the TLS Vanilla for this, but any brand vanilla will work fine)
6. 1.5tblspoons of almond butter
Blend the hell out of this. We do it in a single serving cup with our Ninja and blend on “single serving” for about 40 seconds. The wait is worth it. Great for breakfast and if you need a desserty type thing and its snack time. If you look at the ingredients, there is no added sugar, the coconut milk and almond butter will trick you into thinking there is a lot more sweetness going on than there is. (Phase III)
Hawaiian Smoothie
1. 1oz coconut milk
2. 3oz frozen pineapple
3. 1 banana
4. 1/4 cup milk powder
5. tablespoon coconut flour
6. 1 peeled orange
7. 1 teaspoon ground ginger
8. 3oz plain water (you may not want to do this, but trust me you should. The coconut flour will turn this into paste if you do not make it thin enough in the beginning.
Blend the hell out of this as well. The coconut flour will turn this thick as much as you want, plus will reduce the smoothie will separate out later. I highly recommend frozen pineapple as the temperature of this is best served cold. Ice is difficult to use because of the coconut flour. The reasoning behind the coconut flour has to do with the fact that there is about 3gm of protein and 4gm of fiber in a single tablespoon. Use this with caution and be prepared to do it a couple of times before you get the hang of it. When it goes bad, it’s quite awful, but fun to give unsuspecting spouses with a sheepish grin. (Phase II-III)
The Green Smoothie
1. 3 stalks of celery
2. 3oz of cucumber
3. 3oz of spinach leaves
4. tablespoon ground ginger (minced fresh ginger is better, but I am not a chef, I work with what I got, and I gots ground ginger)
5. 1 banana
6. 1/4 cup milk powder
7. 2 pitted dates
8. 1 teaspoon of chia seeds
This one is an acquired taste. If you do not like vegetables, then you will hate this. But also, why are you looking at a blog about eating healthy? There is enough sweetness to make this work well but it will be loose and will be “fibrous” in feel. If you grew up hating tons of pulp in your juice, then this will probably not sit well with you. (Phase II)
These are just 3 of the ones in rotation in my life right now. Any suggestions for others, let me know. Did you try one and it was awful and I am lying about them, let me know that too.
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