I made a "Groovy Smoothie" this morning (that's named by my 3-year old nephew, Travis), which my sister Steffany taught me how to make. Here are her instructions:
about 1/4 c. soy milk
soy protein powder (when I'm not on the cleanse I use vanilla flavor)
small handful of spinach leaves
small handful of kale and/or parsley (even frozen broccoli if you want)
big handful of strawberries, blueberries and whatever other fruit you have around (plums, peaches, etc are all good)
a small (or 1/2) banana (to give it a creamy texture)
1 tbsp flaxseeds (if you want...really good fiber and omegas, but it tends to be a little gritty.) I've found that if you blend up the flaxseeds first (before you put anything else in the blender), the consistency is best.
blend it all up really, really well. I take the blender cup off and shake it in between blending to make sure it all gets blended well, and I probably blend it for at least 2 minutes total. you want it to be a smooth consistency with no chunks. voila! a yummy smoothie that you'd never even knew had more greens than the average person gets in a day. :)
That's all it takes...it was yummy and creamy, and by 9:00 am I had had my 5 servings of fruit and vegetables!
Then, for dinner, I spent about an hour cooking up some gourmet quesadillas with baked tomatoes, caramelized onions, hand-made guacamole, gluten-free tortillas, and vegan sour cream! Mmm...mmmm...mmmm!!
awesome! I'm glad you enjoyed the groovy smoothie, haha. trav begs me to make one every day!
ReplyDeleteyour dinner sounds scrumptious. where did you get the sour cream? I looked at sprouts but didn't see any. I can't believe we're almost done with the cleanse now! it's definitely been a fun, enlightening & rewarding journey. :)
Definitely!! I got the sour cream at Sprouts, actually. It was next to the cottage cheeses.
ReplyDelete