Licorice smoothie, healthy, delicious, and nutritious, no sugar

In a blender add:
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup milk, I prefer almond
1 scoop protein, I prefer pea
1 tablespoon anise
1 tablespoon chi seed
1/2 cup stevia
Cucumber, either English or Armenian, about 4" (washed)
3 cups blueberries, either fresh or frozen (washed)
2 cups water
blend well
add ice
blend well

Eggnog no-sugar full-balanced smoothie 4 Jenni

In a blender add
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1/2 cup pasteurized powdered eggs OR 2 scoops vanilla protein, pea is best
1 cup almond milk
2 cups water
1 tbs nutmeg
1 tbs vanilla
2 stalks celery (washed)
about 4" English or Armenian cucumber (washed)
1 - 2 bananas
1/2 cup stevia
blend very well
add ice and blend well

Dark Chocolate Brazil Nut no-sugar, Bonita's Bark

Slowly heat 1/3 cup virgin coconut oil until fully melted
place in food processor
add 1 cup shelled Brazil nuts
add 1/4 - 1/3 cup Dutch baking chocolate
add 1/2 to 3/4 cup stevia
Blend
Pour onto flat surface, such a a flat pan with wax paper or a large plastic/Tupperware type container with a large flat surface.
Refrigerate for a couple hours.
Serve in pieces cool.

Amy's no-sugar, no-cinnamon, pumpkin pie

Mix
1 29 oz can pumpkin
1 cup of honey or 1 1/2 cups stevia
1 tsp ground cardamon, Arabic if you have it available
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp salt
4 large eggs
2 12oz cans condensed milk
(optional ingredient:  for a more traditional taste, add 1 - 2 tsp cinnamon)
pour into three deep dish pie shells
place in oven preheated to 400 degrees and bake for one hour, or until you can put a knife in the middle and it comes out clean.

Cherry Chocolate Zucchini, healthy smoothie with vegan option

Use the searches to the right for health and cognitive benefits

My wife liked this... must be amazing

1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1 cup milk, I prefer almond milk
2 cups water
2 cups zucchini (you can shred to know the amount... or just guess)
2 1/2 cups sweet cherries, pits removed
4-5 tablespoon Dutch baking chocolate
1/2 cup stevia
1 scoop protein, I prefer pea
blend well
add ice
blend well

About 695 calories.  Add chi seed for more calories and energy

SUGAR FREE PUMPKIN PIE RECIPE

Pumpkin Pie * Thanksgiving Menu Series * Episode 7 (Sugar Free)

KETO PUMPKIN PIE | SUGAR FREE PUMPKIN PIE RECIPE | Thanksgiving Keto Recipes

SUGAR-FREE QUICK AND EASY APPLE PIE

Homemade Sugar-Free Apple Pie Filling - Akram's Ideas Ep. 2-26

No Sugar Apple Pie - Guilt Free Dessert!

Pear smoothie for extra energy, cognitive health, and food security. Vegan option

Put the ingredients individually in the search engines to the right for health and/or cognitive benefits.

In a blender add:
2 large pears.  Washed and with the stem removed from both ends.  You may also remove the core if you wish.
2 large carrots
1 stalk celery
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats.  Rolled brown rice, barley, or wheat, can also be used.
1 cup milk.  I prefer almond milk.
1 scoop protein powder.  I prefer pea.
1 tablespoon chi seeds
2 cups water
blend well
add either:
1/3 cup stevia
or
1/3 cup maple syrup
blend well
add ice
blend well

between (about) 883 calories and 1149 calories

Pineapple coconut jicama, another insanely healthy food security smoothie

In a stout blender add:

1 cup old fashioned rolled oats

1 cup almond milk

2 cups water

½ cup no-sugar coconut flakes

1 large, washed portabella mushroom

1 small jicama with the skin removed and cut into small pieces

1 20 oz can pineapple chunks or bits, in its own juice (include the juice)

I scoop protein powder, I prefer pea

½ cup stevia

Blend well

Add ice

Blend well

About 1628 calories

This smoothie may be a stark dietary change for some.  If you try this, just try a little at a time and drink through the day.

Sweet potato maple peach smoothie

Click on the links for health or cognitive benefits
In a blender add:
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats     health     cognitive
1/2 cup pure maple syrup     health     cognitive
1 cup milk, I prefer almond     health     cognitive
2 cups water
1 sweet potato/yam (orange).  Wash and remove any bad parts.  You can cut it up and add it raw or cook it.  I pierced it all the way through with a knife and microwaved mine for 6 minutes.  Sweet potatoes/yams change had they impact gut microbes depending on if they are cooked or not.     health     cognitive
1 can 1 14.5 oz can (no sugar or syrup added) peaches     health     cognitive
1 scoop protein, I prefer pea     health     cognitive
1 tablespoon chia seed     health     cognitive
blend well
add ice
blend well

approximately 1191 calories

Meatloaf: Very good with lots of sneaky nutrition

I do not eat much meat and it is rare that I eat red meat.  Here is one of those very rare exceptions.
Click on links for health and cognitive benefits 
In a large bowl
3 lbs ground beef
1/2 cup dried onion     health     cognitive
1 cup mushrooms, finely chopped     health     cognitive
2 cups old fashioned rolled oats     health     cognitive
2 cups baby spinach, finely chopped     health     cognitive
1 cup celery, chopped     health     cognitive
2 15 oz cans tomato sauce     health     cognitive
1/4 cup chi seed     health     cognitive
1/4 cup flax seed     health     cognitive
6 eggs     health     cognitive
1/2 cup pure maple syrup     health     cognitive

Mix well.  I find it easier to mix with clean hands

Place into bread pans and then place into an oven, preheated to 400 degrees for 1 hour.

Allow to cool.  Best served fresh.  You can eat it just as it is or add a sauce, such as ketchup.
Leftovers can be heated in the microwave and it can be frozen for latter use.

Apple-Maple smoothie with cognitive and energy boost

In a blender:
2 large apples, washed and with the cores removed.  (Leave skin on apples)
1 sweet potato/yam (orange) raw, cut into small pieces with any bad parts removed
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1 cup milk, I prefer almond
1 scoop vanilla protein, I prefer pea
2 cups water
1/4 cup chia seeds
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
blend well
add ice
blend well

Apple Spinach smoothie with pumpkin spice - very good!

In a blender:
2 large apples, washed and cored
4 packed cups spinach, washed well
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1 cup milk, I prefer almond
1 scoop protein, I prefer pea
1/2 cup stevia
1 avocado with the peal and seed removed
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
2 cups water
blend well
add ice
blend well
approximately 957 calories

Apple turnip smoothie

In a blender
1 small turnip, washed and with both ends cut out and any bad spots removed.  Cut into small pieces
2 large apples, cored and cut into small pieces.
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup milk, I prefer almond
1/4 cup chia seed
1/4 cup walnuts
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 large carrot, washed, cut up, and with the ends removed.
2 cups water
1/2 cup stevia
1 scoop vanilla protein, I prefer pea
blend well

add ice and blend well again

Wassail smoothie - very healthy, good energy, no alcohol... of course

In a blender
2 oranges
2 large apples, wash and remove the core.  Keep the skin. (types of apples will affect taste)
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1 cup milk, I prefer almond
2 cups water
1 scoop protein, I prefer pea
1 tablespoon chia seeds
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon cloves, not ground
2 large carrots, washed and cut into smaller pieces
blend well
add ice and blend well again

about 150 calories

Pumpkin Pie Smoothie. Incredibly nutritious. Vegan if you wish. Very good.

In a blender:
2 cups mashed, cooked, pumpkin (can be from a can if you wish)
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1 cup milk, I prefer almond
1 scoop vanilla protein, I prefer pea
2 large apples (the type of apply will affect the taste)
1 tablespoon chia seed
1 tablespoon flax seed
1 tablespoon quinoa
1/2 teaspoon cardamon
1 - 2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice
1/2 cup stevia (more for taste if you wish)
blend well
add ice
blend well
approximately 998 calories
You can drink for breakfast or save some for lunch

Pumpkin pie smoothie with energy boost

In a blender add:
2 large apples (Wash and remove core.  I prefer yellow delicious or granny smith for this)
1 sweet potato (Orange, sometimes called yam.  Wash and remove any bad parts.  Do not cook or peel.  Cut into small pieces.)
1 cup milk, I prefer almond
1/4 cup chia seed
1/4 cup flax seed
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1/2 cup stevia
1-2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice
2 cups water
1 scoop protein, I prefer pea
blend well
add ice and blend well

About 1,187 calories

You may make this the evening before and just add ice in the morning.  You may want to drink it all for breakfast or drink part for breakfast and leave the rest for lunch.

Weight-loss miracle shake with protein and energy boost

In a blender:
1 tablespoon uncooked quinoa
2 large bananas
2 large carrots (washed, ends removed, cut into smaller pieces)
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1 tablespoon virgin organic coconut oil
2 tablespoons dutch baking chocolate
2 tablespoons natural peanut butter (no sugar)
1 cup milk, I prefer almond
1 scoop protein, I prefer pea
1/2 cup stevia
2 cups water
blend well
add ice
blend well

approximately 1220 calories
you can make the night before and add ice and blend in the morning
you can drink it for breakfast or drink part for breakfast and save the rest for lunch

Jasmine's delicious stuffed summer squash

2 large patty pan or 1 large zucchini  squash

2 tbsp olive oil

2-3 green onions, finely chopped

½ yellow onion chopped

3       cloves garlic minced

5       mushrooms finely chopped

1/3-1/2 cup parsley chopped fine

1 box of fried vermicelli fried rice/with seasoning packet

1       cup cooked brown rice

3 cups water

6 tablespoons chicken or vegetable broth

3-4 cups fresh greens (spinach or beet greens)

½ Cup Parmesan cheese

Salt and Pepper to taste

Wash and slice squash in half length-wise so you have 2 halves looking like a flying saucer or boat. 

Put them in a large pan, cover with water, a little salt and bring to a boil. 

Turn temp down to med or less until squash is just tender and a fork can go through. Take squash and put it in a colander to drain. 

When it is done draining put the one of the halves on a plate and scoop out the insides and do the same to the other side. Mash the pulp.

Take a large frying pan.  

Put 1 1/2  Tbsp olive oil in the pan. 

When oil is heated add vermicelli and cook according to the directions on the box.  As it starts to brown add all onion, garlic and cook for about 2 min. then add all the mushrooms and the parsley and continue to cook until onion is tender.

Take a large pot and put 3 cups water and 6 tbsp of chicken or vegetable broth in the pot.  

Add the vermicelli and veggies to the pot.  

Add the cup of cooked brown rice and the fried rice seasoning packet from the box. 

Bring to a boil and lower heat and cook till water is cooked out and the rice is done. Stir so as not to burn.  

Add chopped greens and ½ cup Parmesan cheese and the mashed squash.  

Cook stirring until greens are wilted. Take off the stove and set aside.

This is your filling for each half of the squash.

Put the filling in and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

You may add questions below.

Pineapple spinach vegan energy smoothie

In a blender

1 cup old fashioned rolled oats

1 cup Milk, I prefer almond

4 packed baby spinach, washed

2 1/2 cups pineapple chunks, include the core if fresh

1 scoop vanilla protein, I prefer pea protein

1/4 cup chia seeds

1/2 cup stevia

2 cups water

blend well

add Ice

blend well

Optional

½ teaspoon cloves, ground

And/or

½ teaspoon cardamom, ground

blend well

approximately 935 calories

Susan's sweet energy peach smoothie

In a blender add:
2 large sweet peaches (washed and seeds removed)
4 cups (packed) baby spinach (washed)
1/4 cup chia seed
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1 cup milk (I prefer almond)
1/3 to 1/2 cup stevia
1 scoop vanilla protein powder (I prefer pea protein)
2 cups water
blend well
add ice
blend well

about 895 calories

Licorice ice dream - no sugar, vegan

In a blender or food processor add:
2 cups frozen blueberries
1/2 cup milk (I prefer almond milk)
1/2 scoop vanilla protein (I prefer pea)
1 teaspoon (or to taste) anise
Blend well
Enjoy

Peach spinach smoothie

In a large blender add:
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
2 large washed peaches with the seeds removed
4 packed cups spinach
1 cup almond milk
1 scoop vanilla protein
1/2 cups stevia (or to taste)
Blend well
Add ice
Blend well

Spinach Mint Smoothie

In large blender
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup milk, I prefer almond milk
1 scoop protein powder, I prefer pea protein
1/2 cup stevia
4 cups fresh spinach (washed)
1/2 cup fresh mint (washed)
2 apples, washed and cored  (I prefer either yellow delicious or granny smith)
1 avocado with skin and seed removed
2 cups cold water.
Blend well
Add ice
Blend well

Bonita's Garden Pie: Delicious and easy to make. Best served hot!

I recommend purchasing two deep dish pie crusts; however, you can make your own if you wish.  You may actually need three.

Chop one small cabbage and
Two large onions.
Lightly saute both
Place in a large bowl

Add one cup fresh dill and (you can substitute the fresh dill with 2 tablespoons of dried)
one cup fresh parsley
also finely chopped.

Add one pound shredded mozzarella cheese
Six large eggs, and
One teaspoon crushed red pepper

Mix well
Pour into pic crusts

Place into a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until you can put a table knife in and pull it out clean.

Enjoy.

Strawberry Rhubarb smoothie with chocolate and chia

Click on ingredients for health information.

1 cup old fashioned rolled oats

1 cup milk, I prefer almond

2 cups water

2 cups rhubarb, cut into small pieces

1 scoop pea protein

4 cups frozen strawberries

2 large carrots

½ cup stevia

2 tbs Dutch baking chocolate

¼ cup chia seeds

Blend well

Great for energy and regularity.

About 1105 calories

Brown Rice, Bean, and Vegetable soup (super health)

Click on ingredients for health benefits.
This has a great deal of variability.  You choose what vegetables and how much.
Pour into a large pot:
1 cup brown rice
1 cup dried beans (Any kind of your preference.  The taste and health benefits will vary slightly depending on the type of bean.  Use the specialized search engine to the right for specific information for the type of bean you choose.)
Add 7 cups of water.
Soak overnight.
Next day:
Using a strainer (you can also use a plate or lid placed on top of the pot) pour the excess water out, leaving the brown rice and beans in the pot.
Add 10 cups water and bring the beans and rice to a boil.  Place a lid on the pot and set a timer for 15 minutes.
Add:
1 can broth (of your choice)
1 can of either green beans or whole kernel corn.
Have available vegetables you have already washed and cut up.
If you use carrots, wash, cut off the ends, but do not peel.
If you use potatoes, wash, cut out any bad parts, but do not peel.
If you use summer squash, wash, cut off the ends, do not peel.
I like to add:
Summer squash
Onion (remove the outside of the onion)
Peppers (remove the end)
Garlic
Green tomatoes from the garden if I have them.  (Ripe tomatoes are not as good in this as pre-ripe tomatoes. I prefer to use roma.)  You can also use the hardest tomatoes you can find in the store.
Spinach
Potato
Cabbage
You may want to add other vegetables.  Continue to periodically stir the pot and allow to boil.  It is best to add the hardest vegetables first and the softest last.  Make sure everything is cut up into small pieces so it will cook easily, but the harder vegetables tend to take longer.
For seasoning add:
1 tablespoon salt.  You can add less, but no more.  I don't use a lot of salt.  My wife prefers sea salt.
1 tablespoon cumin seed.  You can vary for taste
Crushed red pepper, to taste
Vegetable flakes, to taste
Add ingredients such as spinach and cilantro right the end as you are turning the stove off.
After all the ingredients have been added (note, you will likely need a big pot and most may be saved in the refrigerator or freezer for later)  turn off, stir and allow to simmer.
This is a wonderfully healthy soup.  In the summer, I prefer to just barely warm or eat cold.

How to Get Rid of Arm Flab and Tone Your Arms

How to Lose Arm Fat In 7 Days: Slim Arms Fast!

3 Moves to Tone Your Triceps

Super Strawberry plus Rhubarb Full Meal Smoothie (helps regularity)

Click on ingredients for health benefits.
Add to a stout/robust blender:
2 stalks rhubarb, washed and cut into small pieces
4 cups frozen strawberries
1 cup rolled oats or rolled barley
1/2 cup stevia
2 large carrots, washed with the very ends removed.  Wash well, do not peel.
1 cup milk, I prefer almond milk
1 scoop protein, I prefer pea
2 cups water
Blend well

This is great for breakfast.  You can drink at one meal or save some for lunch.  This may be especially helpful for individuals who tend to be constipated.

Note: if you are cutting your own rhubarb, as soon as you cut the stalk, remove the leaf.

How to Do Leg Lifts

Planking 101

This Happens to Your Stomach Fat When You Plank - 6 Good Reasons Why You Should Do Plank Daily

Banana Peanut-butter Chocolate Ice Dream

Banana Peanut-butter Chocolate Ice Dream

Best to use a food processor, but a blender can be used.

Place in a food processor or blender

Three frozen bananas cut into small pieces (it may be easier to cut the bananas into small pieces before freezing)

1/2 milk, I prefer almond milk

1/2 cup stevia in the raw

1/2 scoop vanilla protein, I prefer pea

1 tablespoon natural peanut-butter  (you can get Adam's peanut-butter, another natural no-sugar peanut-butter,  or the fresh ground from Winco)

1 tablespoon Dutch baking chocolate.

Blend really well.  

Enjoy

Energy boost sweet potato apple pie smoothie (full meal deal)

Click on the ingredients for health benefits.

In a good solid blender add

1 Sweet potato, Dark Orange (Remove any bad spots but leave the skin, wash well and cut into small pieces.)  Click here for cognitive benefits 

1 cup old fashioned rolled oats Click here for cognitive benefits 

1 cup milk, I prefer almond Click here for cognitive benefits 

1 scoop protein, I prefer pea Click here for cognitive benefits 

1/8 cup chia seeds Click here for cognitive benefits 

2 large washed and cored apples, I prefer either yellow delicious or granny smith Click here for cognitive benefits 

½ cup stevia Click here for cognitive benefits 

2 cups water Click here for cognitive benefits 

1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice Click here for cognitive benefits 

Blend really well

Add ice and blend well again

Approximately 967 calories

6 Shocking Benefits of Waking Up at 5:30 AM

The Shocking POWER of Waking Up Early

Wake Up at 5 AM - Amazing Benefits of Waking Up Early

Asparagus recipes on youtube

Click here for youtube videos of asparagus recipes

Sweet Potato Apple (Pumpkin Pie) smoothie

In a sturdy blender add:
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1 sweet potato (Some will call them yams.  You will wash thoroughly, remove any bad spots but leave the skin.  Cut into small pieces)
2 large cored apples.  Wash well.  I prefer yellow delicious or granny smith.
1 cup milk.  I prefer almond milk
1 scoop vanilla protein.  I prefer pea protein.
1/2 cup stevia in the raw
2 cups water
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
Blend well
Add ice and blend again.
Enjoy

Cognitive boost full meal smoothie

As with all smoothies on this site, it's best to rotate recipes.  I would recommend not making and drinking this smoothie more than every other day.
Anytime I hear an advertisement and a product will create significant cognitive boost in minutes or even days, it raises red flags for me and I am concerned about possible side-effects.  While this may help many, as it does me, I would expect to realize benefits over two or three weeks of drinking this smoothie every other day.  You can use the special search engines to the right to search for both health benefits and cognitive benefits of individual ingredients.
Wash vegetables well.  Cut off the very ends of the celery and carrots and discard.  You may also want to cut them into smaller pieces for easier blending.  Peel and discard the peel from the bananas, of course.
Click on the ingredient for health benefits.
In a large stout blender, add:
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats Click here for cognitive benefits 
2 large bananas Click here for cognitive benefits 
about 3 inches of an English cucumber Click here for cognitive benefits 
2 large carrots Click here for cognitive benefits 
1 stalk of celery Click here for cognitive benefits 
1/4 cup walnuts Click here for cognitive benefits 
1/3 cup frozen or fresh cranberries or 1/4 cup dried cranberries (no added sugar) Click here for cognitive benefits 
1 cup milk, I prefer almond milk Click here for cognitive benefits 
4 tablespoons dutch baking chocolate Click here for cognitive benefits 
1 tablespoon Ceylon cinnamon Click here for cognitive benefits 
1 tablespoon turmeric Click here for cognitive benefits 
1 scoop protein powder (I prefer pea protein) Click here for cognitive benefits 
1/2 teaspoon cardamon Click here for cognitive benefits 
1/2 large sheet seaweed or 2 small sheets (about 4" by 8" total) Click here for cognitive benefits 
1/3 cup stevia in the raw Click here for cognitive benefits 
1 tablespoon virgin organic coconut oil Click here for cognitive benefits 
2 cups water Click here for cognitive benefits 
blend
add ice
blend

You can drink in one meal or leave some for another meal

My favorite berry is marionberry.  Recently my wife saw a small container of dried mulberry and mistaking it for marionberry, bought it for me.  I used it in this smoothie in lieu of the dried cranberries.  It was quite good and when I looked it up, there were surprising health benefits of mulberry.  I used about 3/4 cups.  It was darker and grittier and definitely gave it a different taste, but it was good.
Click here for health benefits.
Click here for cognitive benefits.

Healthy Banana Oatmeal Pancakes

3 Healthy Oatmeal Recipes For Weight Loss