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I did some research and came up with this smoothie specifically because I wanted to get some ginger in my diet. A little more lemon is a good thing too.
If you are new to my smoothies or really healthy eating, this is not one I would recommend trying first.
After finishing, Dahnaya kept asking for more. I was a bit surprised because it had a slightly sour taste due to the rhubarb. I like it a lot and it is super nutritious and delicious.
Ice-Cream (substitute) any flavor. No sugar, no fat, no gluten, no dairy. Really good.
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Boil on the stove, 1 cup water.
Add to a blender 1 cup boiling water.
Immediately add two packages gelatin. (I use Knox)
Holding the lid on tightly, blend briefly.
Immediately add 1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats and
2/3 cup potato flakes or potato buds and
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
Holding the lid on tightly, blend briefly.
Add 2/3 cup stevia or sucralose (you may want a little more or less according to taste)
Add 3 cups almond, soy, or cashew milk (unsweetened)
Add 1 scoop vanilla protein. (If you are making chocolate ice cream, add chocolate protein)
Blend well until completely pureed and frothy.
You can add the additional flavors two ways. You can add to the blender and blend them or you can pour the mixture into a bowl and just stir them in. Stirring them in will give you more chunky ice-cream. (Obviously if you want to stir in the banana you will need to cut it into small pieces.) You can also get the blocks of unsweetened baking chocolate and shave it with something like a potato peeler and stir the shavings into the ice-cream.
Put a lid on your mixture and put in the refrigerator over night. The next morning transfer to the freezer. You can serve in one to two hours. If you leave it in the freezer longer, you will need to allow time to thaw enough to dish out.
This gives you almost a complete fairly well balanced meal with the fruit added.
Typically I prefer to use stevia over sucralose but in this case I believe the sucralose is much better. The variation with blueberries is delicious.
If you are using a food processor you can add the following ingredients. If you are using a blender, pour the mixture into a bowl and use a mixer.
Add:
1/2 cup natural peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup stevia or truvia or honey
1/4 teaspoon salt
Mix well
Put dough in the refrigerator for 1 - 2 hours
Roll into balls (smaller than I did) and place on a cookie sheet. You may want to push them down a little with a fork to make lines in the dough and make it flatter.
Place in oven, preheated to 350 for 10 to 12 minutes. Allow to cool after removing from oven.
Cinnamon Raisin Oatmeal with Honey
Click on the links below for nutritional information. THE pickiest eater I know likes this. Most others LOVE it.
Add to a pan
2 1/2 cups water. Bring to a rolling boil.
1 1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1/2 cup raisins
1 tbs cinnamon (Ceylon cinnamon is best. If you use regular, use a little less)
1 tbs honey
Stir as you add. Continue to stir periodically. Bring back to a boil. Done.
