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Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Sweet Potato Apple Smoothie with Ginger Root - Surprisingly delicious, and of course, another full meal well balanced nutritious smoothie

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In a blender add:

Wash and remove any bad spots for all fruits and vegetables.

about 1/8 ounce of Ginger Root

1 orange Sweet Potato or Yam (cut into small pieces)

2 large cored Apples (do not remove the skin)

1 cup Old Fashioned Rolled Oats or Rolled Barley

1 cup Almond, Cashew, Soy, or Dairy Milk

2 cups water

1 scoop vanilla protein powder

Stevia to taste (I'll add about 1/2 cup powdered stevia) or sucralose

Add ice, a little at a time, blend, then add more then blend.  Blend until very smooth.





Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Zesty Lemon Ginger Smoothie with balanced full meal deal

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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.


2 lemons (pealed)
1 ounce ginger root (washed with any bad parts removed)
1 orange yam or sweet potato (washed with any bad parts removed)
1 cup water
Stevia or sucralose to taste
Ice
Blend well

Monday, May 29, 2017

Simple Blueberry Smoothie: another balanced full meal deal

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Add in a blender
2 cups blueberries
2 large or 3 medium carrots
1 cup rolled oats or rolled barley
1 cup almondsoycashew, or dairy milk
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
1 cup water
stevia or sucralose to taste

Add ice and blend well
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Strawberry Rhubarb Chocolate Smoothie another balanced full meal deal


In a blender add:
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1 cup rolled oats or rolled barley
1 cup almond, soy, cashew, or dairy milk
2 1/2 cups strawberries
2 cups rhubarb pieces
1 tablespoon baking chocolate (optional)
1 tablespoon virgin organic coconut oil
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
2 large or 3 medium carrots
1 cup water
stevia or sucralose to taste

Blend

Add ice

Blend well until smooth

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.


Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Ice-Cream (substitute) any flavor. No sugar, no fat, no gluten, no dairy. Really good and nutritious. (Sneaky Nutrition)

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.

At this point, if you wish you may add additional flavoring such as:
1 banana
1/2 cup strawberries
1/2 cup blueberries
1/2 cup raspberries
1/2 peach cut into small pieces
2 tablespoons dutch baking chocolate
Nuts
Or you may mix these, such as chocolate and nuts etc.
or extract such as licorice or anise

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.

Caramel topping:
In a blender mix well:
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
1 cored apple
1/4 cup almond or cashew butter
1/4 cup shredded zucchini



Monday, April 10, 2017

Peanut-butter Cookies: No Sugar and Gluten Free

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Pour into a blender or food processor:

1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1/2 cup virgin organic coconut oil, butter, or olive oil
blend well

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.



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