Smoothies/Juices
Coconut Kefir
I’ve been reading a lot about bacteria balance within the body. Riveting, no…Useful, YES! Donna Gates, of the Body Ecology Diet, promotes the consumption of fermented foods to help the body digest and the immune system to work well. My first experiment with fermented foods (making them myself, that is) was the Almond Cheese. And …
Weekend Greens
This weekend I decided I would focus on ingesting more greens—-smoothies and juice. Right now, I’m not growing any wheatgrass—I have to buy more wheatberries, and to be completely honest, I’m way too busy right now to do anything extra (except I am watching Swiss Family Robinson right now with Matthew and Joey in preparation …
Evidence. Proof. Why Wouldn’t You Try This?
Petra’s sister introduced her 2 year-old son to green smoothies recently, and as a result, we have another kid-green-smoothie success story! How cool—another toddler ingesting more greens in the morning than many grown adults have throughout an entire day! Occasionally, I wonder what the point is of my job—it begins to feel a little fruitless …
Fit It In
Kristina and I have implemented a program called Fit It In, and it’s targeted toward getting people to move more—stretch and use muscles during the day (that don’t get used by just sitting at a desk). The idea is to pick a few exercises to do a couple times during the day. The benefits? (1) …
Popeye Drink
I love my job. Well, I love parts of it—if you could take away the data entry I’d be one blissful wellness coach! The part I’m referring to right now is when I work with someone who gets excited about wellness and trying new things, and makes some big (and big is a relative term) …
Maca, My Love…
On Valentine’s Day, I made a smoothie that was so good it warrants mentioning again—it came from Sarma at One Lucky Duck. Purchasing from this store is one of my favorite indulgences—I wait till she sends out a “free shipping” email and then I buy lots of great stuff with the gift cards I bought …
Try, Try Again….
I’ve tried making a Shamrock Shake Impersonator twice now. The first one was gross—I tried to make it healthy instead of just trying to make it not “poison” (i.e. the McDonald’s version–which I did have last Sunday. Hey, I had to have a point of reference for my recipe experimentation!). I put in pineapple, spinach, …
Weekend Experiments
Yesterday, I made a smoothie that was similar to the Valentine’s Day smoothie, except I didn’t measure the ingredients, left out the hemp protein powder and cacao, and added about 2 cups of spinach. I thought it would turn brown…but it didn’t. It was awesome, didn’t taste the spinach at all, and it was a …
Avocolada
If you’ve known me for a while, you may recognize this smoothie…it’s the Avocolada! I have used a version of this in smoothie demos, and usually get mixed reviews—-people who don’t like avocados tend to go into it thinking they won’t like it. And they don’t. I love it, even though this recipe made about …