Well, you may think I've gotten lost in the world of sugar plum fairies and fell off the Green Smoothie wagon! I assure you 'tis not true! I've been very busy with a packed Holiday schedule....whew! Glad to be onto the New Year!
I have managed to keep my Green Smoothies a daily habit - no matter what else I indulged in that day. As a NEW YEAR GIFT to you all, I'm listing some of my favorite GREEN SMOOTHIE RECIPES below. Blend em' up and ENJOY!!!
Peace & Green Eating! Slendie
Mango Tango (my name for it)
Fresh Water (1.5 to 2 cups, depending on your preference)
Mango - whole, peeled, fresh mango (could use frozen, I guess)
Parsley - couple big handfuls
Blend & Imbibe!
Green & Banana all Over (again, my weird name for it)
Fresh Water
Banana - peeled
Zucchini - unpeeled, 3/4 cup - eyeball it
Cucumber - unpeeled, 3/4 cup - eyeball it
Parsley - Italian flat leaf only, handful
Lime - halved & peeled
Whir, whir, whir & slurp it down!
The Green Banana
Fresh Water
Banana - peeled
Swiss Chard - 2 leaves of rainbow, red or green
Parsley - handful
Green Pineapple (blood cleanser)
Fresh Water
Parsley - huge handful or more, depending on your taste buds
Pineapple - frozen or fresh
Green, Green & More Green
Fresh Water
Parsley
Swiss Chard - big leaf
Zucchini - with peel, 1/3 of it
Cucumber - with peel, 1/3 of it
Greenana
Fresh Water
Banana or two
Spinach - two to three large handfuls of Baby Spinach
Parsley - a small bit
Goji Green
Fresh Water
Banana or Strawberries (handful)
Swish Chard - two leaves
Goji Berries - handful
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Whole-y Goodness, Batman!
I am having so much fun making my GREEN SMOOTHIES! I feel like my body is on the mend as I'm shedding some weight, sleeping better, enjoying more energy and feel my mood is vastly improved.
I am on Thyroid meds - but it even feels like they're working better than before.
One of the things I'm noticing about the weight I'm losing....it's hard to describe, but I'll try....it seems to be visceral fat. By that, I mean, deep layers under the skin, like back fat along the bra-line area and odd bulges here and there that seemed they would never leave my body, seem to be smoothing out! Love it!
One of my favorite smoothies right now....
Mango, peeled
Parsley, whole bunch
Fresh/filtered Water
Whir it up and drink it down! Holy Goodness, Batman! (or should that be Whole-y Goodness?)
Also...
Parsley, whole bunch
Chard, leaf or two
Pineapple, cup frozen or fresh
Blend and slurp it down!
Another odd thing I notice is the way it's difficult to take the time and savor the flavors. As soon as I put the edge of a glass of green goodness to my lips, my body seems to command that I drink deeply from the glass....draining it almost as quickly as I filled the glass from the blender. It's some sort of deep rooted need to fill the mineral deprived cells of my body. It's a very tribal urge!
Life is good and green right now and I'm looking forward to the journey to a better, healthier body!
For now, Cheers! Peace and Green Eating (or Drinking)!
Slendie
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I am on Thyroid meds - but it even feels like they're working better than before.
One of the things I'm noticing about the weight I'm losing....it's hard to describe, but I'll try....it seems to be visceral fat. By that, I mean, deep layers under the skin, like back fat along the bra-line area and odd bulges here and there that seemed they would never leave my body, seem to be smoothing out! Love it!
One of my favorite smoothies right now....
Mango, peeled
Parsley, whole bunch
Fresh/filtered Water
Whir it up and drink it down! Holy Goodness, Batman! (or should that be Whole-y Goodness?)
Also...
Parsley, whole bunch
Chard, leaf or two
Pineapple, cup frozen or fresh
Blend and slurp it down!
Another odd thing I notice is the way it's difficult to take the time and savor the flavors. As soon as I put the edge of a glass of green goodness to my lips, my body seems to command that I drink deeply from the glass....draining it almost as quickly as I filled the glass from the blender. It's some sort of deep rooted need to fill the mineral deprived cells of my body. It's a very tribal urge!
Life is good and green right now and I'm looking forward to the journey to a better, healthier body!
For now, Cheers! Peace and Green Eating (or Drinking)!
Slendie
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Sunday, October 19, 2008
I'm Going Bananas!
One of my favorite GREEN SMOOTHIE recipes is:
1 Banana
2 leaves of Swiss Chard
handfull of flat leaf Parsley
Whir, whir, whir in the blender and drink it all down! Delish & Nutricious!
another favorite one:
1 Banana
3/4 cup of Zucchini
3/4 cup of Cucumber
handful of Parsley
half a Lime
Whir, whir, whir......cheers!
They may sound odd, but they are truly DELISH!!!!
Slendie
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1 Banana
2 leaves of Swiss Chard
handfull of flat leaf Parsley
Whir, whir, whir in the blender and drink it all down! Delish & Nutricious!
another favorite one:
1 Banana
3/4 cup of Zucchini
3/4 cup of Cucumber
handful of Parsley
half a Lime
Whir, whir, whir......cheers!
They may sound odd, but they are truly DELISH!!!!
Slendie
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Nuts for Young Coconuts !!!
The dry, brown, hairy coconuts you see at the grocery store are not 'Young Coconuts'. Their outside flesh has been stripped off, leaving the shell with the white coconut meat & water inside, to dry to the hardened furry shell we're used to seeing.
When you buy a Young Coconut - they've been skinned only, leaving the white flesh around the shell. See photos at first link below. The shell is MUCH easier to break into this way since it has not yet hardened. Additionally, they say this 'younger' version of the coconut is considered a Live Food - making it rich in minerals!
Click this link to view & read about Young Coconuts:
http://www.living-foods.com/articles/youngcoconuts.html
I've also drained the coconut water & drank with a squirt of lime - truly delicious, refreshing and an excellent drink full of natural electrolytes.
Click this link to see Green Smoothie Girl demonstrate the Hot Pink Smoothie with a Young Coconut Water base:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRgNVtMU9aw&feature=related
Notice that Green Smoothie Girl opens her Young Coconuts a bit differently - both ways work and it's an easy open!
Cheers, Peace & Green Eating!
Slendie
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When you buy a Young Coconut - they've been skinned only, leaving the white flesh around the shell. See photos at first link below. The shell is MUCH easier to break into this way since it has not yet hardened. Additionally, they say this 'younger' version of the coconut is considered a Live Food - making it rich in minerals!
Click this link to view & read about Young Coconuts:
http://www.living-foods.com/articles/youngcoconuts.html
I've also drained the coconut water & drank with a squirt of lime - truly delicious, refreshing and an excellent drink full of natural electrolytes.
Click this link to see Green Smoothie Girl demonstrate the Hot Pink Smoothie with a Young Coconut Water base:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRgNVtMU9aw&feature=related
Notice that Green Smoothie Girl opens her Young Coconuts a bit differently - both ways work and it's an easy open!
Cheers, Peace & Green Eating!
Slendie
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Hot Pink Smoothie Bliss Out !!!
I've been hot, hot, hot for the Green Smoothies that have become part of my daily health ritual. I usually do a couple a day and am seeing wonderful results!
But, this morning, I decided to try something different - a HOT PINK SMOOTHIE!
I found the recipe presented on You Tube by Green Smoothie Girl from http://www.greensmoothiegirl.com/ - check her out!
So, it goes like this:
Fresh COCONUT WATER (from a young coconut)
Half a BEET (yes, raw!)
One CARROT (yes, yes, raw!)
Two DATES
Some VANILLA
Frozen STRAWBERRIES (raw, raw, raw!!!)
Whir, whir, whir in the blender and then BLISS out on this healthy treat!
I believe the original recipe also called for CASHEWS - but I'm not fond of cashews and didn't want the extra fat, since I'd like to drop some pounds.
BOY - did that come out HOT PINK! And,it was as yummy as it was hot pink!
Delish!!!! Give it a try! Tomorrow I'll post my favorite GREEN SMOOTHIE recipe.
Sip, sip.........ah......Bliss all over the place!
Slendie
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But, this morning, I decided to try something different - a HOT PINK SMOOTHIE!
I found the recipe presented on You Tube by Green Smoothie Girl from http://www.greensmoothiegirl.com/ - check her out!
So, it goes like this:
Fresh COCONUT WATER (from a young coconut)
Half a BEET (yes, raw!)
One CARROT (yes, yes, raw!)
Two DATES
Some VANILLA
Frozen STRAWBERRIES (raw, raw, raw!!!)
Whir, whir, whir in the blender and then BLISS out on this healthy treat!
I believe the original recipe also called for CASHEWS - but I'm not fond of cashews and didn't want the extra fat, since I'd like to drop some pounds.
BOY - did that come out HOT PINK! And,it was as yummy as it was hot pink!
Delish!!!! Give it a try! Tomorrow I'll post my favorite GREEN SMOOTHIE recipe.
Sip, sip.........ah......Bliss all over the place!
Slendie
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Friday, October 3, 2008
I Ate the Cake! or The Great Chocolate Cake Debacle!
It was chocolate! It was rich! It held the promise of reward.....but.....
I didn't want to eat it! I really didn't even feel tempted by it. However, I was at a Bible study at church and it was the birthday of a dear lady....a very dear and much older lady....who said to me, "Dear girl, do have a piece! For I will be perfectly grumpy at you if you don't share in a slice of my birthday cake!"
Then she winked at me.
I think it was the wink that got me. So....I ate the cake. Not all of it, but enough to make her happy and enough to give me a raging sugar headache later in the day!
It's been nearly 4 weeks (3 1/2) since I went vegetarian. Not Vegan, just Vegetarian....so the cake was perfectly acceptable. There was no meat in it. But there was a whole lotta SUGAR!!!
I haven't gone about telling ppl that I've switched to being a Vegetarian. Why? Simple - because people will assume that I'm doing it to lose weight. When ppl think you're on a 'Diet' they generally have no problems in chiding you for whatever you put close to your lips.
"Uh, uh, uh....your diet, remember?"
I simply don't need the pressure!
Anyway, I'm not doing it just to lose weight. I'm doing as part of a life makeover ~ to be healthy and fit and energetic. I want to sparkle and shine with vitality! I want to be healthy enough to enjoy my life! I want to radiate joy! I want to glow!
And if I lose weight (which I do NEED to do) that's a great benefit! The Icing on the Cake, so to speak.
In any case, I keep asking myself why I folded? Why I ate the cake when I didn't want to, when I didn't even feel tempted.....why?
I did three Green Smoothies & munched Goji Berries all day to compensate for the Chocolate Cake Debacle! I still got a sugar headache around 5pm.
Oh me, I am a mystery to myself.
Slendie
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I didn't want to eat it! I really didn't even feel tempted by it. However, I was at a Bible study at church and it was the birthday of a dear lady....a very dear and much older lady....who said to me, "Dear girl, do have a piece! For I will be perfectly grumpy at you if you don't share in a slice of my birthday cake!"
Then she winked at me.
I think it was the wink that got me. So....I ate the cake. Not all of it, but enough to make her happy and enough to give me a raging sugar headache later in the day!
It's been nearly 4 weeks (3 1/2) since I went vegetarian. Not Vegan, just Vegetarian....so the cake was perfectly acceptable. There was no meat in it. But there was a whole lotta SUGAR!!!
I haven't gone about telling ppl that I've switched to being a Vegetarian. Why? Simple - because people will assume that I'm doing it to lose weight. When ppl think you're on a 'Diet' they generally have no problems in chiding you for whatever you put close to your lips.
"Uh, uh, uh....your diet, remember?"
I simply don't need the pressure!
Anyway, I'm not doing it just to lose weight. I'm doing as part of a life makeover ~ to be healthy and fit and energetic. I want to sparkle and shine with vitality! I want to be healthy enough to enjoy my life! I want to radiate joy! I want to glow!
And if I lose weight (which I do NEED to do) that's a great benefit! The Icing on the Cake, so to speak.
In any case, I keep asking myself why I folded? Why I ate the cake when I didn't want to, when I didn't even feel tempted.....why?
I did three Green Smoothies & munched Goji Berries all day to compensate for the Chocolate Cake Debacle! I still got a sugar headache around 5pm.
Oh me, I am a mystery to myself.
Slendie
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
What Made Me Jump Off the Cliff?
.....and into being a vegetarian?
Because I was sick and tired of feeling and looking sick and tired!
I'm about three weeks into it and it's been easy so far. I guess it's been easy because after a couple of days of Green Smoothies and Raw Veggies - there was a noticeable improvement in the way I felt....in the way I slept....in the way I looked. I have wanted to do this for a year, but put it off. There was always another cupcake, enchilada or pizza!
And it gets better with each day. I'm not fully 'Raw'.....probably about 70% by my guesstimate, the rest is based or steamed Veggies. Here's how the day goes....
First thing in my belly - coconut water w/ a squeeze of lime
Yoga
Green Smoothie - today it was Parsley, Cucumber, Zucchini & a scooped out Lemon
Green Tea
Go about my day
Lunch - munch on whatever raw is in the fridge - today it was carrots, cucumber, goji berries
Early Evening - Green Smoothie of some sort
Dinner - today it was a casserole I made up of Eggplant, Zucchini, Mushrooms, Garlic & Roasted Tomatoes. I baked it all together in a big dish until it bubbled
Oh, and tons of water with lemon or lime squeezed in. YUM!
I eat until I feel full, not stuffed. I do think I'm losing weight - but as I mentioned in a previous post, I'm SCARED of the big, bad scale!
In any case, I'm going to weigh soon and see what improvement is there.
I love feeling this way, I love healing my body and getting healthy. I should have done it long ago. I don't know what was stopping me....well, maybe I do (but that's another blog).
Peace & Green Eating!
Slendie
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Because I was sick and tired of feeling and looking sick and tired!
I'm about three weeks into it and it's been easy so far. I guess it's been easy because after a couple of days of Green Smoothies and Raw Veggies - there was a noticeable improvement in the way I felt....in the way I slept....in the way I looked. I have wanted to do this for a year, but put it off. There was always another cupcake, enchilada or pizza!
And it gets better with each day. I'm not fully 'Raw'.....probably about 70% by my guesstimate, the rest is based or steamed Veggies. Here's how the day goes....
First thing in my belly - coconut water w/ a squeeze of lime
Yoga
Green Smoothie - today it was Parsley, Cucumber, Zucchini & a scooped out Lemon
Green Tea
Go about my day
Lunch - munch on whatever raw is in the fridge - today it was carrots, cucumber, goji berries
Early Evening - Green Smoothie of some sort
Dinner - today it was a casserole I made up of Eggplant, Zucchini, Mushrooms, Garlic & Roasted Tomatoes. I baked it all together in a big dish until it bubbled
Oh, and tons of water with lemon or lime squeezed in. YUM!
I eat until I feel full, not stuffed. I do think I'm losing weight - but as I mentioned in a previous post, I'm SCARED of the big, bad scale!
In any case, I'm going to weigh soon and see what improvement is there.
I love feeling this way, I love healing my body and getting healthy. I should have done it long ago. I don't know what was stopping me....well, maybe I do (but that's another blog).
Peace & Green Eating!
Slendie
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