10 min
This meal creation requires a blender and a grater.
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1 serving
1 cup old fashioned oats
1 cup almond milk (or your plant based milk of choice)
2 bananas
4 strawberries
1 orange
1 medjool date
1 handful of blueberries
1 tbsp chia seeds
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
Eat and enjoy.
Orange peels are great for cleansing your lungs. The peel reduces histamines and support your respiratory functions. It’s also filled with antioxidants along with the berries. Also, the bananas are a good way to naturally get calcium. Finally, the cinnamon and nutmeg help with concentration so they are great brainfood to get your morning started!
8 minutes
Consider this for breakfast or a snack instead of ice cream.
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Optional Add Ins:
Optional Toppings:
Chia Pudding
The classic way:
For thick pudding consistency:
Additions
10 minutes
Depending on the type of juicer you have, you may not have to cut which makes the time go faster. Here is an updated version of the juicer I own. Also, it’s nice and cold if you keep your items in the refrigerator before juicing.
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5 servings
4 red delicious apples
3 stalks of celery
1 cucumber
1 spring of fresh mint
Ginger about the size of your thumb
Directions
Run all of the items through your juicer. Pretty simple! I typically like to put the mint under something heavier like a cucumber. It seems like I get more out of the mint. Same with the ginger. After you juice, then enjoy!
If you aren’t a celery fan, then take it down to 2 stalks, but try to get it in though because celery heals your gut, strengthens your bones and reduces inflammation. Overall, this is a great cleansing drink that is refreshing on a nice hot summer day.
After you try it, let me know what you think!
10 minutes
If the idea of calling something cold and sweet “soup” weirds you out as well, just call it a smoothie. Problem solved. Either way, this blended bowl of fruity deliciousness will make your taste buds do a happy dance.
You will need a blender for this one.
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4 servings
30 minutes
60 minutes
6-8 servings
1 cup raw almonds, ground
2 tbsps raw almond butter
2 tbsps coconut oil
3 tbsps quinoa flakes, ground
2 tbsps raw honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp fine Himalayan salt
1 cup raw cacao powder
½ cup coconut oil, melted
½ tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp fine Himalayan
Used with permission from The Integrative Nutrition Cookbook, 2016
15 minutes
If you want the process to go faster, purchase pre-chopped onions, cilantro and tomatoes. If you need the process to be soothing, don’t.
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1 medium to large avocado
1 medium to large tomato
1/4 red onion
1 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp lime juice
1/2 tsp red crushed pepper (optional)
Himalayan Sea Salt (to taste)
Cilantro (as much or as little as you like)
1 hydroponic lettuce
Use individual leaves of the hydroponic lettuce to make as many small wraps as you like. You can also serve yourself up with a serving of multigrain, non trans fat, tortilla chips.
Enjoy!
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10 minutes
Prepare your garnish by dicing 1/4 cup of sun-dried tomatoes and chopping 1/4 of walnuts.
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4 cups or 2 bowls
2 c coconut milk
1 large avocado
2 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp crushed pepper
1/8 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp dried sage
1/8 tsp dried rosemary
Blend the soup ingredients in your blender until creamy, then pour into your favorite bowl.
Garnish with the walnuts and sun-dried tomatoes, then sprinkle a little paprika to make it pretty. Trust me…the garnish kicks this raw soup up!
Serve as an appetizer or as your entree with a salad and/or wrap.
30 minutes
Before you begin, soak the walnuts. See the walnut meat directions to clarify.
You will need the following:
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4 servings
½ purple cabbage
2 carrots
2 ears of corn
½ green bell pepper
½ orange bell pepper
1 stalk green onion
½ cup Grace JamaicanJerk Seasoning (Mild)
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp onion powder
1 ½ cup walnuts
1 stalk green onion
5-6 pieces of sun dried tomatoes
4-5 sprigs of fresh thyme
1/3 cup of natural coconut water (no sugar added)
2 tspn minced garlic
½ tsp of Himalayan salt
6 cups of fresh spinach
1 medium tomato (optional)
2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp of apple cider vinegar
2 tspn Grace Jamaican dried Jerk seasoning
1 tspn garlic powder