Tropical Pearberry Smoothie

 Spring is upon us and that means that my cravings for fruit rise.  This morning I gave into those cravings with glee! 

This smoothie is light (yet filling), refreshing and surprises you with a wonderful lite

 coconut aftertaste.

Indulge in the sweetness that Spring brings:

Tropical Pearberry Smoothie

Yield: 1 - 16oz. Drink

Ingredients:

1/2 Bartlett Pear

3 large ripe Strawberries

1 cup frozen Peaches (4-6 slices)

1 tsp. Honey

2 Tbsp. plain Greek Yogurt

1/2 cup ALMOND BREEZE - Almondmilk Coconutmilk blend  

Instructions:

Put all ingredients into a blender and blend until  smooth.

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Do You Know Chia Seeds?

 

Have you ever heard of the Chia Seed?

 

Did you know that there was such a seed? 

 

When I first heard it the jingle for the "Chia Pet®" immediately hit my brain.

I just recently discovered some very interesting information regarding the benefits of these little gems. Benefits that I whole heartedly believe must be shared for all to reap the rewards they hold.  And at just under $7 a pound, that's a ton of seeds, they aren't too pricey!

My favorite way to consume them is in a smoothie...and the kids don't mind it either.  There really are a ton of ways that you can enjoy chia seeds.

Green Treat Smoothie

This is my favorite smoothie right now...it's packed with a little bit of everything for my body.  Grab your juicer and get to juicing!  If you don't have a juicer, your blender will work just fine. (it comes into play after making the juice anyway)

Green Treat Smoothie
Yields: 2 (16-18oz.) Glasses Blended or 1 (8-10oz.) Glass Juiced

Ingredients
1 cup Baby Spinach, or a handful
2 small stems Kale, or 1 large stem
1 Bartlet Pear
1 Gala Apple (increase to 3 apples if not adding organic juice below)
1 large Carrot, or 1/2 cup Baby Carrots
1/2 cup Pineapple, or 1" thick ring
5 medium Strawberries
1 Peach
1/2 Baby Cucumber, or 1/4 regular cucumber (cucumber is strong when juiced/blended)
6 oz. Organic Apple Juice no sugar added (optional)
A palm full of Parsley leaves (optional)
1 scoop Wheat Grass Powder (optional)

Instructions
Wash all vegetables & fruit to remove any pesticides.

Core apple(s), pear and peach. Remove leaves of strawberries. Core and remove the rind of pineapple.

Suggestion: If blending for a smoothie and not just juice, freeze pineapple, peaches & strawberries. Do not juice them, combine with juice and blend until reaching desired consistency.

Juice ingredients together.  Leafy ingredients need to be juiced at the same time with apples, cucumber, peach, pineapple or carrots.

After juicing, combine the juice and some of the pulp from the juicer's catch bin in a blender until reaching desired consistency.



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Educating My Family On Nutrition

"Let Thy Food Be Thy Medicine, And Thy Medicine Be Thy Food." - Hippocrates

 

In my previous post I shared how I am on a mission to get healthy and teach my family to make healthy choices.  The wonderful thing is that both of my girls, especially my youngest, are so excited about juicing and finding ways to change our eating habits to live longer, feel better and be healthier. It's been music to this momma's ears!

Our TV has been running nutritional documentaries all week long...and we're all learning some very interesting information.  Netflix has been such a great tool for me in educating my girls (and hubby) about how important nutrition is.  If you have Netflix, go to the documentary section...that section that no one ever goes to.  The list of food/nutrition documentaries is small at first, but as you watch them the list begins to grow.