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Day 97: Chocolate Cake Batter Smoothie.

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Just a quick one tonight, so I can hurry back to my productive night of laying around in pjs reading Supernatural and watching The Machine on Joe Rogan’s podcast:

My dad’s birthday was on Friday, which got me reminiscing about the good old days when my mom would bake cakes and I’d get to lick the mixing spoon when she was finished. Ahhhh.  Luckily, I was able to come up with a thick and rich smoothie recipe which not only tastes like dark chocolate cake batter, but also contains large amounts of antioxidants and fiber.  You can also eat this like a self-respecting adult:

Chocolate Cake Batter Smoothie

I put all of the above in my Vitamix and blended for about a minute, or until thickened and smooth.  High speed blenders will also slightly warm your smoothie for you!  You could tweak my recipe with cinnamon, almond milk (chocolate almond breeze- YUM), molasses, agave nectar, mint, almond butter… endless and delicious possibilities!

 

 

Day 74: BREAKING NEWS: Raw Vegan Chocolate Milkshake.

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I had to put down my POM glass and report immediately that I have discovered the golden recipe for a thick and creamy raw vegan chocolate milkshake.  Sweet, frothy, and nutritious… tastes like nostalgia, without the gas and regret:

Old Fashioned Raw Vegan Chocolate Milkshake

In a high speed blender, combine all above ingredients and increase variable speed. Blend on “high” for one minute, or until shake thickens and becomes frothy.
Beyond amazing.  It honestly tasted how I remember “real” chocolate shakes being, thick, sweet, creamy, and filling:  Fast food status.  If you wanted it even sweeter, you could add more dates, or maybe a tbsp of agave nectar.  For mint chocolate, add a couple sprigs of mint. For double dark chocolate, add 1-2 tbsp cacao nibs.  For chocolate coconut, add 2 tbsp young coconut.  Peanut butter… the potential here is enormous!

Day 70: Weekly Update.

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By now, you have probably figured out that I am bananas for hemp this week.  I had ice cream for dinner again last night, and this time it was Hemp Ice Dream :].

Raw Hemp Ice Dream

  • 3 frozen, unpeeled, ripe bananas
  • 1-4 tbsp hemp protein powder (I used 2 tbsp Manitoba Harvest Hemp Pro 70)
  • 2 tbsp raw, organic coconut flakes (I also sprinkled some on top)
  • 2 tbsp raw cacao nibs
  • 1 tbsp raw agave nectar (optional)
Blend frozen bananas with a tiny bit of water until beginning to mix.  Add all other ingredients, process until as creamy as desired.  Top with a pinch of coconut flakes, and/or other garnishes as desired.  Serve and enjoy immediately.
Trust me when I say this was delish.  The color was really cool, like a neutral oatmeal shade, with natural flecks running through.  This raw vegan ice cream is a healthy way to satisfy your taste buds and get high levels of potassium, manganese, omega 3s & 6s into your body, as well as a complete plant-based protein.
I have been doing a lot of reading, researching, and contemplating.  This week seems to have found me in an introspective state.  I’m planning on listening to music & creating some art.  And selling some stuff on eBay.  I’d like to get rid of a lot of my stuff!

Day 68: Hemp.

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If you didn’t write it down, check out my recipe for a Healing Protein Green Smoothie, posted yesterday.  I am really impressed with Manitoba Harvest’s hemp protein, and am encouraging everyone to give hemp a try.  Like oatmeal?  Try stirring in your protein powder, hemp milk, or topping it off with hemp seed:

Raw Oatmeal

  • 3 tbsp golden flaxseed meal
  • 1/2 cup hemp milk (or almond, rice, or soymilk)
  • 1 banana or 1 apple
  • 2 tbsp almond butter
  • 1 tbsp agave nectar
  1. soak flaxseed in hemp milk overnight.
  2.  process/blend all!  add a little more hemp milk if too thick.  don’t over blend!
The high quality, complete plant-based protein will help keep you satisfied and balanced. I wrote about hemp a bit yesterday, and it’s really worth looking into as an alternative to proteins, oils, and milks.  Too bad it’s illegal to grow in the US.  Thankfully, it’s still very legal and profitable (aka: subsidized) to grow GMO corn, soy, and wheat!  Hey, it’s even illegal in some cases to do otherwise!
PS: If you are a fan of Ancient Aliens, Giorgio Tsoukalos, Chariots of the Gods, or Joe Rogan, you owe it to yourself to catch this recent podcast:

 



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Day 67: Weekly Update.

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It’s nearing midnight and I sigh at the realization I’ve stayed up too late again.  Stress can manifest in subtle ways.

This week has yielded successes with both maintaining my rawsomeness and in deepening a few of my relationships.  I’m getting to experience life on a pretty honest and eager level, which is really lucky.  Raw food or not, my paradigms keep shifting as I am constantly thinking critically.  I feel a much greater appreciation and compassion for all that surrounds me, and also better clarity when it comes to interpreting it.

When I returned to a yoga class last year, I remember thinking that if everyone would just do yoga, the world would be a much more peaceful place.  I could probably say the same for a vegan diet, but maybe it’s not just living cruelty-free.  Maybe it’s me.  I don’t want to act like I know what’s appropriate and right for everyone else; I’m simply exploring concepts which appeal to me, my values, and ethics.  Taking the time to consider and honor my own critical thinking has opened the door to even more critical thinking, and with practice has come more skill and clarity.  It’s really exciting to experience my days this way, feeling secure and peaceful and positive and hopeful.

That’s not to say that everything happening around me has been blissful; on the contrary, I have been surrounded by a lot of stress in the forms of interpersonal conflict, financial impositions, and family concerns.  The difference, however, lies in determining what is within your control (which may be as simple as your perception, in many cases) and dealing with that.  My growth, in this way, has been exponential.

I’ll be drinking green smoothies all week.  School is ending for a couple of weeks, and I’m going to take advantage of the time to rest and rejuvenate.  This afternoon (I usually wait until around noon to take my first meal) I made an outstanding green smoothie, which has become my standby recently:

Healing Protein Green Smoothie

  • 1 cup water (or coconut water, for added electrolyte action)
  • 1 ripe, organic apple (69 cents)
  • 2 ripe bananas (19 cents/ea)
  • 1-4 tbsp hemp protein (I love Manitoba Harvest’s Hemp Pro 70 for its smooth and creamy texture, subtle nutty flavor, and easy absorption)
  • as much greens as you’d like (I’ve been adding about 1/3-1/2 lb of mixed organic baby greens) (99 cents)
Hemp protein is a superior protein source for us.  It is a complete plant-based protein (containing all 10 essential amino acids), which aids in recovery, hormonal regulation, lean muscle development and maintenance, and fat metabolism.  In fact, hemp is the plant source closest to our own amino acid profiles.  Hemp also contains our ideal ratio of Omega 3s : Omega 6s (1:2), and is one of the easiest proteins for us to digest.  This may be because it’s raw, and so has retained its enzymes.  Manitoba’s hemp protein might seem a little pricey, but it is well worth the money.  I believe hemp has been seriously maligned, probably due to reefer madness.  Hemp seed, hemp milk, and hemp protein will not get you stoned, but will provide an outstanding and sustainable alternative to soy, whey, and other protein sources which are usually allergens, and are poorly digested. Trader Joe’s and Nutiva both offer affordable hemp powders (chocolate!).