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Smoothies
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The Creamy Green Smoothie
The Creamy Green Smoothie gets a whole section just to itself, because a) it is something I recommend drinking daily (or almost every day) and b) it’s a ‘super super’ food because it combines many foods in themselves considered to be super foods! One batch of this smoothie makes 5 large glasses (in my blender at least), which I usually spread out over two days, though I have been known to drink all 5 in one day!
Usually to make something creamy, you add cream! The creaminess of this smoothie comes from the combination of peanut (or other nut and seed) butter, avocado chunks and the flax oil (which is full of polyunsaturated fats). I used to make this smoothie with two liters of almond milk, but I decided that overdosing on calcium is probably not a great idea. So, the current recipe uses just one liter of almond milk (unsweetened, plain or vanilla) and makes up for the extra liquid needed with green tea and water.
Creamy Fruit Smoothie
This smoothie is a celebration of the fruits that have the lowest amount of carbs per volume, compared to most sweet fruits — excluding avocados, olives and tomatoes, of course — namely raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries.
Simply swap out the main green ingredient of the Creamy Green Smoothie — the kale, spinach, mixed greens etc. — and replace it with one of the low carb fruits (or a mix of them) mentioned above. This smoothie should be reserved for cheat meals for those with weight loss goals.
Body Smoothy
No, the name of the recipe is not a typo, since this smoothie makes the body smoothy.
