I aim to have a green smoothie every day. Does that happen? No. Of course not. Haha. I love to bake, so I inevitably end up doing that instead of making a smoothie. The good thing is that I usually put flax, walnuts, and turmeric in most of the things I bake, which is mostly why I like to make green smoothies: so I can hide those things and get them into my diet.
Two-Ingredient Chocolate Frosting
If you aren’t eating dates, you’re missing out. Seriously, dates are nature’s candy. They’re sweet, rich, caramel in fruit form. They never feel like they’re healthy or even remotely good for me when I eat them because of how sugary sweet they are. But they’re SO good! Nutritious too! They’re an excellent part of a plant-based diet. So let’s use them to our advantage and make a delicious chocolaty two-ingredient frosting sweetened only with dates!
Watermelonade
Hey, y’all. It’s been a minute, hasn’t it? I’m excited to be back though. I have lots and lots on my plate, but amazing-fruit season is upon us, so the energy to do it all is at my fingertips! Seriously, summertime fruit is my favorite. And I know a lot of you are experiencing snow right now, so summer isn’t even on your radar, but I live in Chronic Summer, a.k.a. Phoenix, Arizona. So it’s always on mine. Even though today is cloudy and, well, not hot.
Blueberry Chia Seed Pudding
Don’t let the name fool you. I’m actually eating this for breakfast today, so it’s not necessarily a pudding dessert. (These are dessert!) But it’s sweet and delicious and super good for you, so today, it’s breakfast. 🙂 It needs a little bit of time to set, but other than that, this is pretty simple. Throw stuff in a blender, pour it into a bowl, add chia seeds and blueberries, and enjoy!
#TradeInTuesday – Milk
A word to the wise: it obviously won’t taste just like dairy milk. So if you’re looking for a direct substitute, you might have to try to make your own almond milk or rice milk to get what you’re looking for. Coconut milk is much creamier, almond milk is a little thick but bland if you go for the unsweetened kind, and flax milk tastes like melted vanilla ice cream. So you have a lot to choose from. 🙂
But if you’re health conscious, you might want to stick to making your own non-dairy milk. Check out these recipes below.
- 1 cup raw almonds
- 4 cups filtered water
- Soak almonds in filtered water overnight. Drain and rinse almonds.
- Place almonds and filtered water in blender. Blend on high for 1 minute.
- Strain almond milk through a nut milk bag or cheese cloth. Squeeze bag or cloth to get all almond milk.
- Store in refrigerator and serve cold.
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 4 cups filtered water
- Place ingredients in a blender. Blend for 1 minute or until smooth.
- Store in refrigerator and serve cold.
Chocolate Smoothie
I make smoothies a lot. Just about every day. They’re a staple in my diet because they’re quick, simple, filling, and delicious. And they’re a great way to hide the stuff we don’t want to eat separately because of taste (think turmeric, flax/chia, greens, etc.). We can make them taste like chocolate and enjoy it so much more! Here’s a recipe I make almost on the daily for breakfast or lunch.
Zucchini Noodles With Alfredo Sauce
On Saturday night, I asked Husband to make an Alfredo sauce for zucchini noodles because I’d been really wanting to eat it again since having some at our friends’ house a while back. He found this recipe for cashew Alfredo sauce and it turned out AMAZING. So I made him take a photo so I could share it with all of you great people for Meatless Monday. YUM! Enjoy!
Raw Chocolate Ice Cream
Today’s recipe is actually what you’d call dessert by its name, but you might find me eating this for breakfast, lunch, or dinner too. You’d eat bananas at any time of the day, right? Nuts aren’t a dessert food. Coconut water goes in all of my smoothies. And cacao? Well, okay. Maybe that’s the dessert part. Either way, this stuff is delicious! Enjoy any time. You have my permission.
