With moving day part 1 only 5 days away, my entire weekend has been spent stressing and packing. With that, I didn’t “cook” much, except for Friday night when I spent some time making goodies for the dehydrator. But, no matter how busy I am, I always make sure to stay focus on my health, drinking smoothies every morning and eating the best fast food this earth can offer, fruits and veggies!!!
SATURDAY
Morning Routine: Yep, you guessed
it! A giant glass of lemon water!
Breakfast:
Today was the last day of Young
and Raw’s 30 Day Smoothie Challenge. Even though I am sad and going to miss
such an awesome community, I’m happy of the new habit that this challenge has
created. I crave smoothies every morning which keep me full and energized for
hours. I’ve even noticed a tighter tummy. Umm awesome!!! This challenge may be
over, but I plan on continuing my smoothie habit by following Young and Raw’s
January List of smoothies until the next challenge begins, hopefully sometime
in April. I’ll keep you updated when the next challenge begins and hope you
will join me! It’s easy and the results are amazing!!
Detox Support Proteins and Greens
Smoothie
by Young and Raw, Day 30
- 1 cup of cucumber
- 1 handful of broccoli sprouts
- 1 apple, cored
- 1 handful of parsley
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 Tbsp of hemp or chia seeds
- 1 cup of water or coconut water
- Blend and Go!!
Lunch:
On Friday night I whipped
up two yummy treats to dehydrate over night: raw jalapeño cheese is and raw
plantain tortillas. I woke up early the next morning to check on my goodies
only to find them both stuck to the round plastic trays. With patience (half of
it anyways) and a little bit of skill, I managed to peel the cheese its and
tortillas off the tray to cut and flip. In the end, I managed to gain a small
full bowl of chewy yet deliciously addictive raw jalapeno cheeze its and about
three large pieces of tortilla. The Cheeze Its didn’t last long. With all the
packing and moving around, I ended snacking on them all day long. They kept me
full and quite satisfied.
I was a bit disappointed that
they weren’t as crunchy as I would have liked them to, leaving them more
like cheesy crisp, chews the cheesy
crackers, but the flavor was so addictive, it made up for what little these yummy
bites lacked. I was really shocked on how unspicy they were considering I added
half a jalapeno, but they did add a hint of something different to the typical
cheesy flavor.
I definitely recommend giving
these a try! Next time, I hope to make them more spicy and if my patience is
willing, crispier.
You can find the recipe for Raw
Cheeze Its by Lisa Viger of the Raw $10 a Day blog here. I didn’t make any
changes except for the split the recipe in half.
If you make these you MUST let me
know what you think!!
Snacks:
I snacked on raw guac while my family enjoyed tacos
at a local Mexican restaurant and nibbled, oh okay indulged, on raw nut butter
fudge!
Dinner:
So for dinner, I had plans on making raw coconut
cream cheese to put in between my yummy plantain tortillas, but one, the nuts
for the cream cheese needed to be soaked overnight and two, my tortillas were a
bit too sweet for something savory, even though they were flavored with garlic
and other savory spices. So instead, I decided to make my favorite quesadilla:
almond butter, banana and cacao. Yumm!!!
It was simple to make. I spread raw almond butter over half
of the tortilla; added a layer of sliced banana; a sprinkle of cacao nibs; and
a drizzle of raw honey. Fold and eat!!
It was so so good, even though the tortilla had a bit of
savoriness to it. It was a great blend of flavors and oh so satisfying!!! One
of my faves!!
The recipe for the tortillas allows for a lot of flexibility
which I thought could end up a disaster. However, I realized that this recipe
is nearly impossible to screw up. SO here is what I did.
Raw Savory Plantain Tortillas
Adapted by Sacred Source Nutrition
- 2 extra large (about 10 inches long) plantains
- 2 tsp of garlic powder
- 1 tsp of onion powder
- 1 tsp of salt
- 1 tsp of turmeric powder
- 1 tsp of lemon pepper or regular pepper
- Pinch of chili powder
- ¼ cup of ground flax
- ½ plus cup of water
- In a high speed blender or food processor, blend the plantains until smooth.
- Add all the seasoning powders into the processor and blend once more.
- Continue to blend, slowly adding in the water until the mix is thick yet thin enough to be pourable. You may have to add more water to reach this consistency.
- Spread a nice thin layer onto your dehydrator sheet, you can make circles or cover the entire sheet, whatever you prefer!
- Dehydrate between 105-115 degrees (around 112 degrees) until the tortillas are dry on top and slightly sticky on the downside (not gooey or wet). Peel the tortillas off the sheet, flip and dehydrate for a few hours until completely dry, but still flexible, not crisp!
- Enjoy with your favorite hummus, raw cheese or nut butter!!
Evening Routine: ACV Tea!!
SUNDAY:
I know I’m late, but Happy St. Patty’s Day anyways!!! I didn’t wear my greens, but I was sure to eat them J
Morning Routine: Water!! Chug, chug, chug!!
Breakfast:
With St. Patty’s Day here, all last week I saw recipes for
the brightest, greenest, and mintiest alternatives to McDonald’s “Shamrock
Shake”. So I decided I might as well make one too! My “milkshake” is a combo of
Young and Raw’s healthy Shamrock Shake and Chef Amber Shea’s Mint Chocolate Chip Shake.
I didn’t have any raw milk on hand so of course, I made a
quick batch of coconut milk (1/2 cup of meat, 1 cup of filtered water, 1-2 Tbsp
of dried coconut, blend, strain and use!) to use. Mmm mmm mmm was this smoothie
AMAZING!! Creamy, sweet and oh so sweet and delicious!! I will def be making
this again..and again…and again!!! I will have to say though, next time, I will
be using all green kale or spinach and NOT purple kale…the color is not so
appealing.
by Beth Mickens
- 1 – 1 ½ frozen bananas
- 1 handful of kale (use all green for a brighter color; mine was purple!)
- 1 small handful of mint leaves
- 1 heaping Tbsp of raw cacao nibs
- 5-6 drops of peppermint extract
- ¼ tsp of Sunwarrior’s Ormus Green powder
- 1 Tbsp of hemp seeds
- 1 cup of coconut milk or other milk alternative
- Blend and sip aggressively!
Lunch:
We we’re so crazy busy unpacking groceries and
packing everything else that I just snacked on Brad’s delicious Nasty Hot Kale
Chips! Plus I needed to make sure I finished them first before my husband since
HE ate my first box!
Dinner:
I took a break from packing and whipped up a batch
of raw coconut cream cheese using a recipe I found on the Golubka blog. Sadly,
it didn’t turn out the way I was expecting it to.
The nuts were crunchy even
though I soaked them for over 8 hours and the ending result wasn’t very thick
nor creamy. I wonder if it was the Irish moss powder I used as a replacement
for the regular soaked Irish moss. Maybe I added too much?? Not sure what I did
wrong, BUT that will not stop me! I will make this dish again and again and
again until I get it right!
The now dip was still usable but needed a boost of extra
flavor. I added a bit more lemon, salt and nooch which turned it into the
perfect spread and filling. I filled some celery sticks with it and made a
quick open faced sandwich using Sourdough flavored flax crackers I bought from
Livin Spoon. I spread some the cream cheese on top, and topped it with sprouts,
tomatoes and cukes! It was pretty tasty considering it was a mess up!
Until next time, you can find the recipe here. I followed it
word for word minus the Irish moss which I replaced with Irish moss powder. I
still think that was the mess up culprit but I’ll never know until next time :)
Dessert:
I still had some raw chipotle chocolate ice cream in the fridge so I had a scoop and got my butt back to work!
AND WE DID IT!!! Brad's Raw 7 Day Challenge for March has been completed with ease!! So what was your fave recipe from this challenge!?
- Beth
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