Healthy Smoothie & Snacks Made Easy

 

 

There is really no excuse to not eat healthy... I have often heard that eating healthy is difficult or hard to stay on top of.  I have also heard that it takes too much time, or too much focus, or too much of this-and-that.  Well, in a world full of sickness, disease, and Genetically Modified Organisms* (GMO), all it takes is to make right choices and make it delicious. 

 

 

 

Choose to eat more fresh fruits & vegetables daily to replace processed foods and snacks that you would normally choose to eat.  The choice is to simply 'get it in' with no excuses... and one of the best ways to get it in is to make plant-based decisions... smoothies and/or snacks.  Now you're eating healthy.

 

Be Creative and Eat the Rainbow... or DRINK it!

 

 

*A genetically modified organism (GMO), also known as a transgenic organism, is any organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques.  GMOs are the source of genetically modified foods and are also widely used in scientific research and to produce goods other than food.

Apple Kale Salad w/ Graham Crusted Pear

(Vegan Raw)

 

Ingredients:

• 2 Honey Crisp Apples large
• 5 Large Leaves Fresh Kale (chopped)
• 1 Navel Orange (juice)
• 3 Pears (chilled & ripe)
• 1/3 Cup Cocoa Nibs
• 1 Cup Cheerios
• 2 Cup Golden Grahams cereal (or 1 pk Graham Crackers)
• 1 cup Brown Sugar
• 1 1/2 Tb Cinnamon
• 1 tsp All Spice

Salad

Remove core and grate Apples with food processor (grating blade). Put grated apples in medium size bowl. Add juice from fresh orange immediately to prevent apples from browning. Finely chop fresh Kale and add to mixture and mix well. chill.

Graham Crust*

Chop the Raw Cocoa Nibs in a processor until very fine. This may take a minute or two. Combine Cheerios, Graham Crackers, Brown Sugar, and spices in a processor with the already chopped Cocoa Nibs and finely blend until well incorporated.
Can also use Honey in place of the Brown Sugar for a lumpy(er) crust mixture.

Dip chilled Pears in the crust mixture, plate the Pears. Add the Salad. Garnish with Sour Cherries. Enjoy.



*Cube the pear and add to the salad without the crust mixture to reduce the carbohydrates in this recipe.