Weekly Challenge #3: Eat Something New

I’ve been drinking my smoothies/ shakes every single day since August 1994, and feel great! TAKE A LOOK AT MY Smoothie/Shake RECIPES at Pinterest:
http://www.pinterest.com/sasasieht/sasas-wellness-recipes/
AND WELCOME TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME FOR MORE INFO!
SABRINA
http://www.verywellness.com

These are great and look delicious. I have a recipe that you might like about peanut butter and banana shake. Check it out:

http://missishealth.blogspot.com/2013/04/peanut-butter-and-banana.html

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I’m so happy you brought the challenge series back! I’ve been waiting, not so patiently. I tried a peanut butter and bacon sandwich for the eating challenge. It was something some people rave about but I’ve never tried. I loved it, but haven’t had one since.

My toddler son loves smoothies and asks for them all the time. He’ll look at me and say “Some smoothie?” They’re great, I just make them with fruit and milk most of the time. No added sugar – very healthy.

how had you not tried smoothies! crazy lady. yours sounds positively delicious
kw ladies in navy

I’ve been having smoothies almost every morning for a few months now, and I’m sold! My biggest piece of advice is to just shove more spinach in the smoothie than seems normal. It wizzes down to nothing, and tastes great paired with banana (and blueberries!). I notice a huge difference in how I feel during my morning work schedule as well as with my hunger spikes and digestion. Such a great way to eat your greens.

On my commute, I pass an Asian outdoor market, and I’ve spied durian. I’m a bit nervous to try it because of the smell but I’m going togo for it!

I love the split cup of the before and after. Clever!

Try the Green Monster (google it!) – such a great smoothie and it definitely gives you a boost of much-needed energy!

I signed up for a produce bin to be delivered to my house once a week and so this week we’re trying chard. Last week was brocolette (a broccoli & Chinese Kale cross that tastes more like asparagus). So far so good! I think this is a great challenge everyone should do. Even things I didn’t like as a kid (brussel sprouts and cooked carrots) I really like know. Cheers – CT

Great recipes! I need a few more ideas, since I’ve gotten a little burnt out on my regular… I like to juice beets, kale, spinach, carrots, etc and pour the juice in ice cube trays. I’ll pop 2 frozen cubes in a blender with frozen berries, a banana, and coconut water. It’s a lot easier than finding time to juice everyday!

Frozen fruit from Trader Joe’s make great smoothie ingredients. It’s perfect on a summer day or any regular morning. Soooo refreshing!

I do mango, pineapple, greek yogurt, honey, and milk as my go to.

ooo i just started the green juices! and you will love them, i’m pretty sure of it.

I tried a Caribbean thing with chicken and potatoes today, it was beautiful but I can’t for the life of me think what it was called… I love trying new foods, my only requirement is that a food isn’t slimy. Otherwise I’m generally happy :) xx

I got that same blender a couple of months ago. Much easier to clean than bigger ones! My current favorite smoothie combination is frozen berries and mangoes blended with unsweetened coconut milk or vanilla almond milk.

haha, phil, it’s true! i never drink smoothies, either at home or restaurants. i actually don’t really like juice. but this one was really great.

Jicama root. Since moving to SoCal, I’ve been nervous about trying more local vegetation (except the asparagus, spinach, and broccoli), but upon being pushed to venture out, I’m in love with the sweet desert fruits and vegetables. Cactus is wonderful, too!

I tried olives at happy hour last week and was surprised to find out that I liked them. Maybe it depends on the quality of the olive? Or else my taste for olives has changed recently.

Don’t remember how I came across this but I’m on a 21-day sugar detox http://the21daysugardetox.com/ Been eating way too many sweets and thought I would give this a try. It will be a week tomorrow and I feel great! Haven’t cheated with sugar but I’ve had a few items on the no-list, overall I’m way more aware of my sugar intake and making better food and drink choices overall! Highly recommend!

This week we started eating oatmeal in a different way- soaked overnight in milk/yogurt, and eaten cold. all the same toppings and mix-ins, just no cooking! Chewy and filling.

Also just bought a package of chickpea flour and looking forward to making flatbreads and yummy battered veggies.

Maybe not new, but I just found out that I actually like to drink milk. For as long as I can remember, I have always hated it, but whenever I don’t like the taste of something, I retry it regularly (say, every two or three years). This has already worked with olives, marzipan and hot chocolate, and now I drink milk.´:-)
Apart from that, I recently tried out salads from cooked spelt (as a substitution for rice), and it tastes great and is really filling.