Sunrise Smoothie

 

I am feeling the need to eat healthier, still be creative and without question...enjoy the taste of what I consume as nutrtious body fuel.  This smoothie will fit all criteria and if you have the problem of getting veggies into your kiddos, this may be an option for you.  Make sure your ingredients are very cold to start as processing will increase the temperature.  Enjoy!

Sunrise Smoothie

Yield: 2 12 oz Servings

Ingredients

4 oz Silken Tofu
1.5 c Vanilla Soy Milk
2 T Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
1 medium Orange, peeled
2 T Honey
2 Carrots, peeled washed and cut into half inch sections
.25 c Craisins

Method

Place ingredients in a blender or Vitamix in the order as follows:

• All of Tofu, .25 c Soy Milk, Orange, Oats, 1 T Honey.
• Process until smooth and pour into 2 12 oz glasses until each is one-third full.
• To the remaining mixture in blender/Vitamix add .5 c Soy Milk, Carrots and 1 T Honey.
• Process until smooth and pour gently on top of orange layer until each is two-thirds full.
• To the remaining mixture in blender/Vitamix add .75 c Soy Milk and Craisins.
• Process until smooth and pour gently on top of Carrot layer.

~CGJ

PBJ Smoothie

Last year, we were on a smoothie kick about this time and unfortunately we got off of it. 

It takes planning to keep items in stock to have enough variety so that you don’t get tired of them.  I think that's what happened, but I do remember feeling much better at that time and even shed extra pounds.  This one was a favorite and when I texted my husband that we were having PBJ Smoothies for dinner tonight, he texted back “Can’t Wait”…I jest not.  I do wish health and happiness to all of you, and try a smoothie every once in a while, besides really liking them…you may just feel a “little” better.
Tip:  When you go to the Farmer's Market or find fruit or veg (yes veggies too) on sale at the market...buy extra and freeze them prepared and ready to go for future smoothies.   

PBJ Smoothie

Yield: 2 12 oz Servings

Ingredients

8 oz Silken Tofu

1 c Vanilla Soy Milk

.5 c Old Fashioned Rolled Oats

.25 c Creamy Peanut Butter

2 T Honey

.5 c Frozen Blueberries

Method

Place ingredients in a blender or Vitamix in the order as listed.

Process until smooth.

Serve and enjoy!

~CGJ

OMG Granola - (Oh My Goodness)

My family loves granola.  I love it too, but not the price.  I’ve thought for a long time that I could make it as good as or even better than what we have available at the grocery store and probably for less.  Well, last night I decided to put it to the test, but sorry to say that my data is incomplete and can't make the call on whether or not it’s cheaper because… we ate it before I could measure the yield.  Between my testing, Neil testing, Sara testing, Lori Baynham testing, Neil taking to friends and all of us coming back again and again, it’s almost gone.  So while the goal of making it better has certainly been achieved, I’ll have to get back to you on the cost savings…but as Lori said,         

"When it’s this good, who cares about the cost”.

OMG Granola – (Oh My Goodness)

Preheat oven to 300 degrees

Spray 2 half sheet pans with cooking spray

Mix together the following, divide and place on sheet pans

4 cups Old Fashioned Rolled Oats

2 cups chopped Pecans

2 cups Flaked Unsweetened Coconut

1 cup quartered dried Mediterranean Apricots*

1 cup Craisins*

½ cup Toasted Wheat Germ

½  cup Flax seed

1 cup Honey

½ cup Brown Sugar

Place in preheated oven and stir every 15 minutes for 1 hour.

If there is any left, store in an airtight container.  Enjoy!

*For less dry fruit, add and stir in halfway through cooking