My Very Own Smoothie

So I was thinking of what would be a good recipe to share on this blog that I am doing every week, and so obviously I am thinking of all the best recipes I have ever used to make delicious things (usually desserts), and naturally, they were all recipes that belonged to or were created by other people. I realized that I love to cook, but I have never really tried to make my own smoothie. I was just kinda messing around and putting things together that might taste good, but then I tried to make it healthy... and that was when it started to get messed up. I made it the first time in a Vitamix blender, and to be honest it probably didn't taste that good anyways, but once I had made it I put it into clear cups... and it was green. Oops. Not very appealing to 8 year olds. So I tried again, and again, but my little bro didn't like any of them. The one I made last night though, he actually liked it! It was made of mainly fruits, but it still turned out green because of the lil' bit of spinach that I threw in there. So, here is the recipe so that you can try making it yourself and tell me if you liked it!

Ingredients:

1 cup strawberries
1/2 banana
1 handful spinach
1 cup ice
1/3 cup milk (or add more if you want it creamier)
1 tablespoon maple syrup

Method:

Plug in the Vitamix to the wall.
Put all of the ingredients into the blender.
Put the lid on the blender.
Change the settings to frozen dessert or smoothie.
Turn it on and let it blend all the ingredients together.
Pour the mixture into the cups.
Voila! :)

A Morning Snack You Would Usually Think Is Normal But Is Not, P.S. It is a smoothie, SHHHH...

So I recently decided to go on a paleo diet which is one that includes fruits veggies and meats, but does not allow you to eat anything that has sugar, gluten, legumes, dairy, or processed foods. I know, I know, it sounds like I have lost my mind by deciding to go on a diet, and honestly I think that I have. I felt the need to try out different 'ways of eating' as my mom would say. The reason I chose to go on a paleo diet was because of the science fair. My friend Mikelle did a paleo diet for her science fair project in biology and how the det affected facial acne, and it had a really positive impact. I decided to try it out and maybe test that theory. So anyways, that is how we got here to me telling you about how I decided to go on a paleo diet and blogging about it. Now that we are through me explaining why in the world I would want to eat healthily, how about I tell you about this smoothie. The reason that it is not normal but would seem normal is because it looks like a regular smoothie, but if you look at the ingredients, it isn't. It is healthy! woah... The other crazy thing is, that it also tastes good! I got this recipe from a website that I have recently discovered called Paleo Porn, and they have tons of great paleo snacks. So, now that I have got you all worked up for this delicious, and healthy, smoothie, here is your recipe.

Ingredients:

10 ounces of frozen organic whole blackberries
1/4 cup of blanched almonds
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 can of unsweetened full-fat organic coconut milk

Method:

Add the blackberries to a blender and blitz for 5-10 seconds
Add the almonds and process until the nuts are chopped
Add the cinnamon and coconut milk and process, stopping to scrape down the sides until smooth
Pour into glasses and serve
Enjoy! :)

Image Courtesy of Paleo Porn