The Continuing Raw Meal Drink Smoothie Saga….

I’m still at it, folks. Yep. I’m STILL trying to finish off this HUGE barrel of raw meal health powder.

But Lord help me, it’s awful stuff.

If you search for “raw meal drink” in the search bar, you’ll see the posts I’ve written on the topic. I bought the Garden of Life Raw Meal organic meal replacement drink. It’s SOOOOO healthful. That’ the only reason I drink it, because it’s healthful. Believe me, I’ve tried everything in the book to make this stuff more palatable, and I’ve yet to find the formula. I’ve tried it straight, in grape juice, strawberry milk, chocolate milk, orange juice…. *shudder*

After a few of you suggested adding it to a strawberry or fruit smoothie, I decided I’d try it. So I interrupted my important document scanning and phone calling to get a quick boost of raw meal energy.

Hm. I ruined a PERFECTLY good strawberry/pineapple smoothie, I’ll have you know! lol

Healthy. I need good health. OK OK. I can do this. *jumps up and down like Rocky Balboa* yep yep yep. I’m ready, man, give it.

*down the hatch*

*wretch*

It’s better than the grape juice concoction. The pineapple that I added to the smoothie helped take off the latex paint/sidewalk chalk/pasty mold taste from the drink. I drank a HUGE glass.

And promptly washed it down with a greasy hamburger.

Here’s to good health.

Terrific Summer Smoothie

My daughter makes all the smoothies in the house, I cannot take credit for any of them (I only do credit for office furniture, yukyukyuk). I like her strawberry smoothies (yum!) but strawberries can be pretty expensive. Right now, it’s watermelon season! So she tried a watermelon smoothie, and OH MY WORD this is incredible. She never measures, but I asked her to give estimates as best she can. This is what it is:

Add enough chunks of watermelon and process int he blender until your blender is about halfway full.

Add about 3 cups of strawberries (fresh or frozen). Process.

Add one pack of Stevia sweetner (I like it without the sweetener)

If you want a very fresh treat, add crushed ice.

It is SO good. It’s way better than a milkshake, a Coolata, anything. The watermelon makes it very fresh, but it’s mild and just so yummy. Perfect for a hot summer day.

Terrific Strawberry/Green Smoothie

I can’t believe how expensive those “instant” smoothies are, in the freezer section. Holy cow. I think they are $3 a package?!

We got a blender, a very nice one, from a dear friend. My daughter has taken it upon herself to create smoothies (mostly because I have been busy reviewing electronics and renovating the kitchen). She’s been experimenting with all sorts of ingredients (almond milk, cucumbers, bananas, etc). I’m not very fond of smoothies in general (I prefer to either eat my food or drink my drink, not have something in between), but my daughter’s strawberry smoothies are superb. They are especially terrific when chilled or iced just a little. YUM. Here’s her recipe for strawberry smoothie.

TIP: You can use either frozen strawberries or fresh. We use frozen because the fresh are usually too expensive. Fresh is best tasting, though. She also sometimes adds rice milk or soy milk to the mix, which makes the smoothie something like a milkshake.

Strawberry Kale Smoofie*

About 5 cups or so of frozen or fresh strawberries, washed and stems removed
2 handfuls of fresh kale, washed and stems removed
Water or rice milk

• Fill the blender about 3/4 with strawberries
• Add water or rice milk up to about an inch from the top
• Press “stir” on the blender for a few seconds to get the frozen fruit moving around
• Switch to “beat” until the strawberries are about all chopped up
• Then switch to “blend” for about 30 seconds or so, till it has the consistency of thick applesauce, and flows easily through the blender
• Add two handfuls of kale, and go back through the “beat” and “blend” cycles
• Add a packet of stevia, or in my case, Sun Crystals
• Set to “liquefy” until it has the smooth consistency you want
• Ready to serve!

“Smoofie” is our endearing term for “smoothie.”