Banana - Chocolate - Cashew - Green Smoothie! So good!

Give your daily smoothie routine a new twist with this dessert-like green smoothie recipe! 

This morning, we wanted to try a new green smoothie and I came up with this amazing  one .... tastes like more of a desert than a meal!

Fruit

2 frozen bananas

I pear

Greens

1/2 leaf chard

1 leaf dandelion

1 leaf kale

1/2 avocado

Protein

1/2 cup soaked raw cashews

Liquids

1 cup almond milk

1 cup soy milk

1 cup filtered water

MIX IN BLENDER ON HIGH UNTIL SMOOTH

Add Powders

2 T chocolate nutrition powder (your favorite)

2 T whey powder (your favorite)

1 t flax powder

1 cup ice

MIX AGAIN IN BLENDER UNTIL SMOOTH -- WILL BE THICK LIKE A MILK SHAKE. Add more liquid if you want it thinner. Serves 3-4 people.

My little Cody (4 years old) drank a full cup of this smoothie for breakfast this morning ... and then wanted MORE! My husband thought he was getting a milk shake (green of course) for breakfast and was very clear that he was fine with the idea. He took more for a snack later. 

A great nutrition success for Mom ... and the whole family!

Raw Recipe

"Whipped Cream" 

to be used for dipping fruits or for fruit salads:

I've been looking for a good raw cream for fruit. No, I haven't tried it yet but I plan too and will let you know what I think. It surely looks good ... 

1 young coconut, water and meat

1 C. raw cashews

½ C. agave or honey

1 t. vanilla

¼- ½ t. almond extract

Open top of young coconut, strain out water and reserve 1 C.

Scoop out meat and blend well with 1 C. of reserved coconut water.

Add rest of ingredients and blend well. Let set over night so it will thicken naturally. Particularly good over a bowl of mixed berries.  Also great to dip sliced apples.