drinks – Page 2

Thanks to Earth Fare, I got a free bag of oranges that I need eat. So after a long workout today, I decided I needed a smoothie that would rehydrate me and would be super sweet…..and this is what I came up with.

Disclaimer: use frozen bananas, I didn’t have any bananas that were frozen, so it wasn’t as creamy.

What you’ll need:

three small juice oranges (or two large oranges)
two bananas (USE FROZEN, it is seriously so much better!) (also, make sure the skins are as spotty as possible!)
1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk- homemade is definitely better, but I didn’t have any made 😦
ginger root- this is optional, but I think it gives it a little zing, plus it has tons of health benefits!

First….

get all your ingredients together, obviously..

also, the minion is optional, but I mean who would want to leave him out?!

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Recently, I’ve been making my own almond milk. After realizing how easy it was, and how much more natural it is, I am hooked. Most store bought almond milk contains thickeners, like lecithin and carrageenan (made from seaweed, that can lead to digestion problems) both are unnecessary additives. So by making my own, I get to control the ingredients, which makes me feel better about what is going into my body.

Now onto the almond milk process….it usually takes about ten minutes altogether, not including the time the almonds take to soak (overnight). So this is really easy to do in the morning before making breakfast.

First…
Soak natural (organic if you’d like) almonds in filtered water overnight, or for at least twelve hours.

Second…

Pour the almonds into a blender and add four cups of water for every one cup of almonds. I like to use the water that the almonds soaked in as part of my four cups of water.

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