So today I'm talking(or writing as the case may be😁) salads, smoothies and juices. This post will have a bit more pictures in it as we have a bit more to write about.
Aha on with our story! I can't quantify how much I looooooooooove salads and most if the time without dressings too!
It's amazing how once one takes the step of faith everything falls into place by His Divine Grace.
I try as much as possible to have vegetables in my fridge regularly(truth be told sometimes I go weeks without 1 single veggie or fruit in the fridge🙈 shameful I know but I'm getting better).
My staples for fruit, herb and veg are lettuce, sometimes cabbage, spring onions, parsley, bak Choy, lemons, spinach, leeks, basil, ginger, garlic, onions, lemons, oranges, apples, pears, beets, pineapples, bananas and carrots.
So to the salad that I made, ingredients were;
Green pepper
Green apple
Lettuce
Spring onions
Cheddar cheese
Eggs
Carrot
Almonds
Cranberries
Sunflower seeds
Pumpkin seeds
I either shred by hand the ingredients that are shredable or use a pair of kitchen scissors makes the job faster😁😁. That said I do enjoy slicing or chopping as i have a Mandalay for even thin slices and sharp knives for chopping.
I don't do precise quantities with my salads I just go with the flow and make sure it looks pretty and I would enjoy it. I have a pretty good idea what all these elements would taste like combined and I haven't been disappointed yet😁.
Most of these items are available locally and I'm ecstatic that the market has truly opened up to new tastes and palettes.
Salad done and dusted💃💃💃
JUICE
My juices go the same route as my salads, no precise measurements or portions just go with the flow. I think it helps to know what each food item tastes like on it's own and that would help to inform your decision on what to put together to make what. I always add ginger to what ever I cook or juice though for me that's a standard staple.
For the juices I had;
Beets
Carrots
Apples
Pineapple
Grapefruit
Oranges
Lemon
Lime
Ginger
Celery
Washed, prepped and ready for the juicer. The juicer I have takes whole fruits so I don't have to chop up and I just take the peels off the oranges, grapefruit a, pineapples, limes and sometimes I leave the skin on the lemon but as I had celery I didn't do that this time.
This juice was absolutely yum yum yum. The celery was a bit strong but asides that I was quite happy with it. The colour was absolutely divine too thanks to the beets😁😁😁
SMOOTHIE
I had mentioned that the only way so far that I can seem to eat avocado is by putting it in a smoothie. I don't particularly like the taste but as it's good for me I shall be eating it more regularly in some way or the other.
The ingredients I had for the smoothie are;
3 frozen bananas
6 strawberries
Half an avocado
Juice of 1 orange
1/3 cup Greek yoghurt
1 heaped tablespoon of ground flaxseed
1 teaspoon turmeric
Honey
Coconut oil about a tablespoon each
Pumpkin seeds
Sunflower seeds about a tablespoon each
Cranberries
What better way to get in all ones fruits and seeds and so forth😁😁😁.
All ingredients sourced locally without any hassle and no breaking my pocket either.
Healthy clean eating isn't any more expensive than eating all the regular/normal foods we've been used too. Yes it does take a mind shift but I tell you it is so so so so worth it and your body will thank you for it.
Let me know what you tried and like or not. Feedback in the blog would be highly appreciated.
Till my next food adventure which should be sooner than you think, be at peace.
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