Kicking off my cleanse with the Banberry Popeye+

Today is day 1 of my 2012 Jumpstart cleanse!  I decided to have a green smoothie this morning to celebrate!

Cranked up the antioxidants, potassium and omega 3′s with lots of mixed organic berries (about 1 cup), 1 banana, spinach (1 big handful) and added some Salba* about 1 tablespoon  and topped off with filtered water.  It was truly yum!

*Salba is a whole grain from peru – high in omega-3, antioxidants, fiber, protein, calcium and iron – tastes a lot like chia and plumps up when liquid is added to it.  You can get your favorite natural food store.

Zumba recovery – powered by kale

Great Zumba dance party today!  I am home and decided to heavy it up on the kale to give me even more nutrients.  So, I made about 16 oz of amazing green juice!

-4 leaves of dinasaur kale

-1/2 cucumber

-5 stalks of celery

-a tiny bit of parsley

Crunchy Spinach, Avocado, & Beet Salad

This was a great salad!  A MUST share :-)

Ingredients:

1 bunch organic spinach

1 beet (cooked and quarterd)

1/4 red onion thickly sliced

1 avocado cut into chunks

combine in bowl, drizzle dressing and top with spicy kale chips

dressing:  1 tsp dijon mustard, juice from 1 lemon, 1 clove garlic minced

kale chips – heat oven to 350 -rinse kale (I used 1/2 bunch curly kale), place on cookie sheet, drizzle olive oil, add spice – I used cayenne pepper and sea salt – cook 8-15 minutes

Basil Berry Kefir Popeye

 

This green smoothie is totally yum!  If you love basil like I do, your tongue will be delighted by how the basil provides a lovely accent to the rich tart taste of the kefir and the sweetness of the organic strawberries and blueberries! 

• 1 cup organic kefir
• 1 cup organic blueberries
• 1 cup organic strawberries
• 1 handful of spinach
• add as much basil as you would like – I added 4 big leaves
• add a bit of a natural sweetener (stevia, honey)  if you desire – I used a few drops of stevia
• add ice if you desire (I added a handful)

blend and enjoy!  so smooth and tasty & power packed!
 ;-)

Creamy Cucberry Smoothie

I was really hankering for something smooth and satisfying today and I got it!  It took a few times playing with the amounts, but this smoothie is very smooth, tasty and definitely satisfying … not to mention it's packed with goodness … antioxidants, calcium, folate, potassium, fiber, protein and more! 

 

Ingredients:

1 cup organic blueberries (rinse well – lightly pat dry)

1 cup organic lowfat yogurt

2 cucumbers (peeled, halved and seeded)

small handful of ice

Place all ingredients in blender and blend. Pour and enjoy!  :-)