Showing posts with label recipe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recipe. Show all posts

Friday, March 25, 2011

Breakfast, for Dinner


  Well technically, supper; considering I already had dinner.  A bit thirsty, not in the mood for water, and feeling the need to have a yellow orange product on my page, I ventured into the kitchen with smoothies on my mind.  First thing I noticed as I walk into the kitchen was a fruit bowl off to the side loaded with bananas.  Yellow it is.  I grabbed two medium sized ones and planned my attack.

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Your recipe should you choose to accept it:

  • 4 oz Reduced Fat Milk
  • 4 oz Fat Free Plain Greek Yogurt (more protein per serving)
  • 2 Medium Bananas (apx 8 oz each)
  • 8 oz frozen diced mangos
  • 1 Table Spoon of vanilla  (best vanilla I've ever used)
Yields 32 oz. 

  Toss everything in the blender and mix well.  The consistency will be thick and creamy, so you may need to pause periodically to push the fruit down toward the blades (make sure the blades come to a complete stop before attempting this).  While the finished product is more of an off-white than the yellow I desired, I am indeed please with the result.  The texture is a perfect blend of smooth, thick, and creamy, with a flavor that nowhere matches the color of the concoction.  The blended mangoes pack quite a punch, while the sweetness of banana leaves nothing to be desired from added sweeteners.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Breakfast of Champions

     There I was, hungry and alone.  I had to take action.  Eggs and bacon, no sir. A bowl of cereal?  not a chance, I've had enough lactose to last me a few days and I don't have any lactaid in the cabinet (yeah I'm old, sue me).  Succumbing to hunger (and laziness) I decided to blend something up; something delicious that didn't require cooking.  My key ingredient for the meal: aloe vera juice.  It's supposed to be healthy for me (not sure why) and I have the remnants of a gallon that needs to be finished off.  Alone it may taste too tangy to tollerate, but blended with an ensemble of flavors; it is delicious.

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Your recipe should you choose to accept it:

  • 4 oz Aloe Vera Juice
  • 8 oz Fat Free Greek Yogurt (more protein per serving)
  • 4 oz Hibiscus Cranberry Juice Blend [if not available, may substitute unsweetened jamaica (hibiscus) juice.]
  • 6 whole fresh strawberries
  • 8 oz frozen strawberries
  • 8 oz frozen diced mangos
  • 8 oz frozen mixed berries (blue berry, raspberry, more strawberries, etc.)
  • 1-2 splashes of vanilla to tie it all together
  • Sweeten to taste with agave syrup (optional)