Breakfast: Smoothie with fresh apple & cucumber juice, blended with banana, green food powder and flax meal. Rolled rye made like oatmeal with cinnamon, agave and a touch of soy milk. Cup of coffee with coconut milk creamer.
The first time I tried green food powder or any other supplemental powder I was disgusted. Chalky & grainy are the two words that come to mind. Finally, I splurged on a 30 serving tub at Central Market and convinced myself to not waste the money, to JUST DRINK IT! Now it tastes delicious. Here's a link to Amazing Grass Green Superfood with all the great health benefits of adding whole food nutrition to your smoothies or juice.
I became vegetarian over two years ago after struggling with weight and digestive problems my whole life. Even though I had been very fit and thin, it was always an obsession with staying that way. One day I stepped on the scale, was royally offended by the numbers and decided that this fast food addiction needed to stop. Meat was never a huge part of my diet and became easy to give up. I still struggle with weight fluctuation but my digestive health has never been better. Paying attention to balanced meals and adding things such as Flax Meal to my smoothies and baked goods (mixed with apple sauce, flax meal takes the place of eggs in most recipes) makes a big difference.
Recently, Keith was prescribed high blood pressure medication. We are not advocates of medication but until the numbers are reduced, he has no choice. There are a lot of natural alternatives for reducing high blood pressure, one of which being cinnamon. I love cinnamon already so adding it to things such as smoothies, morning cereals or juice is easy.
I thought this post might be a bit more meaningful if my meals were broken down and explanations given as to WHY I am eating these things. Hope it helped!
The lil' girl army and I are about to tackle cleaning the floors...which will probably be a sufficient workout for me today...steam cleaning and drying by hand, twice.
See you tomorrow...Keep Absorbing Life!
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