Tropical-Coco Tonic
17 Jun 2010 6 Comments
in recipes Tags: coconut meat, coconut water, grapefruit juice, orange juice, pineapple
tropical coco tonic
Blend the following ingredients in your blender:
- 1 cup coconut water
- 1 cup coconut meat
- 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 3/4 cup freshly squeezed grapefruit juice
- 3/4 cup pineapple juice
Lie on a secluded beach and sip ’til your worries wash away.
tropical-coco tonic
Coco-berry smoothie
07 Jun 2010 2 Comments
in recipes Tags: coconut water, flaxseed, mixed berries, orange juice, spirulina, stevia, vegan berry smoothie
coco-berry smoothie
Fun Smoothie Ingredient Facts:
- Berries are a great source of antioxidants which inactivate free radicals (unsuitable oxygen molecules that damage cells.)
- Orange juice is high in vitamin C.
- Coconut water is almost identical in composition to human blood plasma.
- Spirulina has a high protein content, many vitamins and minerals and essential fatty acids, among others.
- Flaxseed are high in fiber and contain omega-3 essential fatty acids, protein, B vitamins, magnesium, zinc and potassium.
- Stevia is a natural sweetener and has little effect on blood glucose ( a very good thing.)
Drink this smoothie in the morning to start your day with a bang…serves 1 or 2, depending.
In a blender, blend:
- 1 1/2 cups organic frozen mixed berries
- 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1 cup coconut water
- 1 tsp. spirulina powder
- 1 tsp. flaxseed
- stevia, to taste
Hawaiian mashed sweet potatoes
30 May 2010 Leave a Comment
in recipes Tags: cardamon, cinnamon, coconut milk, ginger, macadamia nuts, orange juice, shredded coconut, sweet potatoes, tropical sweet potatoes, tropical vegan sweet potatoes, vegan mashed sweet potatoes
Sweet potatoes are one of the healthiest staples around. I urge everyone to eat sweet potatoes regularly! For the Hawaiian mashed sweet potatoes, you will need:
- 2 sweet potatoes, baked
- 1 tsp. fresh ginger root, minced
- 2 tbsp. freshly squeezed orange juice
- 2 tbsp. coconut milk
- 1/4 cup macadamia nuts, chopped
- 1 tbsp. coconut shreds
- dash of cinnamon
- dash of cardamon (optional)
Mix all ingredients in a large bowl and serve!
Hawaiian mashed sweet potatoes
