Tiffany's Six Pack

  Last night we had an amazing sunset.  I'm so glad I just happened to be out hiking with Lilly and decided to stay and watch the sun go down over Pikes Peak, I posted some pictures below I took with the phone.  Trust me when I say it was even more beautiful in person.
  Today, I worked out early,  came home to get ready for the week and made green drinks to go.  This week I decided to add "Tags of Gratitude" to my Green Drinks.  I just want to remind myself of things I'm thankful for and not take things for granted.  Sometimes it's easy to feel bad because you are going through a tough time in life.  However, remember that no matter how bad your situation may seem, there are tens of thousands of things to be grateful for.  For example, I put "Love, Health, Friends, Family, Yoga & Pilates on one side of the tags and other side I added little sayings that mean something to me.  This will be a great reminder of how lucky I am and should put a smile on my face in the morning when I open the refrigerator. 

All Ready To Go...NO RUSHING!

Ingredients:

2 organic pears

2 cups organic pear juice

3 cups organic spinach

1 organic apple

1 cup organic celery

2 cups organic purple kale

1 cup organic fennel

1/2 cup organic parsley

4 tablespoons Barlean's Omega Oil (You pick)

3 scoops Amazing Grass Brand Wheatgrass

2 tablespoons raw ginger, peeled and diced

1 cup frozen organic peaches

Method:

Blend in a Vita-mix and pour into containers.  VOILA! You are ready for 3 days...unless a boy drinks one...HA,HA!

 

Here they are in the refrigerator!  Ready to Go!

This was Amazing!

The sky kept changing by the second!

Just look at Pike's Peak!  Just WOW!

It looked like it was on fire!

Lilly Modeling of Course!

Look at her sitting getting her picture taken...What a HAM!

Have A GREAT Week!

Jeannene's Green Drink

  This is a shout out to my BFF in Connecticut...Jeannene!  This is her drink of choice and her skin is glowing.  So, maybe we should all drink this every morning.  The only difference in this drink, that is different than the drink she drinks is that I put fresh Wheatgrass in it and not the powdered one (Amazing Grasses Brand).  I'm drinking it now and I must say I LOVE the taste of the Fennel.  LOVE YA GIRLFRIEND and have a wonderful Valentine's Day!

This cute kiss is for you:) XOXO!

  Ingredient's

1 cup fresh organic fennel

1/2 cup fresh Organic Italian Parsley 

 1 Organic green pear

1/4 cup fresh Wheatgrass, or use 1 scoop Amazing Grasses Brand

1 cup organic pear juice

1 tablespoon flax oil or Barlean's Omega oil

Method:

Blend in high powered blender or vita-mix and serve.

Jeannene, Wish you were here to go hiking with us or I was there to go to NY:)  Happy Valentine's Day!!

These lips were SO you:)

Everything was covered with a light blanket of snow!  Beautiful!

Lilly's like..."What is taking you so long"!

Lemon Rappini Refresher

Today I was in the mood for a clean tasting green drink!  To use my Swedish, Lagom (Not too little, not too much. Just right).  It needed to be the perfect balance of greens and lemon to call this a refresher.  Back home, in Minnesota,  I would get this fresh homemade lemonade that was almost tart tasting.  The restaurant would make it with whole lemons and apples...so good!  Boy... do I miss that.  So today I thought I'd try to replicate the taste but still incorporate the greens in the drink.  Here it is.... 

Ingredients:

1 cup Rappini

1 scoop Organic Wheatgrass Powder

1/2 Organic Lemon (rind and all)

1 cup frozen mango

2 tablespoons Lemon Flax Oil

1 cup filtered water

1 small ripe apple

Method:

Place all ingredients in a Vita-mix and blend until it runs smooth.  NOTE: Some juicers might not be able to make this drink.  You'll need a high powered blender.

The lighting at 5 is really rather strange. I'm just trying to show you the bubbles!

Me trying to talk to Lilly about Dog Behavior... as she gets older she conveniently forgets our rules! Dogs:)

 

Dark Greens Turmeric & Mango's topped with Raw Cacao Chunks and Chocolate Dipped Mango Slices

Could I have put any more words in the the title of this post??  Well, Yea I could have!  Good thing I stopped adding ingredients or this would be a very long blog post.  This drink is definitely loaded with dark leafy greens and Wheatgrass as well.   

   

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups Kale, I used the purple Kale pictured below (1 large handful)

1 scoop Organic Wheatgrass  powder

1 cup organic pineapple juice

1 small apple

1 tablespoon Flax oil

1 cup frozen mango

1 banana (you could use frozen)

2 tablespoons peeled fresh tumeric

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup Raw Cacao Chunks (purchased in bulk at Whole Foods)

1 Dark Chocolate Dipped Mango Slice (purchased in bulk from Whole Foods)

Method:

 Mix kale, Wheatgrass, pineapple juice, water, apple, banana, mango, flax oil and turmeric in the Vita-mix on high until well blended.  Top with apple slices, Raw Cacao Chunks and Chocolate Mango Slices.

Serious Health in a jar...Enjoy!

 

Wheatgrass Smoothie Bowl

Wheatgrass can be SO overwhelming, but I'm determined to have a shot everyday until my body gets used to it.  I think I'll post a story tomorrow as to why this is SO important to me.  But, for now you are stuck with all these recipes.  In this recipe today I made a cold soup and incorporated the wheatgrass!  I always make cold soups in the summer, usually a cantaloupe or cucumber soup, but today I wanted this soup to have a little more substance so I called it a smoothie bowl instead... purely because of the consistency.  This is certainty something I'd drink from a glass and I wouldn't add all the cute cut up fruit on top, but when it's in a bowl this is pure perfection and looks good as well.  So, if you're bored with the usual smoothies make it into a bowl.  Oh, sorry about the smiling bananas but my son and I hiked Helen Hunt Falls this AM and he had these really cute donuts...so of course my meal had to be cuter, lol!

Ingredients:

3/4 banana, the other part I used as decoration on top

3/4 kiwi, the other 1/4 I used for top decor

3 dried figs, 1 sliced for the top

1 scoop Organic Wheatgrass

1 cup frozen mango chunks

1/2 cup Organic pineapple juice

1/2 cup purified water

Chia seeds to sprinkle on top

Method:

Place 3/4 banana, 3/4 of kiwi, 2 figs, Wheatgrass, mango chunks, pineapple juice and water in Vita-mix and blend on high.  Poor into bowl and use remaining ingredients to decorate the top!  Yummy!

Close-up

And Voila...my meal is just as cute as those nasty donuts my son ate:)  Picture from today's hike!

Tropical Wheatgrass Probiotic Shot with Mango Lemon Fig Chaser... Healthy Food Porn

After an early morning hike I'm so creative.  I think the clearing of my mind does wonders for me.  Today after I came home, I hadn't had anything to eat yet...I was starving!!! I made this drink and enjoyed every last drop.  If you're able to make this one...I would! So much goodness in one pretty glass.  Like I always say, "If it doesn't look good and taste good it isn't going in my mouth"!

Ingredients:

(Yellow Part: Mango Lemon Fig Chaser)

1/2 cup Frozen Mango Chunks

1 large dried fig, stem removed

1/4 lemon,  freshly squeezed

3/4 cup Organic Pineapple juice

Method: Blend ingredients and place in the bottom of the glass, place slices of fig if you wish!

Ingredients:

(Green Part: Tropical Wheatgrass Probiotic)

1 Scoop Organic Wheatgrass powder

1 cup Spinach, not packed

1/2 Banana, frozen

1/2 cup Organic Pineapple juice

1 tablespoon Barlean's Pina Colada Fish Oil Swirl

Method: Blend ingredients and place on top of the yellow Mango Chaser above

To Decorate the top plus get the shot of Mega Probiotic:

Ingredients:

1 wedge of lemon

1 dried fig

1 Shot of inner-eco to go Mega Probiotic tropical flavor

6 Coco Mango Pomegranate Chews (cut-up), purchased at Whole Foods in bulk section! OH MY are the AMAZING!

Method:

Poor Probiotic on top of drink and add Mango Chews as well, Decorate with Lemon wedge and Fig

Some of the ingredients used

The Hike with my Love Lilly!

AMAZING!

ENJOY

 

 

   

Taste Grass - NO MORE...Smoothie

  Yes, I named this smoothie, "Taste Grass - NO MORE" but for a good reason.  The taste of Wheatgrass really makes me sick if I do a single shot of it all by itself.  "Why, would you even put this in your mouth then you ask??"  Well, Wheatgrass has been used for years as an herbal medicine for its therapeutic and nutritional properties.  It became hugely popular by Ann Wigmore who had healed herself from cancer with this, among other things.  She wrote many books on the healing properties of Wheatgrass and it has been used in Sweden, Puerto Rico, Australia and the United States.  She was also one of the founders of the very popular Hippocrates Institute Healing Center. 
This grass is known for numerous things but most importantly blood purification, liver detoxification, and colon cleansing.  This amazing grass contains Chlorophyll, numerous enzymes (Cytochome, lipase, protease, and Superoxide dismutase otherwise known as SOD which helps with preventing aging...just to name a few), numerous vitamins that fight against free radicals (Vitamin C, Vitamin A, Vitamin B-Complex...just to name a few),  and numerous Minerals and Amino Acids (Magnesium, potassium, calcium, Tyrosine which aids in the formation of hair and skin and prevents cellular aging).  You can find this product now in powdered form and once it's opened keep it in the freezer or you can juice your own grass that you grow.  I don't have time to grow the grass anymore, sometimes I grow it at Easter time in a cute basket, but otherwise I just buy it from my natural food store in town. 
There are a few ways to take Wheatgrass.  First, you can drink this grass in a single shot and get it over with.  In my case this makes me ill.  So, I prefer putting it into a smoothie...then I can't taste it.  I think the smoothie recipe I did today was probably my most successful attempt at NOT tasting the wheatgrass and I don't feel ill at all.  The other way to take wheatgrass is rectally through enemas and implants, but I can talk about that in the Detox section of this blog.   Let's get to the recipe I think I typed too much today:)  Have a great day.

Ingredients:

1 frozen banana

1 scoop of Organic Wheatgrass (Amazing Grass brand)

1 cup Rappini, not packed

1 cup spinach, not packed

1 small apple (or 1/2 large one)

1/4 cup frozen cherries

1/4 cup frozen wild blueberries

1/4 cup frozen mango

1/2 cup Organic Black Cherry Juice

 1/2 cup filtered water

Method:

Place all ingredients in a Vita-mix and blend on high for a minute, until all is blended well.

Serves 1

ENJOY!

Green Mango Martini's... Non-alcoholic with Protien

Once you read the ingredients you'll know calling this a Martini is a HUGE stretch...even for me!!! But, I'm sure you all have that one friend that is extremely health conscious.  Well, this green mango martini will please them and is loaded with healthy ingredients including protein.  Did I mention it looks really cute in a martini glass...'SAY YES' to this green drink...ENJOY!

2 cups spinach

1 frozen banana

1 cup frozen organic mango chunks

1 scoop Sun Warrior Protein Power (Vanilla)

8-10 drops Sweet Stevia Drops

1 tablespoon Barlean's flax seed oil

1 cup Mango juice

Mango wedges for decoration

  

Place all ingredients (Except for the decoration mango wedges) in a vita-mix or high speed blender, poor in Martini glasses, use mango wedges for decoration and serve.  Serves two people.

Some of the ingredients!

Chocolate Cherry Green Drink...Perfection!

Well, I hope everyone's day was delightful?  I had an eventful day here with the weather and some car issues.  But,  making this drink has made the day much better.  I think you all will agree that this drink not only sounds good, but if you're lucky enough to make it you won't be disappointed.  It's smooth texture and hint of chocolate makes me think of the Cherry Garcia ice cream I once enjoyed before cutting dairy out of my diet,  and it has all beneficial ingredients for the O blood type so it gets extra points for that as well.  Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 cup Organic Black Cherry Juice

2 cups packed organic red kale

2/3 cup frozen cherries

3 dried figs

1 frozen banana

6 drops Chocolate Stevia Sweetener

2 tablespoons Barlean's Flax Oil

Method:

Place all the above ingredients in a Vita-mix and mix on high.  Enjoy!  I think I'm in LOVE!

Hope this shows you the consistency!

I think I'll just sit here after a long day and enjoy this drink!

Winter Wonder Green Drink for the O Blood Type

  When winter kicks into full gear I usually crave warm food and drinks.  However, lately I've just been wanting my standard green drink for some reason.  I've decided to add to it a bit and make it a highly beneficial green drink by not adding anything that;s not considered beneficial for my O blood type.  Hope you can make this one at home...it's like a mini vacation for your mouth to a warm climate!  Enjoy!

Winter Wonder Green Drink

2 cups spinach

1 cup collard greens

1 cup kale (I did baby kale)

1/2 cup Dandelion greens

1 green plum, pitted

1 tablespoon fresh peeled ginger root

2 fresh figs

1 cup organic pineapple juice

2 tablespoons Barlean's Pina Colada Fish Oil Swirl

1 teaspoon B12 liquid (your choice of liquid vitamin), this was one dropper full for me

3/4 cup water

 Mix all the ingredients in a Vita-mix, or blender of your choice and ENJOY! 

  

 

Tiffany's Staple Green Drink

Well, here it is the staple green drink I have just about everyday.  Give or take some of the items if I just don't have them in the refrigerator that day.  But, usually this is what is in the drink.  I do occasionally add ginger, parsley or spinach and omit the mint during the winter months but, that's only because it's not growing in the little patch I have growing in this yard.  I do prefer to have the mint thou, it makes me feel better for some reason.  So, try out what works for you and go with it!

1 handful of Fresh Mint

1 handful of Kale (I substitute spinach, parsley)

1/2 cucumber (If organic put the whole thing in, if not peel)

1 green pear (again if organic put the whole thing in)

1/2 Lemon (with the rind if organic)

1/2 cup pineapple juice

1 cup water (or to your liking)

1 scoop of Garden of Life Super Seed Fiber (can purchase in Store under Vitamin's)

Ice

1 1/2 Tbs. Barlean's Pina Colada oil (This can be Purchased as well in Tiffany's Therapy Store)

Directions:

Place all Ingredients except for ice and Barlean's Pina Colada (Don't want to waste any, it's expensive) in Vita-mix or blender (Ingredients might need to be cutup well if you don't have a Vita-mix. After you have it blended place in glass and stir in Barlean's Pina Colada oil and ice cubes.  After tasting this you won't want that morning coffee!

 

Green Drink #2

Green Drinks are hot these days and they are fun to make!  Of course it's important to get the color just the right shade of green so that it's appetizing and the taste has to be wonderful or in my opinion why make the drink???  Here is another version of the green drink I really liked and I think you might to!

Serves 2

1/2 cucumber, peeled if not organic

1 1/2 cups spinach, loosely packed

1/2 green organic pear

1/2 green apple

3 chucks of pineapple

1 cup ice

1/2 cup purified water

1 tablespoon flax oil, optional

Method

Blend all ingredients in a vita-mix blender and serve.