Raw Creamy Vegetable Soup

Raw Creamy Vegetable Soup
1 zucchini
1 cucumber
1 big carrot
1/2 avocado
a piece of chili
a piece of capsicum (bell pepper)
1 T tamari
1 T nutritional yeast
1 T sesame oil
1 clove of garlic
2 spring onions

Blend in a high speed blender until very smooth, you may wanna add water. I added roughly 1/4 C water.

To garnish
a handful of sprouts
a small handful of cashew nuts
black pepper
nutritional yeast flakes
handful chopped coriander!

Enjoy!

Green Juice

God Morning! Today I started the day with some greeeen juice. I use one of these manual juicers, takes a while to make juice and your arm get tiered after a while but it's well worth it :)
In my green juice today I had very dark leave spinach (don't remember the name, but a type of spinach), a bunch of celery, a piece of ginger and 2 pears, however, the pears was quite soft so I didn't manage to squeeze a lot of juice from them, became all mushy in the juicer. It is so beautiful though, gives your amazing energy!

GojiBerries

My love for gojiis is strong, been eating it regularly for over 2 years. It was love at first taste. It was WOW.
Here am I munching on gojis in bed. yumyumyum

When we're in China, I was hoping to find fresh gojis, I asked the tour guide (she was Chinese) She said that you can't get the fresh, and she thought I was weired because I ate them just out of the bag. Apparently, they only use them in tea.

Hope you're having an lovely Saturday night. I gonna relax, maybe do a chocolate face mask and work on my little project :)

Nighty!

Green juices & smoothies

It's just recently I have got in to green juices and smoothies, and I was shocked the first time I tried it. It was thick smoothie like and GREEN! How can a green drink taste good I asked myself. I closed my eyes and tasted heaven. I had just read Victoria Boutenko's book Green for life, and it has actually changed my life. Never though a book could affect me that deep and that much, but it truly has. If you get a chance, read it.

Here is some of my favorite combinations.(The variety of greens where I am living isn't the best, unfortunately, but we'll be moving in 2 months time so I am hoping for more options then)
When I make Green juice I like to use pears or apples as a base then a big bunch of greens and some of mint or a piece of fresh ginger to juice as well. I LOVE to put fresh ginger in my juice, makes it so delish! My favorite combo is HEAPS of celery, half a big bunch, 2 apples or pears and a piece of ginger.
When I make Green smoothies I use mango and bananas as a base (makes it very creamy) and a handful of gojiberries plus a big bunch of greens. Haven't been able to get a big variety of fruit and veggies to experiment with, but this is better than nothing :)

If you're new to green juices and smoothies, start with small amounts of greens, the best ones to start with would be spinach, kale, romaine lettuce. just a handful or 2, then add more and more ones you get use to it.

Starter recipe.
1 banana
1 mango
2 handfuls of greens
1 C purified water

Blend in a high speed blender! ENJOY!

Suuuuuperfoods: MACA LUCUMA CHLORELLA

What does it mean when something is classified as superfood?
When something is classified as superfood is means that the "thing" is absolutely packed with nutrients. Here is some examples:
Raw organic cocoa powder has a ORAC score of over 90 000!!! ORAC stands for Oxygen Radical Absorbance capacity which measures antioxidant levels in products.
Let's compare Raw cacao powders ORAC with more "common" foods, just to give you an idea over high in antioxidants it is. Lets take blueberries, everyone has been told that blueberries are really HIGH in antioxidants, ORAC of 6552.
Gojiberries is another food I LOVE and consume daily, what so special about them? Apart from that they contain 11.7% protein, have all the essential amino acids, up to 21 trace minerals, richest source of carotenoids (more beta-carotene than carrots), Vitamin B1, B2, B6, E and on top of everything 500 times more Vitamin C than oranges by weight!! CRAZY

Now back to Maca, Lucuma and chlorella.
Maca powder comes from the maca root which grows is Peru on 4000 meters above sea level in the Andean district of Junin. It is grown by the Pumpush people, who have been growing and consuming maca for thousands of years. Apart from the fact that maca is packed with nutrients, it contains very unique alkaloids which stimulate the master glands that in turn helps balance the whole endocrine system. So if you have any hormone problems, add maca powder to your diet, it may help you. I like to mix in maca powder with my smoothies and raw chocolate!! It's such a perfect combination.
Lucuma is from Peru as well. It's known as the "Gold of the Incas" and consider one of it lost crops. Lucuma is an excellent source of carbohydrates, fibers, vitamins, minerals, niacin (B3), iron and beta-carotene.
I love mixing lucuma powder into my raw desserts, goes well in everything, cakes, chocolate, ice creams, pie, smoothies, puddings you name it! It has such a divine flavor and makes everything very creamy, yum!
Chlorella been around on the planet for about 2 billion years, so it's a tough little fellow. It contains large amount of chlorophyll and is a very good cleanser for your body as it drags the nasty heavy metals out with you. What a lovely friend Chlorella is, really takes care of you. It's known to cleans the bowels, aid the liver function and keep the bloodstream free from waste. And on top over everything it contains a lot of nutrients. Love it, eat it , feel it! Mix into smoothies or your water to drink during the day.

Be a superhero, eat superfoods!

Raw wakame Salad

Back from a busy morning

Sitting here in my bed and have just finished off a BIG green smoothie with kale,bananas,raspberries and some frozen grapes that I found. Now I am indulging myself with a Wakame salad! YUM!!!
about 15-20 grams dried wakame (follow instructions)
1 clove of garlic
1 bit of chili
1 T sesame oil (cold pressed)
1 T sesame seeds
a splash of Tamari

Finly chop the garlic and slice the chili very thin. Cut the soaked and drained wakame into strips. Mix everything in a bowl and and the sesame seeds and oil! Enjoy

Good Morning!

Still raw,,, :) It is so lovely to wake up and feel great!
Gonna have a very busy morning so I better get myself ready soon.
Take the ferry into Newcastle--> Do Body Pump--> Go to Centrelink with a form--> Go to the health store and buy Wakame (I AM CRAVING SEA VEGETABLES)!!!!! even dreamed about it LOL--> Go back to the gym and do Body balance!

Enyoing a smoothie at the moment with 1 banana, 1 apple, 1 T Lucuma 1 T Maca and a hand ful of gojiberries RAW ENERGY! And then as I did yesterday poured the excess smoothie in to a small glass and put a couple of teaspoons of chlorella in it.

Gonna write a little bit later about Maca, Lucuma and continue about Chlorella!

Until then,,,,
Take care

Anna