12 Steps to Whole Foods

Starting Your Morning Off Right
Hot-Pink Breakfast Smoothie (3)
I have been drinking this every morning for quite a few years, just because I love it. Raw beets are an excellent
blood purifier and coconut liquid is packed with minerals and electrolytes—and how many breakfasts do you
know that taste great and contain raw carrots and beets? A 450-calorie breakfast that has four servings of fruits
and vegetables, 15% plant protein, and good fats in the cashews. (View the GreenSmoothieGirl YouTube video
on how to open a coconut easily: www.tiny.cc/3X3Xi.)
1½ C coconut liquid (best raw, or use from a can—both can be found at Asian markets)
1 large carrot, cleaned and cut into 3 pieces (or 5-6 baby carrots)
¼ of a medium beet, raw, peeled
¼ C cashews or (for better nutrition) raw sunflower seeds, soaked overnight and drained
¼ C chopped dates (inexpensive in bulk foods at a health food store)
2 tsp. vanilla
12 frozen strawberries (organic, if possible)
Purée all ingredients except the strawberries and protein powder in your high-powered blender for 90 seconds.
Add the strawberries and purée on high until smooth. Add the protein powder for the last 5 sec. Makes 1 quart.
TIP: See Chapter 8 for how to make your coconut
liquid into kefir for excellent added nutrition. It’s a
simple habit to make your coconut liquid a
probiotic drink that will not change the taste
significantly, but can aid in preventing viruses
and bacterial infections and improve your
digestion. I remove the water kefir grains from
my coconut liquid every morning and put it in a
new pint jar of coconut liquid for the next day.
Your water kefir grains are infinitely reusable.
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