Kale super smoothie

October 15, 2016 The Wee Larder

Sorry it’s been a while folks, I’ve been busy studying a very basic course on Naturopathy, it’s just the tip of the iceberg but the knowledge I’ve gained has been very useful so far and it’s a good introduction to Natural medicine etc. I hope to continue further along with some plant powered study! 😊

So here’s a quick smoothie I knocked up and it was so powerful I went for a run afterwards, my legs are still sore and that was a few days ago ha ha ha! The black kale plucked fresh out of the garden still covered in the morning dew was absolutely amazing and I could feel the effects of the nutrition immediately lifting my morning brain fog! It seriously felt like a light coming on, it could also have been the ginseng kicking in! I’m so impressed with this stuff it’s definitely on the garden growing list next year!

So I blended it in the vitamix with persimmons (I’m a persimmons addict at this time of year) and a whole orange, a tbsp of pumpkin seeds, flax seeds and some ginseng! I topped up with water as I had ran out of almond milk! You could use half almond milk if you prefer.

Black kale (cavolo Nero)

whole orange peeled

persimmons

tsp ginseng

tbsp pumpkin seeds

tbsp of flaxseeds

I should probably add I shared this with the kids! It’s quite a lot to consume yourself!

Plant powered body fuel! 😎

Fresh green apple juice

October 4, 2016 The Wee Larder

I was lucky enough to get two massive bags of green apples from a family member this year and before I made jam and pies I wanted to make some delicious fresh apple juice.

I chopped and put through about eight apples into the juicer. You could use more or less but I had two adults and three young kids to feed. I also added some ginger and lemon for a boost against some coughs and colds in the house just now and four sticks of cavolo Nero kale torn fresh out of the garden plot.

A delicious boost of seasonal nourishment before school and so easy to make.

Lemon Vit C Boost

September 28, 2016 The Wee Larder

“The juice of a fresh-squeezed lemon in water has many medicinal values, as well as its benefits for cleansing the body, stimulating the liver, and improving digestion and elimination” http://www.waterbenefitshealth.com

Drinking lemon water is a great way to start the day! Its a great source of Vitamin C for your body and lemons are also known for their detoxing and alkalising health benefits. Below are some links to some articles I found online about the benefits of lemon water.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/111175-benefits-lemon-water/

http://www.waterbenefitshealth.com/benefits-of-drinking-lemon-water.html

I personally try to drink this 3-5 times a week, but I have a very busy kitchen in the morning with kids running around looking for food and we have smoothies and juices being made left, right and centre so I drink it when I can. It really doesn’t take a lot of time to prepare and you can have it with hot water or with cold. If its the colder months I prefer to have warm water. After a glass of water or the lemon water above a smoothie is the next important breakfast step for us. The kids usually have a glass of water, or lemon water, a smoothie and some homemade bread or muffins. Then additional fruit if we can squeeze it in. We’re not perfect by any means but we try to get those super foods into them as much as possible.