Detox 2014

Hello!!! Isn’t it wonderful to be living in 2014! No hover crafts quite yet, but amazing new things are happening every day. To update you on what we have been up to, it has been so incredibly busy for us, that is why we haven’t posted yet!

Michael has been cooking his butt off, getting back in touch with nature by going snowboarding and surfing. I have been applying to graduate school, and trying to keep my head on straight.

As part of our New Year’s resolutions we have resolved to live healthier, surf more, go to the spa more often (that’s for me), and to travel at least once out of the country this year!

What are your resolutions?

To help with this resolution here are three detox shakes, one is great for breakfast, one is great lunch, and the other is a great desert treat! They are very healthy, but very tasty. Enjoy!

To make all, just combine, and blend!!!

Breakfast Shake:

¾ cup unsweetened almond milk
1 Tablespoon almond butter
5 large strawberries
½ a banana
½ cup frozen blueberries

This shake is delicious, it has great protein to start your day, and antioxidants that will give you a burst of energy.

 

 

Lunch Shake:

½ cup carrot juice (organic unsweetened)

½ cup water

½ an avocado

Teaspoon grated ginger

1 large granny smith apple

This shake is great it has healthy saturated fats, and has great bold flavors that will quench your hunger and will satisfy that craving for something savory.

 

 



 

Desert Shake:

¾ cup unsweetened almond milk

½ cup frozen peaches

1 Bartlett pear

½ a banana

This shake is great because it has that bit of sweetness that we all want after a meal, but it will not pack the pounds on.

Blend away and enjoy!



Detox Slaw

Mikey and I have not been giving Food Nasty the love it deserves because he and I have been on a detox! Oh my! We are detoxing from all the muffins, pasta, cheese, and chocolate we consumed over the holidays. We wanted to feel light and at the top of our game, so we have been on an intense detox where we can’t eat gluten, lactose, sugar, caffeine, red meat, shellfish, basically anything fun. It has been torturous, but I feel radiant, Mikey has a ton of energy, and we look marvelous!

To go along with our detox guidelines we created a delicious slaw, which not to toot our own horns, but is great detox or not. Make this, enjoy, and feel healthier.

Ingredients: serves 4-6

1/4 small red cabbage

1/4 small green cabbage

3 large carrots

2 Tablespoons Fresh ginger

1/3 cup Shelled edamame

1 Tablespoon White miso paste

1 Tablespoon water

Pinch of salt

2 Tablespoons sherry vinegar

1 clove garlic

3 radishes

½ a shallot

1/3 cup olive oil

1 lime

This is such an easy recipe to make, it is basically two things, making the dressing for the slaw, and chopping the ingredients for the slaw. Put the slaw together by thinly slicing your cabbage and two radishes. Next peel and grate two carrots. If your edamame is frozen, heat and measure out the amount you need. Now mix all together.

To make the dressing peel and chop one carrot, two tablespoons of ginger, one radish, one clove of garlic, and ½ a shallot. Blend together until super fine. Next put the miso, vinegar, and water in and continue to blend. While continuing to blend, pour the oil in, and blend until smooth.

Pour the dressing over the slaw, you can use all of it if you want it super saturated, or some of it. Mix together and serve with some lime slices on the side! You will love it!