Last Friday on September 30th 2016, as a part of Lord & Taylor benefit for cancer, I did a smoothie demonstration from my cookbook, Raw Food Art. It was called “Let’s Do Something Good Together!” charity for American Cancer Society. The Lord & Taylor shoppers really enjoyed my smoothie samples and were very interested to find out about the benefits of eating plant based diet.
As we all know, fresh, organic fruits and vegetables are very important in cancer prevention and treatment. When someone is trying to incorporate more fruits and vegetables in the diet, the most fun and the fastest way is to have a green smoothie for breakfast or lunch. Here are three smoothie ideas for you. Remember that possibilities are endless! Try to experiment and have fun in your kitchen!
Live Love Light and Fruits from Olenko’s Kitchen
Olenko’s Happy Green Smoothie
2 cups of spinach
1 cucumber
2 persimmons
2 ripe bananas
1 orange
1 apple
2 Medjool dates
½ c pure water or coconut water
Blend in a high-speed blender and enjoy.
Olenko’s Raw Cacao Goddess Smoothie
1 cup coconut milk
3 TBS raw cashews
2 TBS raw cacao powder
1 tsp maca powder
1/2 avocado
2 ripe frozen bananas
3 Medjool dates
ice (optional)
Blend in a high-speed blender. Serve with raw cacao nibs on the top.
Olenko’s Watermelon Cooler
2 TBS chia seeds soaked in ½ c pure water
1/2 small watermelon
1 cucumber
fresh mint or basil
Blend all and enjoy. You can add to this smoothie aloe vera, lemon juice, fresh strawberries, or mango.
Buy Raw Food Art Cookbook HERE: https://www.amazon.com/Raw-Food-Art-Plant-Powered-Goodness/dp/0997105917/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1475631953&sr=1-1&keywords=raw+food+art
Raw Food Art video HERE: https://youtu.be/i9sEzZrIzGI
