Cranberry Protein Shake
Cranberries are so lovely. They are known for being tart, but I don't think they are, or at least not as much as they are believed to be. You can use almond milk instead of the water and cashews, but the cashew milk makes for a quick shake with absolutely no prep work.
Ingredients3 frozen bananas
1 cup fresh cranberries
1/3 cup cashews
2 scoops SunWarrior protein, Vanilla
1 cup water
Directions
Blend and serve 2. This smoothie is Franklin approved!
Mother's Love Smoothie
I created this smoothie to celebrate the birth of Matt and Angela's baby, Oria. I remember being ravenously hungry after the birth of Franklin, and very thirsty too. As soon as he'd latch on, my mouth would instantly go dry and I'd ask my husband to bring me a glass of water. This smoothie is perfect for breastfeeding mothers, but it's great for pretty much anyone. It's loaded with superfoods, and tastes delicious.
Ingredients 1 cup sesame seed milk, for calcium
1 T chia seeds, for essential fatty acids
1 t lecithin, for choline
1/2 t chlorella, for minerals and clean breastmilk
1/2 T shatavari root, ground, for milk production
1 T bee pollen, for minerals
1 T honey and 1/4 t cinnamon, for sugar & spice (optional)
1-10 oz bag frozen strawberries
2 bananas
Directions
Blend and serve 1 hungry breastfeeding goddess :-)
These look great, I love cranberries in smoothies! Same with me, as soon as she latched I needed like 5 cups of water!
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ReplyDeleteWhat kind of lecithin do you use? I was using sunflower raw one but hate taste I could not use it in recipes, because it change the taste of it a lot. Then I have tried from healthforce soy one and it works ok and thicken everything(sunflower did not thicken anything). I know that sunflower is healthier but I just can not taste it.
Healthforce! Since you drink it right away it does not matter, it won't thicken. And 1 T per 3 cups of water as a ratio does not thicken the mixture much anyway :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd have ever tried sunflower one? Do you like it?
ReplyDeleteI've tried it; I'm not crazy about it. It's super hard to get off the spoon!
ReplyDeleteI bought 4 glasses and was so sad with that taste it totally changed smoothie or dressing everything. I have read that you do not consume soy products me too, so it is lecithin from soy save?
ReplyDeleteI have put sunflower lecithin in smoothies and couldn't tell it was there. Maybe try less? Yes, I'm OK with lecithin from soy; I feel that the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. Other than that, I only consume fermented soy like miso. Never soy milk, tofu etc.
ReplyDeleteMe too thanks a lot:-)
ReplyDeleteI'm the same way--don't like the sunflower lecithin, otherwise (aside from miso) avoid soy, but use the lecithin--choline is so important and it's such a useful thickener.
ReplyDeleteLove those pink smoothies, and it's definitely that cranberry time! I think the bananas help cut the tartness, but I haven't been feeling so good on bananas lately, so have been avoiding... Irish moss and some sweetener, or a cooked sweet potato, would probably work well too.
love
Ela