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A few days a week, my main meal of the day is an upmarket Green Smoothie, one with frills. I blend it in the evening after work, it takes about an hour. This is the recipe:

one full 12-inch tray of Living greens from my Sprouter – sunflower, or green pea shoot, or a mix of alfalfa, broccoli, etc.,
a few large green leaves – I alternate spinach, cabbage, lettuce, kale, collard, whatever I pick from my indoor Hydroponic System,
a fibrous veggie – I alternate celery, broccoli, or carrot, I'd use beet but it's too messy,
a vegetable fruit – I alternate cucumber, zucchini, baby marrow or summer squash, all those little veggies that have seeds,
2-3 sweet fruits – especially sweet South African fruits like juicy pineapple, mango, pear, and
half an avocado for smoothness.

I snack on raw nuts like macadamia and pecan, for crunch. This meal completely nourishes me. I wake up full of bounce. If I have bean sprouts I may add them, but then it keeps me awake at night, it's so much protein.

For a high-protein blend, Energy Soup will do the trick! http://valarcher.com/blend/index.html

Energy soup recipe

This is the easiest healthiest quickest meal on earth!

Blend in your blender or food processor, using water or unpasteurized apple juice as the base:

5 cups of home-grown baby greens – with the GoGreen Sprouter, you get a new tray of greens every day on rotation;
1-2 cups of bean sprouts – alternate daily between mung, lentil and green pea (beans grow well in Sprouter, or in jars or hemp bags);
half to one avocado – for its clean mono-unsaturated fat (like olive oil) with no cholesterol, and rich in enzymes – avocado "savorizes" the greens;
one apple – for sweetness, and to help digest all the proteins;
2 tablespoons of seaweed – for its 60+ minerals and trace minerals, like iodine for thyroid – alternate daily between dulse, kelp and black nori (the raw seaweeds).

Ann Wigmore advised it’s best to blend with home-made Rejuvelac, instead of water (a fermented wheatberry drink – the recipe is in my Sprouter Plans). The high vitamin E in rejuvelac stops nutrients from oxidizing. It's rich too in vitamins B and C, friendly bacteria for your colon, and enzymes for digestion. http://valarcher.com/blend/energy.html

Raspberry-banana-hempseed smoothie; raw food breakfast recipe

This smoothie is great for breakfast or if you get hungry in between meals.
It is also a good food for kids.

Ingredients:
1 ripe banana
2 handfuls raspberries
1 tablespoon shelled hemp seed
½ cup water

Put all ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth.
Pour in a nice glass and enjoy!

The hemp seed is rich in omega 3 and 6 fatty acids.
Adding hemp seed gives this smoothie a rich flavor and helps to slow down the absorption of the fruit sugars. This creates a more stable blood sugar and a long lasting energy.

Beautiful Carrot-Orange-Dill "Gentle Touch" Smoothie

This beautiful orange smoothie has a very gentle taste. The combination is surprising.
You need a juicer to make carrot-orange juice. This juice is the basis for your smoothie.

Serves 2

Ingredients:
2 large carrots
2 oranges, peeled
1 avocado
handful fresh dill
2 teaspoons lemon

Wash or peel the carrots. I prefer peeling, because they taste better this way.
Juice the carrots and oranges and pour this juice into your blender.
Add the avocado, dill and lemon juice.
Blend until smooth and creamy.
Garnish with some lemon and dill.

This smoothie has a mild dreamy taste. It’s great as an aperitif.