Sunday 11 May 2014

Liquid Cleanse; Recipes and Guidelines.

 As many of you know, I embarked on a short and sweet 3 day Liquid Cleanse not long ago.
Why? Not for weightloss, but to see how it would affect the way my BODY and MIND functions; and I can say I felt a whole heap better for doing it.

I've been a little naughty lately, eating far too much rice & soy sauce, dates & almond butter and these super delicious honey soy rice cakes.. woopsies, but hey - I'm human! So I felt, maybe its time to press the restart button and get my body moving again.

So, the rules are pretty simple - just liquid food for 3 days! Soups, smoothies, sorbets, icecreams. You name it, get creative. Obviously, all foods are dairy and gluten free, plant based and majority of them are high carb raw vegan - with the exception of soups.

Drink at least 3L of water daily - I reccommend getting a big 1.5L waterbottle and drinking one before 12pm, that way you only have 1 more to drink through the afternoon! :)

So, without further adue - here are some recipes to play around with. I had a smoothie for breakfast, a soup and smoothie/juice for lunch and a soup/smoothie/juice/icecream for dinner... so pick and choose and see what works for you :)


SUMMER SUNRISE SORBET SHAKE

Blend:
- 1 cup frozen blue berries
- 1 frozen banana
- 1/4c almond milk
- 1 feijoa
- 1 passionfruit

Decorate with;
Tamarillo, Chia seeds & Coconut Flakes.
CREAMY PUMPKIN & LENTIL SOUP
2 cups cooked pumpkin
1/2 cup cooked lentils, rinsed and drained.
1 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup almond milk (optional)
1 tsp garlic
1 tbsp mixed herbs
1 tbsp chicken or vege stock powder
1 avocado
cumin
corriander

Blend. Serve straight away or save till later! Be sure to serve it warm


TEX MEX SOUP

- 1 medium sweet potato, peeled.
- 1 large red capsicum
- 1 large yellow capsicum
- 3 medium tomatoes
- 1/2 cup corn kernels
- 1/2 cup pinto beans, rinsed.
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1/2 red onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tbsp rosemary
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tablespoon vege or chicken stock powder

To decorate;
- 1 avocado
- 1/4 cup black beans, rinsed.

To serve;
- Organic Blue Corn Tortilla Chips
- Corriander leaves.

In a microwave safe bowl or in the oven - cook the sweet potato, capsicums and tomatoes till tender.
Blend together with all remaining ingredients BAR the avocado and black beans.
Once blended, remove into a large bowl, garnish with black beans, avocado and corriander.
To eat, either dip in your tortilla chips or grab a spoon!

BERRY OMBRE SHAKE
Pink layer; Blend 1 cup frozen strawberries & 1 banana with a small dash of almond milk
Top layer; Blend 2 bananas with 1/3 cup almond milk.

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ROAST TOMATO & CAPSICUM SOUP
(Vegan, Low Carb, Sugar Free!)
Oven roast the following on 200c for around 15 minutes.
2 large capsicums (quartered)
4 large tomatoes
1/2 large red onion

Blend the roast veggies with the following:
1/2 avocado
Juice of 1/2 a lime
1 chopped garlic clove
1/2c chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1tsp salt

Simply blend till thick,
heat and serve.


GO GREENS!
1 kiwifruit
2 frozen bananas
1 cup spinach
1 tsp maca powder
1 tbsp LSA & berry fibre
5 dried figs
1 tbsp honey
1 cup almond milk

Blended till thick.


RASPBERRY ORANGE CHOC CHIP SHAKE
- 2 bananas
- 1/2c frozen raspberries
- 1 orange, peeled
- 1 cup almond milk
- Cacao nibs

Blend until thick, fill in a Mason jar and then top with more cacao nibs! Enjooooy!

ORANGE CHOC CHIP MOUSSE
Blend together:
- 2 frozen bananas, ripe!!
- Juice of 2 oranges
- zest of 2 oranges
- 4 tbsp almond milk

Blend, keep pushing mixture into the blades & be patient! It will turn into ice-cream.
Stir through cacao nibs & devour!!!

BANANA CAKE ICE CREAM (MONKEY BUSINESS)

3 very ripe bananas, sliced and frozen.
1/2 cup - 3/4 cup almond milk
3 medjool dates
cinnamon
1 tablespoon almond or cashew butter

Blend until thick. Top with granola, cacao nibs and sliced bananas. Enjoy! x


PUMPKIN PIE SOUP
1 cup cooked pumpkin
1 cup almond milk
4 medjool dates, pitted.
cinnamon
nutmeg

Warm for 2 minutes in the microwave, and top with granola (I used organic maple pecan granola from Liberty Market here in Christchurch), Pecans, Cashew butter & Coconut nectar!



SUPER FRUIT SAVIOUR

1 cup frozen strawberries
2 bananas
1/2 mango
5 figs (fresh or dried, I used dried)
Cinnamon
Maca powder

Blended and topped with;
Coconut nectar
Raw honey
Pecans
Pistachios
Chia Seed
Cacao nibs
Goji Berries

SIMPLY SUNSHINE
2 cups frozen blueberries
1 banana
Few tablespoons of coconut water

Topped with a juicy dried apple slice, raw honey, goji berries and a sprinkle of cacao nibs!


I hope these recipe's help you! Let me know how you get on and if you create any yourselves. Be sure to post them to my facebook page, www.facebook.com/rawbeautynz OR tag me in instagram! @sobeautifullyraw


xx Sam.

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