Beverages: Tasty first! Healthy too!

I was talking to my friend Ateeta from Fountain House Wellness last night on the phone. We hadn’t caught up with each other in a long time so we veered from topic to topic for an hour or so. We talked about health of course and about the nutritional cleanses we’ve been doing at our house. We have done two different ones in the last several months which were very rewarding and inspiring. One of the components is drinking one or two of your meals each day. After about a month and a half experimenting we came up with some favorites. Ateeta thought they sounded pretty darned good so I said I’d send her the recipes, which I just did. Then I got to thinking, hey, I know there are other Clubhouses doing great things with Wellness and maybe their kitchen team would like to incorporate these beverages into their menus. So, here you go:

Green Juice
This first one is made in a Juicer and is a lighter alternative to the spinach-based juice we used to make in Wellness. The recipe makes about 16 ounces. A serving is 8-16 ounces so enjoy yourself or share with a friend if you want. This juice can be kept in the refrigerator in a sealed container for one day.
I like this one for breakfast:

1 head of Romaine Lettuce, 1 green apple, 1/2 red apple is the green
alone is not sweet enough, 1 lemon (if it’s organic put it in peel and all).

Cardamom Smoothie
This drink is made in Blender and makes about 16 ounces, a serving is half this amount. It can be shared or drink the second half at another time. Tell you what I’ll give you numbers for both a double and a single. I like this one for dinner.

For 2 servings: 1/2 package frozen sliced peaches (10 ounce bag),
1 1/2 cups coconut water, 4 ice cubes, 1/4 cup almond butter,
1/2 teaspoon cardamom

For 1 serving: 1/4 package frozen sliced peaches (10 ounce bag),
3/4 cups coconut water, 2 ices cubes, 2 Tablespoons almond butter,
1/4 teaspoon cardamom

Watermelon Soda
This drink is made in a Blender or Juicer and can be made in any amount. I made it yesterday afternoon using 1/4 of a small watermelon and it served two. I like this one any time of day or night. Watermelon is a terrific remedy for heartburn or gas, not that you have those problems!

1/4 watermelon juiced or blended, pour into a glass. It will be about 1/2 a
large glass. Then fill the rest of the glass with unflavored mineral
water. Italian style has smaller bubbles and is rather elegant. If the
watermelon isn’t quite as sweet as you like, add some coconut water.

Have you ever had a Green Tea Latte at Starbucks or Peet’s Coffee? Since we stopped drinking coffee these are our favorite substitutes. But, at the shop they are made with cow’s milk and sugar syrup. I love them, so came up with a recipe with almond milk and agave. Let me know if you are interested.

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