So I thought I would make another, this time Chocolate Maca version.

Maca has become a popular herb lately, it has been used historically by Incan Warriors to increase energy and stamina.

Try the smoothie and you be the judge.

Ingredient list for Super Quick Chocolate Maca Smoothie

• Chocolate protein powder
• All natural peanut butter
• Purified water
• Coconut milk
• Maca root powder
• Super greens
• Ice cubes
  Stick it all in a blender bottle and shake, baby, shake!

You can get blender bottles at your local department store. They have a little wire mesh ball inside that helps to blend the ingredients. Very handy.

You probably do not have all these ingredients on hand, but you can glean a lot of good ingredient ideas from this smoothie recipe.

Then when you create your own smoothie, you can add in some of these ingredients to enhance your smoothie experience. I will list the ingredients below. Parts 2 and 3 of this video are also below.

Smoothie Ingredient Idea List

• Chocolate – cacao nibs or powder. A great addition to almost any smoothie recipe
• Cinnamon – a small amount adds good flavor and has health benefits
• Maca root powder – An excellent herb, look it up to find out all the great stuff it does
• Cashews – adds healthy fat
• Honey – adds some sweetness, avoid if you have blood sugar or yeast issues
• Coconut oil – healthy fat, has medium chain triglycerides. Warm it slightly to melt
• Hemp seeds – protein and omega 3 fat, ALA
• Sea salt – helps adrenal exhaustion, contains  trace minerals – not regular table salt
• Ginger root – popular anti-inflammatory
• Cayenne – go easy, hot and spicy
• Vanilla – be sure to get real vanilla, not artificial. Use just a small amount, otherwise it may overwhelm your drink recipe.
• Aloe vera – I just got a nice aloe vera plant. It is easy to grow and handy to have around the house. Pay attention to how he fillets it in the video. David Wolfe says, “Activates Genius” Learn more about Aloe at Herbfest.net
• Medicinal Mushroom powder -  Some mushrooms have some great properties
• Spring water, coconut milk or some kind of green or herbal tea
• Zeolite for detoxification

Chocolate Super Food Smoothie Recipe with David Wolfe – PART TWO

Chocolate Super Food Smoothie Recipe with David Wolfe – PART THREE

If you want good alkalizing nutrition, but have to get out the door and down the road, this smoothie does the trick.

Powdered greens, protein powder, almond butter and purified water make up this recipe.

You can also use coconut or almond milk.

To make this you need one of those blender bottles that has the wire mesh ball on the inside. This helps to blend up the ingredients. You can even put peanut butter in the bottle according to the directions. I tried it and it works great. In this example I use almond butter instead.

Add an apple of a few slices of mango and you are good to go.

If you use almond or coconut milk, look for the kind with no sugar added.

Check out the huge stash of fruits and vegetables he has in his kitchen.

And in one marathon juicing session, he juices it all down to several large jars of juice.

There is way more that 5 servings of fruits and vegetables here.

Consuming huge amounts of vegetables is one of the quickest ways to get the body alkaline.
Juicing allows you to consume way more vegetables than you could ever chew.
And it’s a lot easier for the nutrients to get into your bloodstream.

I can tell you from experience, I have more energy when  I juice regularly than any other thing.

It is a lot of work and expense to juice however. It is well worth the time and effort.

Making smoothies is a runner up. A smaller volume of veggies is required and smoothies are less time consuming.

Well good nutrition can make a difference in your mood and how you feel.

Here is a delicious smoothie with protein, healthy fat and some good carbs.

There are some great nutrients in blueberries, some of which scientists have not even figured out what they do yet, so just eat the blueberries! Or put them in your smoothie.

Blueberry Almond Flax Smoothie Recipe Ingredients

• Blueberries
• Almond butter
• Almond milk
• Banana
• I would use actual flax seeds instead of flax oil. It goes rancid quickly, plus the seeds are high in fiber.
• Protein powder

This smoothie is delicious and makes a great breakfast or mid morning pick me up snack. It takes just a couple minutes to throw this together. Get out your blender and smoothie up!

Almonds and banana are on the alkaline side of the chart, so the almond milk and almond butter can help your alkaline diet.

Make one of these today and let us know how you liked it!

Also if you have a favorite smoothie recipe, (there are millions of variations) let us in on it!

Tropical Surprise Mango Smoothie with Garden Greens.

The garden greens provide at least some locally grown ingredients.

The mango and banana certainly are not locally grown for me anyway.

Maybe you are lucky enough to live in the tropics. Maybe someday I can live where mangoes can be considered locally grown. (or at least visit often)

So Gather up Your Ingredients for This Great Tasting Smoothie

• Banana
• Mango
• Carrot
• Coconut milk
• Fresh local greens, mints are great, a lot of these came from Herbfest, learn about growing herbs
• Protein powder
• BELOW ARE OPTIONAL
• Garlic
• Flax seeds, just a few
• Milk thistle, even fewer

This can make an occasional meal replacement, or a good pre-workout or post-workout drink.

Can you store juice that was just made with a juicer?

The short answer is no, but so many people are in a time crunch today.

So here is the problem, juicing takes time and effort and many people would like to make juice once and store some for later. There are ways to pull this off, but guidelines are needed.

The best possible scenario is to the drink the juice right after you make it.

If you need to store some for later, here is how to do it:

Get some canning jars. Fill the jars right to the tippy top with juice. The less air in the jar the better. Use a vacuum sealer attachment on the lid to suck all the air out.

Keep it as cold as possible without freezing. Keep it out of the light.

If you don’t have a vacuum sealer, at least fill the jars right to the top, adding water if necessary to keep the air out. This will help prevent oxidation.

I have read elsewhere that adding a bit of powdered vitamin C or other anti-oxidant to the juice can help.

Even with the best preservation method, I wouldn’t store juice for more than a day.

The same applies to smoothies.

You still get some nutrition from frozen juice, but not as good as fresh.

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Dr. Mercola drinks about a quart of fresh vegetable juice every day.  (the only fruit is lime) He says it helps the healthy bacteria in the gut.

This one is especially sweet, because it has natural sweetness from fruit.

Some people just cannot stand vegetables.

Here is a smoothie recipe for the dedicated veggie hater.

A lot of people know that vegetables are good for you, but just do not like the taste or texture.

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This smoothie has enough sweetness, that you might consider sneaking in  a small amount of greens powder, or maybe just one leaf of a vegetable.

That way you can gradually and slowly introduce some vegetables into your body, without having to deal with the taste or texture.

Vegetable Hater Smoothie Ingredient List

• Strawberries, preferably fresh and in season
• 1 Peach
• Blueberries
• 1 Banana
• Chocolate whey protein, or rice protein if you are sensitive to dairy.
• Purified water
• Almonds, raw if you can get them
• Optional for the brave: greens powder or a leaf or two of a green vegetable

Start by soaking the almonds in the water for a bit first. If you have actual raw almonds, you could soak them overnight and discard that water, starting your smoothie with fresh purified water. Otherwise, just soak the almonds for a few minutes in the blender, while you prep the other ingredients.

Put everything in the blender and blend, it’s that quick and easy. You don’t need a super expensive blender like a vita mix to do this. It does help to have a better quality blender though, as the cheapo models may struggle with this.

If you are so inclined you could add a few ice cubes, instead of so much water.

I tried to make it quick and to the point.

And the juice was delicious and very alkaline.

Check it out and try for yourself.

Alkalizing Juice Ingredients

• Celery
• Carrot
• Apple
• Beet
• Ginger root
• Garden greens
• Garlic (optional)

Run through the juicer and enjoy. This is a great time of year for fresh garden herbs and greens. If you don’t have a garden, check out your local farmer’s market or roadside produce stand.

I would love to hear about your favorite juice recipe. Please use the comment box below to share.

There are many veggies that you would not even think of putting in your mouth.

How about a big hunk of ginger for example?

There is a way to get the benefit of pounds more vegetables per day without having to eat them. 

Juicing and smoothies are the answer

When you juice, you can take a few pounds of produce, some of which you would never think of eating, and turn it into a couple glasses of juice.

The best part is the vitamins and other nutrients absorb more easily into you body. It’s almost like a direct infusion of nutrition. Very little digestive energy is needed.

You can’t help but feel good after drinking a glass of freshly made juice.

Choosing the Best Quality Produce

Always try to choose organic, locally grown produce as often as possible. If you can’t get your hands on organic or locally grown, just do the best you can with what is available. A juice drink made from celery, greens, an apple and a nice hunk of ginger is still better than a candy bar and chips any day.

I have found that vegetable blender smoothies are easier to make than a glass of juice. Cleaning a blender is easier than cleaning a juicer. The nutrients in juice are more bio-available though than a smoothie, because the fiber slows absorption. On the other hand fiber is good.  So take your pick, smoothies or juice or how about both? Love to hear your thoughts. please use the comment box below.