On August 31, 2011, Mélodie announced on Facebook that she was starting the Candida Diet (www.thecandidadiet.com). Nigel, being the spontaneous trooper he is, decided to join Mélodie in the challenge. This blog chronicles our reasons and our experience.

Sunday, 25 September 2011

Smoothie goodness

This week I started making smoothies again. I went out and bought a new blender, which I've decided is handier than my magic bullet. Reason being, I can make two servings at once, take one to work in the morning, and then have the second serving when I get home from work. Perfect! What's weird though is that I'm not really enjoying them like I used to. They're TOO sweet. And that's without the usual vanilla yogurt, bananas, chocolate almond milk, etc. It's like my body doesn't understand why I would want to consume something sugary.

That said, I will keep playing with the recipe and see if I can't find one that is palatable. For the simple reason that I need the extra calories and it's super convenient. This is the recipe I'm working with for now:

2 cups unsweetened coconut milk (from a carton, not the rich canned stuff)
1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
1/2 cup blueberries
1/2 cup strawberries
1/2 cup cucumber
1/2 cup chopped kale
1 tbsp raw almond butter
1 tbsp ground flax seed
1 tbsp flax seed oil or coconut oil
5 ice cubes


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