My secret smoothie recipe

Hello all,

  Guest-blogger Heather here. Ah, the power!  Let me know what you think because I’m sure my topics will be a little different from Mr. Flohr’s. 

Where to start? One big thing in my life currently is that I’m pregnant. (You may have seen my video debut.) So I have all these new diet guidelines. I’m supposed to get 75-100 grams of protein a day, a quart of milk’s worth of calcium, fish oil (DHA), choline, tons of fresh fruit & veggies….and of course, fiber and whole grains.

That’s a lot of eating! And it’s not always easy. Thought I’d share my new preggie breakfast with you. It’s inspired by the one recommended by Dr. Oz on Oprah - see the excerpt from “You: On a Diet” here. His is basically fruit, protein powder and he even recommends psyllium husks (like our Konsyl Original)

Here’s my version - I include yogurt for extra calcium, protein & probiotics:

• 1 frozen banana
• About a cup of vanilla or plain yogurt
• 2 scoops of soy protein powder - vanilla flavor (from Trader Joe’s)
• Some frozen blueberries, strawberries, mango or any mix of those
• Some juice - whatever’s available or just some water/ice
• Teaspoon of Konsyl Original psyllium husks
   – Pile ingredients up in blender and go to town. That’s 35 grams of protein!

If I am not sharing the smoothie with my husband, I add my other special ingredient. A handful of fresh, organic kale. It is not as bad as you are thinking! You can hardly tell it’s in there if you use blueberries too.   Plus, I use Lacinato (Dinosaur) Kale which I believe is milder than your standard big-leafed kale. I grow it in my garden - got the seeds from Seeds of Change.  In a recent issue of Martha Stewart’s magazine, she made something similar with spinach. I think this is the recipe.  Hey, I get sick of eating salads every day to fulfill the “one serving of leafy greens” requirement of the preggo diet. Let me know how you like it.

By the way, I was worried about the smoothie getting too thick with the psyllium in there, like it does when you shake it and don’t drink it quickly. But it works out great in the smoothie. I don’t know if it’s the blender action or just all the extra ingredients, but it’s no problem to drink it slowly.

How do you like your Konsyl?  If you’re looking for some new ways to take it, we have a whole page of recipes you might like: Konsyl Koncoctions

Bon appetit!  See you tomorrow,

Heather

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