4 Smoothies on a Friday!

Hello and HAPPY FRIDAY!  I'm still working on catching up with recipe posts after all of the giveaways I've had the last few weeks!  And I'm gearing up for WNY VegFest on Sunday so next week I will have TONS of posts from the festivities in Buffalo, too!

First up is this Mango Orange Strawberry Pineapple Smoothie.  I originally made this for my mother who had major dental surgery a few weeks ago but it looked so good I had to try it for myself.

I'm so glad I did!  This recipe was also featured HERE at The Raw Food World NEWS Site RECIPE Section.

It only has 4 ingredients in it and they are all listed in the name of the smoothie recipe!

Another one of my Smoothies was featured on The Raw Food World News Site and Recipe Section...this Strawberry Mangosteen Smoothie.
Click HERE for the recipe.

Not too long ago I bought some Mangosteen Powder from Ojio but it seems to be out of stock on both The Raw Food World and the My Ojio site.  It's part of their Ayurveda Line and suggested for Dosha Pitta.  The main reason I grabbed it was because I cannot get fresh Mangosteen where I live but wanted to incorporate it in my life.  I've had this powder extract as well as freeze dried.  My mother LOVES the freeze dried because they taste like Smarties!

This Smoothie is a Vanilla Chai Smoothie and it will be on The Raw Food World News/Recipe Section in the near future.  So be on the look out for that.

I basically used bananas, chai spices, and vanilla powder to make this flavor and it was delightful!

Eventho I haven't consumed a smoothie EVERY morning I have been doing MUCH better about grabbing them in the morning and starting many of my days with them.  It's a constant goal of mine to reach for a smoothie a day!  I think smoothies are also a great way to keep things interesting and shoot for a variety of colors and contents each day!

This is a smoothie I made the other day right before leaving the house!  It turned out pretty good, too!  Here's what it has in it...

1 C Coconut Water
1 Frozen Banana
10 Frozen Strawberries
5 Frozen Blackberries
1 Scoop Garden of Life Vanilla Organic Plant Protein (OPP)

In other news I have acquired various Mason Jars from my husband's grandmother which couldn't have come at a better time.  If you have visited my site for a while you may remember that I store all of my foods, powders, dried fruit, nuts, seeds, etc

Next I will be on the hunt for some small glass jars for all the pesto I will be making!

Vegan Giveaway - Day 3 - OPP Vanilla

Hello lovelies!  It's Day 3 of our vegan contests/giveaways!  I want to THANK everyone commenting and participating!  REMEMBER...even if I've already chosen a winner on the previous prizes and posts PLEASE comment on them to be eligible for the GRAND PRIZE next week!  Those who comment on ALL 7 posts will be eligible for that 'drawing'.

Today the prize at stake is Garden of Life's OPP (Organic Plant Protein) - Vanilla Flavor and it's WONDERFUL!  I LOVE the way it smells!  It's funny because I never really liked vanilla scented or flavored things growing up but the older I get the more I like them!  Here's a smoothie I made using the Vanilla OPP...

I threw in Frozen Strawberries, Frozen Bananas, Dates, a bit of Nut Butter, and the Vanilla OPP.

So....YEAH!  Today's winner will receive a bag of Garden of Life's OPP Vanilla!
HOW TO WIN IS BELOW

Before I get to that I wanted to let you know of some of the things I have in the works!  I ended up purchasing a GoPro Hero 3.  I got it for a great price.  I have to say it's VERY different from a simple camera, cam-corder, or iPhone.  I'm still tinkering with it.  As some of you know I have been testing the waters with a YouTube Channel and I would LOVE for you to subscribe to my channel.  I will be doing more videos and giveaways over there down the road, too!  I have also gotten into a few more YouTubers as well and I will be sharing some of their videos in the near future.

Work has been crazy and it is just going to get crazier!  I have been writing and writing and writing with more writing on the way!  To see what I have been up to visit The Raw Food World NEWS Site's RECIPE Section, The Sororitea Sisters Site, and you can always follow me on Instagram I post nearly everyday on there, too!

NOW...on to more goodies!  The winner of yesterday's B12 Spray was Jacky!  CONGRATS!

AGAIN...today's prize is shown at the top of this post and is the OPP Vanilla from Garden of Life!

What I really LOVE is that these products are ALL on Garden of Life's No-GMO List! To learn more about their Non-GO Project - click HERE.

AND...The grand prize that I will be choosing a winner for will take place after Monday, July 13th. The grand prize includes the following...

* Dr. Formulated Organic Fiber

* Perfect Food Wheat Grass Powder

* Raw Meal - Spiced Chai

* Chia Seeds

* Organic Plant Calcium

* OPP (Organic Plant Protein) Chocolate

* OPP (Organic Plant Protein) Energy

HOW DO YOU WIN?

If you would like to win TODAY'S PRIZE leave a comment below and I will choose one winner! 

*If you don't have a blogger profile please remember to leave me your email addy in the comment, too* 

If you would like to win the GRAND PRIZE - the Prize Pack - leave a comment on all 7 daily contests and I will choose a winner for the prize pack next week! U.S. Shipping addresses only, please. AND YES...you are still eligible to win the prize pack if you won an individual prize! GOOD LUCK!

Weekend Contest - Garden of Life Organic Plant Protein!

Would you like to win a bag of Garden of Life's NEW Organic Plant Protein SMOOTH CHOCOLATE Flavor?  If so...all you have to do is comment on this post along with an email address I can contact you at IF you are the winner!  I will choose one winner at random on Monday the 2nd and contact them by email to let them know they are the winner!

I've been tinkering with these new OPP's (Organic Plant Proteins) in my recipes and will be sharing more on my blog very soon!  In the meantime visit their website for more info OR check below...

• USDA Organic
• Non-GMO Project Verified
• Grain Free
• Vegan
• Gluten Free

Garden of Life Sources clean, pure ingredients from organic family farms to bring you the best nutritional products in the world.

• 15g of complete protein
• Smooth, with no gritty texture
• Tasty and flavorful
• Includes essential fatty acids, probiotics and enzymes
• Gluten free with no allergenic ingredients like soy, wheat and dairy

Typical Amino Acid Profile 

Alanine 710 mg

Arginine1445 mg 

Aspartic Acid 1910 mg

Cysteine 140 mg

Glutamic acid 2830 mg

Glycine 680 mg

Histidine 400 mg

Isoleucine*ˆ 790 mg

Leucine*ˆ 1435 mg

Lysine* 1215 mg

Methionine* 180 mg

Phenylalanine* 925 mg 

Proline 700 mg

Serine 740 mg 

Threonine* 585 mg 

Tryptophan* 160 mg 

Tyrosine 605 mg 

Valine*ˆ 850 mg

* Essential Amino Acids

ˆBranched Chain Amino Acids

Smooth Vanilla Nice Cream

Recipe:

1 C Cashews

2 tea Smooth Vanilla OPP

1 tea Vanilla Extract (optional)

1/4 C Agave

6 T Coconut Milk

How's THAT for, short, sweet, and to the point?

Yup!  The recipe upfront!

Now I should probably tell you a little bit more about this recipe and raw vegan vanilla ice cream adventure, right?  Well, here goes!  After soaking my cashews for an hour or two I put all of the ingredients you see above in my Vitamix and blended on high for 30 seconds.  I then froze the 'ice cream' and dished it up and into my lovely bamboo bowl and topped with Jem Organics Maqui Camu Super Berry Butter.  This was off the charts AMAZING!

I used Garden of Life's Smooth Vanilla Organic Plant Protein in this recipe, too!  The vanilla aroma upon opening the bag was pure HEAVEN!  It added a great deal of flavor and I think next time I might add more to it, too!  YUM!