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This weekend, besides racing, going to the pool, redoing our blogs, and all the other things we did, Melissa and I had some fun in the kitchen making smoothies. This recipe was from Lorna Jane’s new cookbook, Nourish. I’ve been trying to work on creating a more optimal set of recipes for my training plans (and really, nutrition plays a HUGE role in our health and fitness!), so I was excited to look through a book of healthy foods. For the first item, Melissa chose the mild green smoothie. I’ve made green smoothies before (this berry green monster smoothie is one of my favorites), but Melissa had never had one before, so I think she was a little nervous! Her cat Fitz was on hand to help as well 🙂
Here’s the information:
Prep Time: 5 minutes Servings: 1
Ingredients: 1.5 cups loosely packed baby spinach, 1 chopped small banana, 1/2 a medium pear, 1 peeled small orange, 1/2 of a cucumber, 1/2 cup filtered or coconut water. Blend and enjoy!
recipe credit to Lorna Jane Nourish
This is the recipe we used, and it was really simple! We definitely didn’t let it blend up quite as much as we needed to, and it was a bit chunky at the end, but still tasted great! It was really light and refreshing, and I think that I’ll continue to throw pear into smoothies from now on when I make them!
(We’d just come from a workout with Team In Training here!)
A few other behind the scenes shots- including Fitz supervising
The second recipe I tried was the immunity tonic:
recipe credit to Lorna Jane Nourish
I’ve been trying to increase the amount of turmeric I put on things, as it has anti-inflammatory properties, but I’ve never tried it in a drink before! I quickly mixed this up (I used a pinch of ground turmeric and ground ginger instead since I was short on time), and enjoyed this refreshing drink mid-afternoon. You’ll definitely be able to taste the turmeric, so if it’s not a flavor you’re used to, it’ll stand out. That being said, it’s a spice that is beneficial to use in lots of recipes as it’s healthy, so it’s time to get used to it if you aren’t already! I really loved this easy recipe, and am definitely planning to do drink this regularly in the morning!
Looks just the same as normal orange juice
The cookbook is filled with so many beautiful pictures and recipes, and I can’t wait to keep trying them! Here are a few more recipes that I’m looking forward to trying: curried red lentil soup, the roasted pear, kumara, and burssels sprout salad, quinoa pilaf, quinoa tabouleh, and so much more!
Nourish is an awesome cookbook for the active woman, and includes beautiful pictures, inspiring quotes, lots of great information (lists for seasonal eating, tips for eating out, conversion charts, etc), and of course fantastic, healthy recipes!
i’ve been wanting to try to make something with fresh tumeric — this looks great. also, go team!
This was really easy to make. I’ve also put turmeric on top of quinoa salads and eggs.
Do you find turmeric in the regular grocery store? I did notice it in a lot of the recipes but I haven’t heard of it.
I use ground turmeric and find it in the spice section of my grocery store.