Purple Cabbage Smoothie

Cabbage smoothie...sounds weird I know.  But this pretty purple smoothie is delicious and packed with immune boosting/anti-cancer nutrients.  Some people say you should eat 2 lbs of vegetables a day, so why not pack them into your smoothie at breakfast time?  You gotta try it!

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup of blueberries
• 1/2 cup of shredded purple cabbage
• 1 ripe banana
• 1 1/2 cups of almond milk (or soy/rice/hemp milk)
• 1 scoop of Vega One nutritional powder (or add a little honey if you want it to be sweet!)

Directions

1. Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth.
2. Enjoy!

Happy Tummy Thanksgiving Menu

 

Don't know what to bring to Thanksgiving?  Check out a collection of my favorite wheat/sugar/dairy-free Thanksgiving recipes:

Sweet Potato Rosemary Rolls

Cornbread

Winter Kale Salad

Red Beet Quinoa

Sweet Potatoes: roasted, mashed, or made into a pie

Persimmon Crisp

Chocolate Pumpkin Pie

Pecan Pie

Or, if you're strapped for time, order a pie from San Francisco's Sweets Simply (Gluten Free/Vegan baked goods)!

Lunch for the week

This fall I started graduate school and my life quickly became extremely busy.  It's been a steep learning curve in adjusting to being a student again, while still juggling work and maintaing my health.  But my health is my utmost priority, so I've figured out how to eat healthy on a grad-student's schedule and budget.  My trick is to make a bunch of food on Sunday and pack it into tupperwares for my lunches for the week.  Since I have no time to be creative and make elaborate meals, I have been sticking with the essentials: green vegetables, protein, and some good carbs.  The easist thing for me to make is a raw kale salad, quinoa, and cut up some Tofu-Yu tofu (or another delicious marinated tofu that doesn't need to be cooked) and toss it all together.  It's fast, fairly cheap, and very healthy.  When I get sick of this, I might add some roasted sweet potatoes, avocados, substitute tempeh for tofu, etc.  But this has been my staple meal since I started school.  Though I wish I could blog about a fabulously intricate and unique dish I've invented, I just don't have time for that.  And perhaps you don't either? So if you're a busy bee like me, try this out!