Smoothies 101 & 201 Classes -Sept./Oct.

Smoothies 101;                              Smoothies 201                                Weight Loss Class:
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* Next Group Food Shop- FairWay Market- Date TBA

I highly recommend the group shopping, it's a fun, supportive way to learn and share ideas with like minded people.  It's a great opportunity to answer many of your questions and is a great way to expand on our new knowledge of healthy eating. And it's shopping... :D

Transition toWholefoods classes beginning this Fall...

Look for future class dates, I will be holding an intermediate level Smoothies Class for those whoe want to take nutrition to an even higher level with superfoods.
I also plan to offer a series of  3 classes classes called "Transition To Whole Foods" for those who would like to graduallly and painlessly convert their families over to a "Whole Foods Diet".
A "whole foods diet" is key for optimal health!
I will offer samples of delicious Whole Food Snacks at the Smoothies classes to give you an idea how possible this is to do, if you have great recipes as well as support.

contact info:  greensmoothiesmom@gmail.com

You say Qui-no-a... I say Keeen-wahhh...

        How ever you pronounce it , quinoa is a highly nutritious, newly rediscovered grain-like seed of the ancient Incas from 5,000 years ago. In the 1600's the Spanish Conquistadors tried to annihilate the Inca culture, and burned all of their native crops. Somehow quinoa survived growing wild in the Andes Mountains and was only rediscovered  recently. Quinoa is a highly nutritious gluten-free grain that is a complete protein and is high in calcium, phosphorus, and iron, making it extremely suitable for vegans, vegetarians, and those with gluten restrictions. It has a light nutty taste and comes in a rainbow of different colors.
       I have a few recipes that my family likes, but tonight I tried making a quinoa tabouli salad and I have to say it turned out better than I could have imagined. The delicate flavor and texture of the quinoa is not overbearing so you really taste the flavor of the veggies. Tabouli is a great summer salad  made with bulgur wheat, that is usually made with tomatoes, but since good tomatoes during winter in the NorthEast are nonexistant, I replace them with cucumbers which my kids seem to like even better. Cucumbers are highly alkalyzing which is a great addition to anyones diet. For this quinoa version, I used both.
Here is the recipe for my

                                          Quinoa Tabouli Salad

2 cups cooked and cooled Quinoa
1 med. cucumber
3 Campari tomatoes
1 cup fresh Italian parsley-chopped
1/3 cup fresh mint leaves chopped
2 -3tsp. fresh squeezed lemon juice
2 -3Tbs. extra-vigin olive oil
1/2-tsp. sea salt or Himalayan pink salt

Except for the quinoa, mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl, making sure veggies are coated with the dressing, then add the quinoa in, tossing lightly. Allow the salad to sit for 30 minutes before serving to allow the flavors to marry.

The Mother of Green Smoothies

Victoria Boutenko, Raw Foodist, Author, creator of the Green Smoothie is, in my opinion, a visionary. After  her family was diagnosed with several life threatening diseases, she healed them by switching them all over to a completely raw foods diet. While the raw diet was keeping them all healthy, she felt that they were still lacking nutritionally, so she continued her research. What she learned was that humans and chimpanzees share 99.4% of their genes, and that chimpanzees had superior immunity next to ours. She then paid closer attention to their diets and observed that the chimpanzees' diet was dramatically different from ours.Chimpanzees consume a much higher percentage of greens than humans and she realized that was key to our nutrition. Victoria tried to add a significant amount of greens to her own diet ,only to find it impossible to chew that many daily, so she decided to blend them with fruit and that made the greens consumption feasible as well as pleasant! In her book "Green For Life" she states that by drinking Green Smoothie we bathe our inner bodies with liquid sunlight (chlorophyll). The more chlorophyll we consume the better our overall health! She also documents that chlorophyll has been proven helpful in preventing and healing many forms of cancer and arteriosclerosis.