The Live Green Smoothie Diet

Fresh, raw zucchini added to a smoothie is a revelation, and especially when added to a simple, plain vanilla smoothie, which thrives on having as much of a neutral (as well as a creamy) backdrop as possible. This is just lovely. And there is zero fat in it!

Anyone who follows along with my recipes knows I’m crazy about vanilla and am utterly delighted when I find a way to enjoy vanilla in raw vegan recipes, without the use of dairy products. This is an excellent on!

I’ve used bananas in this recipe. Don’t like bananas? Use raw honey instead, and possibly add a bit of coconut oil to gain some of the texture the bananas provide.

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This simple, quick-to-prepare dish makes for a nice little sweet-treat to have with your tea or coffee, or to give to your kids (and know that there’s nothing artificial or denatured about it in the least).

This little “white chocolate” candy is mild, not-too-sweet, and melts into a kind of soft-taffy texture that quickly melts down the back of your mouth with all that honey-vanilla goodness.

I also found an interesting article that mentions some research that has found that cacao butter suppresses excessive T-cell activity in the immune system, which could make it favorable for individuals suffering from overactive immune systems, with conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and the like.

Sounds like something that might be worth looking into for many people…

But I just like it because it’s a small bit of something vanilla-y, and for the lusciously melty texture as it warms up in your mouth.

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Fast. Non-fat, except for whatever macadamia nuts you throw on top. Quick. Made from just a few basic ingredients. Filling. Delicious.

If there are a few raw quick-meals you want to learn, something like this should be in the Top 10.

You can whip this up for a filling breakfast that will definitely last through til lunch, if you have a busy morning planned. You can have this on the table in minutes for a quick dinner if you need to be somewhere soon, or don’t want something that will weight you down.

And it would make a lovely dessert. I would serve this simple dish at a non-raw buffet, that’s how delicious it is. And with all the baked, choco-fatty stuff people bring to those things, imagine the delight that everyone will experience that they can enjoy something lusciously delicious, creamy, and sweet… without guilt.

The creamy sauce is made with bananas and juicy medjool dates, without any fat or nut milk. And if you have a Blendtec or Vitamix, you can cycle it through a few times until it’s warm, turning the dish into some seriously soothing comfort food.

Seriously… good eats.

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This unique Live Green Smoothie is a meal, and though you could probably live on the thing, could also easily categorize as either a dessert or a high-test energy drink.

Wow.

Vanilla and macadamia nuts together are just a classic combo. And here, they combine to make a rich, creamy, delicious, mild smoothie, just loaded with minerals from the kale and the macadamia nuts, and rich with polysaccharides from the fresh aloe vera gel, it’s a pure delight. And such a lovely shade of delicate green! Green smoothies never had it so good.

And if you don’t have kale handy, throw in some fresh spinach or parsley instead. If you don’t have medjool dates, use some raw honey, cane sugar, or agave nectar if you’d like. Not into bananas? Use a heaping tablespoon of coconut oil and a good chunk of raw cacao butter instead, and jack up the sweetener a tad bit.

Extremely versatile recipe. And one you should make sure you try to keep the ingredients around as staples, so you can whip it up whenever you really need some deep, natural nourishment.

And a teaspoon of raw maca powder in this recipe would work very well, too!

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I’m just delighted with this shake. After feeling like a million bucks after yesterday’s maca recipe, and feeling an extra spark in my step today despite a very challenging week healthwise, I was eager to add another maca smoothie option to my kitchen. And this one is something most people could whip up regularly without getting tired of it… and from pretty pedestrian ingredients, once the raw maca powder has been procured!

If you’ve never tried maca powder and have been curious to venture into the unknown, might I suggest you start with this recipe!

Light, frothy, creamy, very vanilla-y… hard, even, to taste the maca.

One of the underlying flavors I always get when I smell maca is a kind of caramel nuance, which makes me thing of vanilla, creamy banana, dates, and aromatic coconut oil, all of which are combined here to a delicious shake a kid would never know was meant to promote energy and health.

I hope you like it.

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Library of Raw Smoothie Recipes Made With Fresh Aloe Vera Gel

My love affair with using fresh aloe vera gel in raw smoothies continues. For a quick review of all the smoothies on my site to-date containing fresh aloe vera gel, here’s the list:

• Mango-Guava Live Green Smoothie with Fresh Aloe Vera Gel & Elderflower Water or Liqueur
• Persimmon-Fresh Aloe Vera Gel Smoothie: LUSCIOUS!
• Delicate Raspberry Raw Smoothie With Fresh Aloe Vera Gel… Wow.
• Honey-Lemon Raw Smoothie With Fresh Aloe Vera Gel
• Vanilla-Aloe Smoothie With Fresh Aloe Vera Gel
• Vanilla-Banana Smoothie With Fresh Aloe Vera Gel
• Basil-Lime Live Green Smoothie With Fresh Aloe Vera Gel
• Pomegranate-Rose Smoothie With Fresh Aloe Vera Gel

One thing I’ve learned from making all these aloe vera smoothies is that you can use the fresh gel from a massively large aloe leaf and still never notice any “taste” from the aloe. I always find that quite surprising, because when I cut open a fresh aloe leaf, I always inexplicably smell “chicken soup”. I have no idea why that is, but it always reminds me of the chicken soup smell from cafeterias when I was a kid. That odor or taste has never made it into a smoothie, though… they are all utterly delicate, mild, and supportive of whatever other flavors and ingredients have been added to the mix.

Caramel-Vanilla Raw Smoothie With Fresh Aloe Vera Gel

That a mild, creamy, vanilla-y, so tasty raw smoothie can be this simple and so healthful sometimes just blows my mind. If only we all had known earlier that healthifying, revitalizing food could be like this. But it is certainly quite exciting to be living on the cutting edge of discovering these brilliant combinations that have been just waiting to be known!

This smoothie is creamy, refreshing, comforting, and frothy (the way all smoothies are when made with fresh aloe vera gel). Both of my Boyz really enjoyed this smoothie — the recipe definitely passed muster with the Marginally-Raw-and-Male crowd.

Make it yourself and see what you think!

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This recipe is definitely a Christmas gift to me from my generous culinary muses, who know very well that I’m an unrepentant vanilla whore ever in pursuit of raw vegan recipes that can showcase vanilla the delicious way that milk can. If I were in biblical times, I’d go sacrifice a goat or something in gratitude. Things being as they are, however… I’ll just drink another glassful with thanks. The smile on my face says it all.

Am so glad I found the last bit of Tahitian vanilla I’d given my mother on a previous visit, lurking patiently in the back of her spice cabinet for this very day.

Creamy, light, refreshing, with a neutral-tasting backdrop that allows the vanilla to shine without competition, this shake/raw smoothie recipe is one to memorize and show off to your non-raw friends. Frequently.

*slurp*… I am in awe.

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This is the drink my kids came home to this evening after working late into today’s snowstorm… and they drank the whole batch so quickly, there was barely a glass left for their thirsty mum!

You will swear this creamy, sweet, and mild Live Green Smoothie has milk in it. It’s the hemp seeds — it’s what they do. You can’t taste the kale - it’s more like a refreshing vanilla shake!

If I had some more bananas, I’d make another batch post haste to help me ride out the storm!

Aaaahhh… the magic of fresh greens.

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I love vanilla, and I’m also always on the lookout for new ways to enjoy fresh aloe very gel because of it’s “miracle superfood” reputation… I just never thought the two would go so nicely together! Turns out, they make quite a lovely pair.

This smoothie is light and for the vanilla purist. It’s refreshing, you can make it sweet or less-so, you can make it with banana instead of raw cane sugar or raw honey, if you prefer. But however you choose to sweeten it, you’ll get a long-lasting blast of energy from the polysaccharide-rich aloe vera gel, not to mention the soothing, alkalizing, anti-inflammatory properties that so many rave about.

And when I’m popping aloe into a smoothie, I also make sure I put some of the fresh gel on my face and neck for a quick little facial.

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Yah, I know… this vanilla creme tart is green. Well.. let’s talk about that.

I am a serious vanilla-lover. And one of my dreams is to create a raw vegan dessert that can rival vanilla pudding or custard creme — or any of the other fabulously creamy vanilla fillings made in the cooked-food realm. The thing is, without milk as the creamy agent, or eggs or flour as the binder and thickener, the possibilities for creamy vanilla dishes radically narrows.

This is my first vanilla pudding-type recipe, and it uses avocado for its creamy texture and mouth-feel… which is excellent. There is no other fat, other than what’s in some of the hemp seeds used to thicken the creme, and the nuts in the crust.

My marginally-raw kids each independently gave enthusiastic thumbs-up to this dessert, which… believe me… goes a long way. I’m always appreciative of non-raw eaters enjoying my recipes, because as I’ve mentioned elsewhere, my mission is to bring an appreciation of raw and living foods into the mainstream. So I like to hear that mainstream taste buds like what I’m creating.

You can make this dessert and eat it straightaway, on-the-spot, which is an objective I have for almost all of my recipes. But I think it tastes even better (less avocado-y) after it’s had a chance for the flavors to meld in the freezer and even later, after defrosting in the fridge. 

It’s a good dessert to take to a raw pot luck, or to make and keep on hand for when cravings hit or company arrives. And you never have to feel guilty when eating it, because it is too rich to overeat, and so nutritionally rich with minerals, healthy fats, essential amino acids, and healthifying, enlivening enzymes. You could, in fact, eat it for supper…

Just make sure you use the best vanilla extract you can get your hands on. I used a high-quality organic product. But vanilla is the center of the show here, so let it shine bright!

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