Citrus Power Drink (Great way to fight a cold)

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I have been fighting a cold the past few days. I have been really enjoying a lot of citrus. I have found that when I drink citrus when I have a cold it tastes so good and breaks up the congestion. I made this today and it was so good. I was sad when it was all gone. Next time I will have to make a bigger batch. 

Ingredients

1 juice orange

1/2 lemon

3 clementines peeled

1 T chia

1 T honey

1 C water

1 C ice cubes

Directions

1. Squeeze the juice of orange and lemon into the blender. Throw in the clementines, chia, honey, water and ice. Blend until smooth. 

Enjoy! 

Yummy Orange and Radish Salad

I love going to the store and buying produce this time of year. It seems like there are so many great choices and they are better priced to. It bought some peaches for the first time this year with some strawberries. I had it on my oatmeal this morning. No honey was needed. I love eating a fresh peach. The frozen ones don't have the same flavor.

I made this salad yesterday. It was a delicious salad. I get into a rut buying the same vegetables. Yesterday I branched out and bought radishes. I buy them occasionally. This salad was a great combination, and so healthy too. My husband and I loved it.

Ingredients

2 naval oranges peeled and cut into chunks
7 radishes sliced thin and cut in half circles
1/4 a red onion sliced in thin slices
1/4 C fresh mint
2 T olive oil
salt, and,  ground pepper
2 C fresh spinach
juice from 1/2 lime
2 C fresh spinach

Directions serves 3-4

1. In a small bowl place oranges, radishes, onion, and mint.
2. Pour in the oil and salt, and pepper. Toss into the salad.
3. Serve on individual plates. Squeeze on lime juice on each salad. Serve

adapted from foods you crave cookbook

Naturally Sweetened Protein Drink

So I was craving something healthy for dinner but not feeling like eating the typical dinners I make. So I came up with this recipe. I love that It is naturally sweetened by fruit. When I was making it tonight and taking pictures of it I had Britney's 15 mos old with me. He recognized it was something he wanted to partake in. He started to say "Dink, Dink. " His persistence paid off and he got His "dink" He loved it. It made me happy he was craving something healthy. He is a busy little boy, and very cute. He has a sweet smile and disposition. This would be great on a hot Summer night (Easy clean up and doesn't heat up the kitchen) too, or anytime of the day.

Here is the cute little boy with his Daddy!

Ingredients
2 oranges peeled broken apart
1/4 C frozen raspberries
1/2 C frozen blueberries
1 frozen banana
1 C washed spinach
1 T hemp seed Bobs Red Mill
2 T chia
1 T flax seed
1/2 C water

Directions
1. Pour all the ingredients in the blender and let it whirl until nice and creamy. Enjoy!

Orange Julius

I was talking to my friend Sabrina who always has great recipes. She gave me this one. I love it! It is such a natural tasting orange Julius. I love that it can taste great without the sugar. It is a great way to start your morning, or could be enjoyed anytime of day. Having grown up in California, I loved having fresh orange juice. We used to have oranges growing in our yard. I miss them. Thank you Sabrina, for another great recipe.

Ingredients:
1 orange peeled
1 T unsweetened almond milk or cashew milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2  C ice
2 tsp sweetener * optional (depending on how sweet the orange is)
Directions: 1 serving
1. Blend the oranges, milk , and vanilla. Blend until all smooth.
2. Pour in ice and blend until it is at the desired consistency.  Serve. Yum!

Quinoa Fruit salad

I hope you had a great weekend. They always go by way too fast. I think this salad is a wonderful way to brighten up your table in the winter. This is a great fruit salad  for the fall or winter. I know pomegranates are still at our grocery stores.  I love the color the pomegranate gives to the salad. Have a wonderful day. :) 

Ingredients: serves 4-6
2 apples chopped in pieces
2 oranges chopped up bite size
1 C grapes

1/2 C quinoa cooked
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 C pomegranate
*You could stir in some plain yogurt

Directions:
1. Put all the fruit in a bowl except for pomegranate. 
2. Then toss in the quinoa and lemon juice.
3. Toss in the in pomegranate last. Serve as soon as possible. 

Tilapia Wraps

This is another way to serve fish. It was a nice variation for my family. Sometimes they aren't sure about having fish for dinner. I keep trying to find new ways to make it, because I think it is and important part of our diet. This mixture added some extra variety to our meal. =)
I am having fun using cabbage, to serve food on. You could use another kind of lettuce or wrap as well.
Choices are fun at meals. It makes it feel like a salad bar. It was a nice meal.

Ingredients:

5 small tilapia fillets
3 garlic cloves minced
2 T fresh lime juice
2 T coconut oil
1/2 tsp cumin

2 avocados cut up in small pieces
2 T fresh lime juice
1/4 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp dried onion

2 Roma tomatoes cut up in small pieces
1 orange cut up in small chunks
1/2 C unsweetened coconut
1/2 kefir, sour cream, or plain yogurt
1/4 of a purple onion chopped of fine
nappa cabbage, iceberg lettuce, or another kind of wrap of your choice
cilantro for garnish

Directions:

1. Place fish on a plate or small pan. Mix lime juice and garlic together. Pour over fish, and let it sit about 15 min.

2. In a small frying pan on the stove, pour in the oil. Put the fillets in and fry, till all cooked. Cut up into small pieces.

3. In the meantime cut up the avocados. Put them in a bowl mix with, lime juice, cumin, onion and chili powder.

4. Put all of the toppings in separate bowls. Let everyone make their own masterpiece. You garnish with cilantro. You could squeeze a little more lime juice on top, if you had extra. Salt and pepper to taste. Tasty! I was pleased how nice all the colors looked together. Colors add a lot of appeal to a meal.