Almond Chai Moon Juice

At night, fill a pint sized mason jar 3/4 full of water.  Then add the following ingredients:

Small Handful of Almonds

2 dates (pits removed)

1 fig

2 black peppercorns

1 cardamom pod

1 Tbs. pumpkin seed

1 tsp. poppy seed

1/2 piece of ginger (optional)

Allow it to soak overnight, preferably in the moon light.  In the morning there are two options:

A) Gently warm all the contents (not to a boil), then put them in a blender and mix them up at a high speed.

or

B) Strain out most of the water, boil 1 cup of milk with all the contents, then blend at a high speed. 

We have been doing option one and also using more water, about three cups. We use our Vitamix blender.

Future Moon Juice recipes to try: at Well and Good.

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Fresh Orange Smoothie (“Orange Julius”)

A healthy orange smoothie made with FRESH oranges, and your choice of milk and sweetener. Enjoy this fresh orange smoothie ("Orange Julius") recipe today!

Prep: 5 mins Total: 5 mins

Ingredients:
4 fresh oranges, peeled
2 cups ice
1/3 cup milk (your preference - regular, soy, coconut, etc.)
1-2 tablespoons honey (or agave or your desired sweetener), if needed
1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a blender, and blend until smooth.  Add more ice if you would like.

Recipe  from http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/fresh-orange-smoothie-orange-julius/

Notes: I thought it needed to be strained of pulp and/or add milk to the recipe.

Smoothie Peanut Butter Banana

Makes approximately 26 ounces

3/4 cup water

1/2 cup plain greek yogurt

1/2 cup milk

1 banana

1 cup greens (lettuce/kale/whatever you have)

1 tablespoon peanut butter

Smoothie Turmeric Tonic

Smoothie Orange Beet Mixer

Smoothie Sweet Bok Choy

Smoothie A Pear of Beets

Smoothie Sweet Potato Apple Bake

We used Cinnamon instead of Allspice

Blackberry Pear Smoothie

Ingredients
1 Cup (240 g Plain Yogurt
2/3 Cup (160 ml) Water
2 Bananas, Peeled
1 Pear, Halved, Cored
1 Apple, Halved, Cored
2 Cups (280 g) Frozen Blackberries

Directions 
1) Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid
(2) Select Purée Program
(3) Switch machine to Start and allow machine to complete programmed cycle

Nutritional Information
Per 1 Cup (240 ml) Serving: Calories: 142, TotalFat: 1 g, Saturated Fat: 1 g, Protein: 4g, Fiber: 6 g, Carbohydrates: 31 g, Sodium: 38 mg, Cholesterol: 4 mg

Servings 
Approximately four 15 ounce smoothies

Cost
$10.00 for all ingredients, or $2.50 per serving

5.5 frozen fruit
1 yogurt (buying bulk)
1.50 apple
1 pear

1 bananas