food as medicine.

The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.

– Thomas Edison

food is powerful.

THE FORK IS YOUR MOST POWERFUL TOOL TO CHANGE YOUR HEALTH AND THE PLANET;  FOOD IS THE MOST POWERFUL MEDICINE TO HEAL CHRONIC ILLNESS.

– DR. MARK HYMAN

crannberryorangesmoothie

I have never really been someone who runs out and buys cranberries for Thanksgiving.  I don’t mind them, but I don’t have many recipes that I typically use them in.  The last few weeks, every time I have walked into our local Earth Fare, I am greeted by a big tub of “scoop your own” cranberries.  They are bright, fresh and just look cheerful, so I bought a bag (which ended up being a lot), because my almost 4-year old helped scoop them.

I was then left trying to find creative uses for fresh cranberries, so I decided to test out a smoothie.  The only sweetener in it, is from the bananas and the orange juice, so it makes a crisp tart tasting smoothie that became a family hit and is perfect for the Thanksgiving holiday.  Seriously, my 17 month old, downed his smoothie faster than any smoothie I have ever made for him.

I used full fat coconut milk (Native Forest is our favorite) and added chia seeds to give it a boost of fats and make it super filling. I love the addition of vanilla to this smoothie, as it give the cranberries and orange an extra pop.  Definitely will become a regular in our favorite smoothie recipes!

Holiday Smoothie – Cranberry Vanilla Orange Chia
Author: The Sprouted Life
Ingredients
  • 1 heaping cup of fresh cranberries (frozen work also)
  • 1 cup of full fat coconut milk
  • 2 bananas
  • 3/4 cup orange juice
  • 1-2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 T. chia seeds
  • 1 cup of ice
Instructions
  1. Throw all your ingredients in your high-powered blender and blend until smooth.
  2. If smoothie is to tart, you can always adjust by adding a little honey.
  3. Enjoy!