RawFoods: Banana Shake

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Banana Shake

 

Recipe By :Marilyn Diamond

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Drinks, Juices, & Smoothies

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 Cup Almond Milk (fit for Life)

2 Medium Bananas -- frozen

 

Blend and serve, then drink slowly. Something special happens when this shake

begins to melt.

 

Source:

" American Vegetarian Cookbook from the Fit For Life Kitchen "

 

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Per serving: 452 Calories (kcal); 20g Total Fat; (36% calories from fat); 10g

Protein; 69g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 14mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 3 1/2 Fruit; 3 Fat;

1/2 Other Carbohydrates

 

NOTES : If you like bananas, this creamiest of the shakes will probably win your

heart.

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Almond Milk (fit for Life)

 

Recipe By :Marilyn Diamond

Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Drinks, Juices, & Smoothies

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1/2 Cup Almonds -- shelled, raw

1 Tablespoon Maple Syrup -- optional

2 Cups Water

 

You'll need the following equipment:

 

a simple blender or Vita-Mix

one medium-size fine strainer

cheesecloth to line the strainer (optional)

a large bowl

a pitcher with lid, for storage

 

Blanch almonds by placing them in 1 cup boiling water. Allow them to stand until

the water has cooled slightly, and then peel off skins, or prepare milk with

unblanched almonds. (Milk from

blanched almonds will be slightly whiter in color and smoother in consistency

with no difference in flavor.) Dry’ almonds well.

 

1 . Place almonds in blender and grind to a fine powder. Add sweetener and 1 cup

water. Blend again for 1 to 2 minutes to form a smooth cream.

 

2. With blender running on high, add remaining cup of water slowly through

opening of blender lid. Blend 2 minutes.

 

3. Place the strainer over a large bowl; to ensure a smooth milk, line the

strainer with cheesecloth. (If you do not have cheesecloth, you can simply

strain your milk twice, using an even finer strainer the second time.)

 

4. Pour almond milk slowly into strainer and allow to filter through. Add liquid

to strainer in increments and just let it drain naturally, or stir the milk in

the strainer with a spoon to encourage it to pass through more rapidly.

 

5. When all the milk has passed through the strainer, there will be

approximately 1/2 cup of almond fiber accumulated. If you have used a

cheesecloth liner, you can pull the edges together and gently squeeze the

remaining milk out of the fiber, or use a spoon to gently press the remaining

milk through the strainer. (The fiber can be stored in the refrigerator for a

few days and used as a moisturizing body scrub when you shower.)

 

Note: The amount can be doubled if you need a quart of Almond Milk. Almond Milk

will keep in the refrigerator for 4 or 5 days, but it will probably not last

that long once you discover the milkshake recipes . Store it in a jar or pitcher

with an airtight lid.

 

Source:

" American Vegetarian Cookbook from the Fit For Life Kitchen "

Yield:

" 2 Cups "

 

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Per serving: 470 Calories (kcal); 37g Total Fat; (66% calories from fat); 14g

Protein; 28g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 24mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 6 1/2

Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates

 

NOTES : I would like to introduce you to Almond Milk. It has a thick, creamy,

smo-o-o-th consistency. You can drink it instead of cows’ milk and love it just

as much, if not more. It has no cholesterol, has good fat rather than bad, has

little or no pesticide residue, and is not pasteurized. You can make it icy cold

and add all kinds of sweet flavorings to make the most incredible milkshakes.

You can have almond milk whenever you want it, because you make it right in your

own kitchen, in your own blender, quickly and easily!

Almond Milk is delicious plain as a beverage. It can be substituted for dairy

milk measure-for-measure in baking. It can be added to soups and sauces at the

end of the cooking and heated gently rather than boiled. (Since it is not

homogenized it will have a tendency to break down if boiled intensely.) Add it

to strong tea or coffee substitutes for a real treat. Pour it over your

children’s cereals or fruit salads. After they are weaned, give your toddlers

Almond Milk blen

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