Here’s one more recipe posting before I hit the hay. Dave has been drinking a Chocolate Banana Smoothie for breakfast for the last few days. He really enjoys the taste of this drink. The chocolate used is actually organic cacao nibs.

This recipe also comes from the Thrive Diet. He is trying out as many recipes as he can from this book and will also start following the suggested meal plans tomorrow. We have been mostly trying the shakes, toppings and burgers. Following the meal plan will introduce some different types of foods such as raw Vegan pancakes, pizzas, soups and other things. It should be an interesting week, made even more interesting because of the mandolin we bought today. Can we say zucchini pasta??? Yay!

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Chocolate Almond Smoothie (antioxidant-rich)
from Brendan Brazier‘s Thrive Diet

Simply blend all the ingredients together in a blender. Smoothies can be kept refrigerated for up to 3 days, thought they’re best when fresh.

1 banana
2 fresh or soaked dried dates
2 cups cold water (or 1 ½ cups water plus 1 cup ice)
¼ cup almonds (or 2 tbsp raw almond butter)
1 tbsp ground flaxseed
1 tbsp hemp protein
1 tbsp roasted carob powder (or cacao nibs to make smoothie 100% raw)

**Dave also added 2 tsp rice protein, 2 tsp coconut oil and 1/2 tsp maca root powder.**

Makes about 3 ½ cups, or 2 large servings