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Chocolate Cranberry Squares

This recipe is: Gluten-free (GF), Wheat-free (WF), Dairy-free (DF), refined Sugar-free (SF), Plant-based/Vegan (PB), Vegetarian (V)

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Chocolate Cranberry Squares
You will need: High power blender or food processor. One which has grinder blades where at least 2 blades lie flat, to grind nuts and seeds. *A coffee grinder can also be used to grind nuts and seeds.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Gently *warm the Chocolate Chips until melted (see recipe notes below for instructions on how to warm Chocolate Chips).
  2. Pulse together the Almonds, Pecan Nuts, Coconut Flakes, Dates, Cacao Powder, Salt.
  3. Combine the mixture with the melted Chocolate Chips and the Cranberries and mix well using a wooden spoon or silicon spatula.
  4. Line a baking tray with non-toxic baking paper/parchment paper and spread the mixture even over the surface. Use a knife to cut the tray into squares. Place in freezer for 5 minutes to allow to set.
Recipe Notes

*Chocolate Chips I buy are simply made from raw organic Cane Sugar, Cacao Butter and Cacao Powder. 

*Can make and use 3x portions of our Chocolate Sundae Sauce as a replacement if you can’t find clean Chocolate Chips.

*To melt Chocolate Chips - I heat some water in a pot, then place a stainless steel bowl in the pot, add a little heated water to the bowl, and then add a glass bowl in which the Chocolate Chips can melt without it getting too hot/burning. We want the Cacao Butter to remain healthy for us, so avoid heating it more than 40 °C / 104 °F.

*Enjoy straight away or allow to set in fridge for 15+ minutes. Store in a sealed container in the fridge or freezer.

*Choose the cleanest ingredients possible:
 

-Choose spray-free/organic fresh produce for fresh ingredients where possible, and if buying conventional, rinse in diluted white vinegar water to remove 

 -Choose dry ingredients (i.e. nuts, seeds, dried fruits ) that are spray-fee/organic where possible, and which don’t have preservatives such as sulphur dioxide

 

- Choose virgin, cold-pressed Coconut Oil in glass where possible. It should be pure white in colour. Do not choose cheaper, deodorised/neutral flavoured coconut oils that are off-white.

 -Choose Coconut Cream and Coconut Milk that is clean/free from additives, preservatives and E numbers. Plain Coconut Cream/Milk is better than the ones with added guar gum as this changes the consistency of recipes. You can use Nut Milk as an alternative. 

 

-Choose to homemade Nut Milk instead of buying. Most store bought ones have additives and stabilisers. Quick Tip: It’s easy to make your own: just grind ¼ cup nuts, then blend with 1 cup water. 

 

-Choose whole fruits over optional sweeteners if you need to add more sweetness. My preferred choice is Date Paste (pre-soaked Dates). Quick Tip: Keep a jar filled with Dates covered with water, in the fridge ready to go and use as is (instead of actually blending to make Date Paste). 

Quick Link to FLIMJ Program resources for Fresh Life Healthy Sweet Quick Fixes:

Module 2 - refresh on information about The Toxic Fat Effect and how bioaccumulation of toxins in our bodies can lead to weight gain (that’s hard to lose), brain fog, low energy and many more poor health symptoms.

Module 3 - To get you into the swing of things, redo our 7 Day Healthy Sweet Quick Fixes Challenge - you’re always supported in our Fresh Life Tribe (Private Facebook Group), no matter when you decide to do any of the 7 Day Challenges.

You’ll find your Recipe Book: 7 Days of Healthy Sweet Quick Fixes and Shopping List print offs to guide you through the challenge.

 

Banana & Almond Flapjack Pancakes

This recipe is: Gluten-free (GF), Wheat-free (WF), Dairy-free (DF), refined Sugar-free (SF), Plant-based/Vegan (PB), Vegetarian (V)

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Banana & Almond Flapjack Pancakes
Blender. One which has grinder blades where at least 2 blades lie flat, to grind nuts and seeds. *A coffee grinder can also be used to grind nuts and seeds. Stainless steel/non-toxic pan, wooden spoon or silicon spatula, and Coconut Oil for cooking or non-toxic baking paper/parchment paper.
Prep Time 5 - 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Passive Time 5 minutes (cooking time)
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Prep Time 5 - 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Passive Time 5 minutes (cooking time)
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. First grind nuts/seeds together using the grinder attachment on your blender (for smoother end consistency). *A coffee grinder can be used to grind nuts/seeds.
  2. Mash the Banana and add all ingredients to a mixing bowl and mix well using a wooden spoon or silicon spatula.
  3. Add a little Coconut Oil - or use non-toxic baking paper/parchment paper - to a med-high heat pan and spoon the mixture into flapjack pancakes shapes.
  4. Cook on medium heat until slightly browned on both sides. Turn down heat until cooked right through.
Recipe Notes

*Enjoy straight away!

*Store pancake batter sealed in a glass jar in the fridge (if not cooking immediately). Eat within 1-2 days 

*Serve with your choice of fresh fruit.

-You can also add some Coconut Yogurt, or Sweet Vanilla Cream Sauce as a topping.

-You can also serve with Chocolate Filling Sauce OR Caramel Filling Sauce.

*Choose the cleanest ingredients possible:
 

-Choose spray-free/organic fresh produce for fresh ingredients where possible, and if buying conventional, rinse in diluted white vinegar water to remove 

 -Choose dry ingredients (i.e. nuts, seeds, dried fruits ) that are spray-fee/organic where possible, and which don’t have preservatives such as sulphur dioxide

 

- Choose virgin, cold-pressed Coconut Oil in glass where possible. It should be pure white in colour. Do not choose cheaper, deodorised/neutral flavoured coconut oils that are off-white.

 -Choose Coconut Cream and Coconut Milk that is clean/free from additives, preservatives and E numbers. Plain Coconut Cream/Milk is better than the ones with added guar gum as this changes the consistency of recipes. You can use Nut Milk as an alternative. 

 

-Choose to homemade Nut Milk instead of buying. Most store bought ones have additives and stabilisers. Quick Tip: It’s easy to make your own: just grind ¼ cup nuts, then blend with 1 cup water. 

 

-Choose whole fruits over optional sweeteners if you need to add more sweetness. My preferred choice is Date Paste (pre-soaked Dates). Quick Tip: Keep a jar filled with Dates covered with water, in the fridge ready to go and use as is (instead of actually blending to make Date Paste). 

Quick Link to FLIMJ Program resources for Fresh Life Healthy Sweet Quick Fixes:

Module 2 - refresh on information about The Toxic Fat Effect and how bioaccumulation of toxins in our bodies can lead to weight gain (that’s hard to lose), brain fog, low energy and many more poor health symptoms.

Module 3 - To get you into the swing of things, redo our 7 Day Healthy Sweet Quick Fixes Challenge - you’re always supported in our Fresh Life Tribe (Private Facebook Group), no matter when you decide to do any of the 7 Day Challenges.

You’ll find your Recipe Book: 7 Days of Healthy Sweet Quick Fixes and Shopping List print offs to guide you through the challenge.

Banana Date Loaf

You’ll notice I had this recipe displayed as 15min or less + baking time. This loaf batter is super quick to whip up. Then all you have to do is set the timer for the baking time and you can get back to some other work or tasks you need to get done while you wait for the loaf to finish baking. I usually bake a few loaves at a time, slice them up and freeze for use later. Having a loaf sliced and ready in the fridge is a welcome quick and health snack to enjoy during the day, as a sweet after dinner, or a great lunch box addition. You can toast slices to warm them up and add Coconut Oil, Nut Butter and raw/sugar-free Jam – yum!

Wheat-free; Gluten-free; Dairy-free; refined Sugar-free; Vegetarian; Vegan; Paleo/Banting

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Banana Date Loaf
You will need: blender with grinder blades (at least 2 blades lie flat), or use a coffee grinder - to grind nuts & seeds; 1 mixing bowl (large); whisk; wooden spoon/silicon spatula; measuring cups & spoons; food-grade silicon bread pan or non-toxic parchment/ baking paper lined bread tin (please avoid bread coming into contact with toxic non-stick coatings); drying/wire rack for baked bread to cool off on before cutting; bleach-free paper towel and air-tight container or large ziplock bag to store in fridge/freezer.
Prep Time 10-15 minutes
Cook Time 40-50 minutes
Passive Time 40-50 minutes
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Prep Time 10-15 minutes
Cook Time 40-50 minutes
Passive Time 40-50 minutes
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 160°C / 320°F
  2. Dry Ingredients: Grind the Flaxseeds, Sunflower Seeds, and Almonds into a flour-like consistency, using a blender (with grinder attachment - see description above).
  3. Dry Ingredients: Combine together with the Cinnamon and Baking Powder in a large mixing bowl and set aside.
  4. Wet Ingredients: Mash the Bananas then add the rest of the wet ingredients together - mashed Banana, Lemon juice, Oil, Vanilla Extract, & Honey (optional).
  5. Mix everything together. Add the whole pitted Dates and mix well so that they don’t clump together in one spot.
  6. Line a bread baking tin with *baking paper and add the mixture to your bread pan.
*As mentioned above, I use eco-friendly/silicone bread pans or line a bread tin with non-toxic parchment/baking paper.
  7. Bake for 40-50min. You can move the bread pan down to the bottom shelf after 40min to prevent the top of the bread from getting too brown.
Recipe Notes

*Grinding nuts and seeds into flours: As mentioned above, you can use a coffee grinder, or personal blender that has a grinding blade attachment (or a more powerful blender if you have one) to grind down seeds. Flaxseeds are small and a little tough to grind down unless you have a grinding blade/powerful blender as above.

Sweet Almond Nut Milk


Print Recipe
Sweet Almond Nut Milk
You will need: Blender. One which has grinder blades where at least 2 blades lie flat, to grind nuts and seeds. *A coffee grinder can also be used to grind nuts and seeds.
Prep Time 5-10 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Optional
Prep Time 5-10 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Optional
Instructions
  1. First grind nuts/seeds together using the grinder attachment on your blender (for smoother end consistency). *A coffee grinder can be used to grind nuts/seeds.
  2. Blend nuts/seeds and water together until smooth. Optional - strain through a nut milk bag or cheesecloth to remove bits/create smoother consistency.
  3. Add the Vanilla Extract and Date Paste and blend again.
Recipe Notes

*You can quickly and easily make Nut Milks (or Seed Milks) from any nut (or seed) you like. For me I always use the same ratio of 1 part nuts/seeds : 4 parts Spring Water.
i.e. Grind ¼ cup nuts/seeds, then blend with 1 cup of Spring Water.
i.e. Grind 1 cup nuts/seeds, then blend with 1 quart / 1 litre of Spring Water.
You can strain through a nut milk bag or cheese cloth to remove any bits and create a smoother consistency. You can also choose to naturally sweeten your nut milks - see below for ideas.

*Make fresh and consume immediately, where possible - you get the most benefits and cleansing/detoxing and nourishing effects from freshly made nut milks. Freshly made nut milks also have a lovely creamy, frothy consistency after just being made, which is great for tea, coffee and other warm drinks.

*Seal your Nut Milk with a lid in a glass bottle or stainless steel container - never in plastic. Plastic will leach into your nut milk and plastic adds to the bio-accumulation of chemicals in the body (chemical body burden), contributing to The Toxic Fat Effect! (see Module 2). A great idea is a mini flask to take your own nut milk with you when you are on the go (especially for tea/coffee) and will keep it fresher for longer while you’re out and about.

*When traveling, take your personal blender with you. Take portions of nuts with you so you can easily whip up your favourite nut milks wherever you go. I always travel with my Tribest Personal Blender (weight 4.4 lbs / 2 kg).


 

*Choose the cleanest ingredients possible:

-Choose dry ingredients (i.e. nuts, seeds ) that are spray-fee/organic where possible, and which don’t have preservatives.

-Choose Spring Water when possible. I always like to find a local source of pure Spring Water which has been processed as little as possible so that beneficial minerals, etc are still in the water. Collecting water yourself allows you to see where the water comes from/how it’s being treated (if at all). Plus, collecting water means it hasn’t been bottled for long. The less time water is sitting in plastic the better. I use large, 15 - 25 litre/quarts, hard plastic water bottles (the softer the plastic, the more the plastic leaches into the water).

-Choose whole fruits over optional sweeteners if you need to sweeten your Nut Milks. My preferred choice is Date Paste (pre-soaked Dates). Quick Tip: Keep a jar filled with Dates covered with water, in the fridge ready to go and use as is (instead of actually blending to make Date Paste).


 

Nut Milks can be just as beneficial as smoothies - I think of them as a type of smoothie but with less ingredients and a thinner consistency - therefore I have included all the same notes and resources as I would for smoothies.

Quick Link to FLIMJ Program resources for Fresh Life Smoothies (applicable to nut milks too):

Module 2 - refresh on information about The Toxic Fat Effect and how bioaccumulation of toxins in our bodies can lead to weight gain (that’s hard to lose), brain fog, low energy and many more poor health symptoms.

Module 5 - Become a Smoothie Master cheat sheet to print off and put up on the fridge so you can make awesome smoothies from scratch with my Fresh Life Smoothie Formula with what you already have in your kitchen.

Module 5 - To get you into the swing of things, redo our 7 Day Smoothies Save the Day Challenge - you’re always supported in our Fresh Life Community, no matter when you decide to do any of the 7 Day Challenges.

You’ll find your Recipe Book: 7 Days of Smoothies Save the Day and Shopping List print off’s to guide you through the challenge.


 

My thoughts on having a Fresh Life Smoothie Habit (applicable to nut milks too):

Drinking fresh smoothies is a very important, wonderfully quick and convenient, key to your Fresh Life Internal Makeover Journey. Just like fresh juicing, it is a fast, delicious way to get live enzymes - which can only be obtained from raw plants/veggies and fruits - plus vital nutrients into your body for your cells to function optimally.

It is also one of the best ways to provide your body with enough soft bulk (plant fibre) which our bodies need for proper gut function. Good quality plant fibre is what the good bacteria in our gut feeds on! Plus it helps the body to move xeno-toxins (which cause The Toxic Fat Effect - Module 2) from the body every day.

Gone are the days of getting away with occasionally doing a cleanse, or doing a detox a few times a year. The influx and exposure of toxins we have on a daily basis is now too much and too varied for our bodies to handle on its own.

These daily toxins bio-accumulate in our bodies (refer to Module 2 work) and most won’t move out of the body without specific assistance.

We have to be proactive to get the results we want.

We have to, as I like to say, “ABC - always be cleansing…”

You also need to “ABN - always be nourishing…” And smoothies really are an amazing way to jam a whole lot of good quality, clean nutrient-dense ingredients and healthy fats and oils into one tasty drink.

If you want to Live Your Best Fresh Life, smoothies need to be a regular part of your days.

During the initial stage of my journey I was drinking a lot of freshly made juices, especially first thing in the mornings.

Essential during periods of healing as lots of fresh juicing gives the body highly concentrated amounts of nutrients that it really needs without fibre and fats/oils.

This means juices are easier to digest and the body is able to assimilate and utelise those nutrients, faster. Which is why I was able to lose so much toxic fat/excess weight so quickly. And in a healthy way.

Smoothies became a huge hit for me as a way to compliment what I was achieving with juicing and other cleansing rituals.

Firstly, because they are so quick and easy to make, they became my go to for lunch or as a on-the-go breakfast if I was really pressed for time in the mornings. I also used smoothies to answer late afternoon cravings and after dinner sweet tooth cravings.

Remember, cravings are our bodies way of asking for the nutrients it needs. But it’s confusing because we crave foods that aren’t good for us and won’t actually give our bodies what it needs.

A fresh juice or a smoothie is able to help give our body the nutrients it’s really after.

A Fresh Life Habit I use myself is to meet cravings with a juice or smoothie first, and then go after what I thought I was craving.

I find that l either don’t want that thing I was craving in the first place, or at the very least I’ll eat a lot less of it. A win win situation. More baby-steps to help us get to where we ant to be and a great Fresh Life Habit to cultivate.

Secondly, smoothies offer a delicious way to give the body whole food ingredients along with their beneficial plant fibre, healthy fats/oils and is also a great way to add nutrient-dense superfoods. After juicing, smoothies are the next best, easiest food for our bodies to digest as the ingredients have been blended, helping the body with the digestive process.

After cleansing and flushing the body with easy to digest juices, smoothies can nourish and make our tummies feel full and satiated.

One beautiful smoothie a day became a way of saving time - often a smoothie is enough to fill me at lunchtime, and help abolish cravings by packing in the nutrients the body loves. This is why smoothies are an integral part of my Fresh Life Formula.

Fresh smoothies nourishes, and helps the body bind and push toxins out of the body, every single day.

Prep Tip: You can always prep your smoothie ingredients the night before if you’re going to be rushed the next day. As mentioned in the Recipe Notes, you can put dry ingredients together in a container, add fresh ingredients to a container and put it ready in the fridge, portion frozen ingredients in with the ice you’ll need in a freezer bag and have ready in the freezer for the morning.

Storing Tip: Just seal in a glass jar with a lid or stainless steel container in the fridge so it’s ready to go in the morning. A great idea is a flask which helps keep your smoothie cold and fresher for longer when you are out and about.

Blender Tip: When traveling or working away from home, take your personal blender with you. Take portions of nuts and superfood powders. It's easy to pick up a banana or some fresh berries or other fruit to be able to sweeten and freshen up your smoothies. I travel with my Tribest Personal Blender everywhere I go (weight 4.4 lbs / 2 kg).

The darker the green colour of a plant, the more chlorophyll the plant contains. And chlorophyll helps to push toxins from our cells and bind and remove them from our blood stream and gut.

Over and above everything, if I can only do one thing in a day, it will be to ensure I have at least one raw juice or smoothie a day - preferably a Green one!

Alternating colours is also a good idea to ensure your body is receiving a full spectrum of nutrients - eating/drinking the whole rainbow of colours we find in vegetables and fruits will achieve this without you even having to think about what your body needs.

Got questions for me? Or want some friendly support and accountability to help you on your FLIMJourney?

Our Fresh Life Community is the place to be!

See you over there!

Big Hugs,
xx Sam

Almond Nut Milk


Print Recipe
Almond Nut Milk
You will need: Blender. One which has grinder blades where at least 2 blades lie flat, to grind nuts and seeds. *A coffee grinder can also be used to grind nuts and seeds.
Prep Time 5-10 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Optional
Prep Time 5-10 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Optional
Instructions
  1. First grind nuts/seeds together using the grinder attachment on your blender (for smoother end consistency). *A coffee grinder can be used to grind nuts/seeds.
  2. Blend nuts/seeds and water together until smooth. Optional - strain through a nut milk bag or cheesecloth to remove bits/create smoother consistency.
  3. Add any optional ingredients to sweeten or flavour your nut milk and blend again.
Recipe Notes

*You can quickly and easily make Nut Milks (or Seed Milks) from any nut (or seed) you like. For me I always use the same ratio of 1 part nuts/seeds : 4 parts Spring Water.
i.e. Grind ¼ cup nuts/seeds, then blend with 1 cup of Spring Water.
i.e. Grind 1 cup nuts/seeds, then blend with 1 quart / 1 litre of Spring Water.
You can strain through a nut milk bag or cheese cloth to remove any bits and create a smoother consistency. You can also choose to naturally sweeten your nut milks - see below for ideas.

*Make fresh and consume immediately, where possible - you get the most benefits and cleansing/detoxing and nourishing effects from freshly made nut milks. Freshly made nut milks also have a lovely creamy, frothy consistency after just being made, which is great for tea, coffee and other warm drinks.

*Seal your Nut Milk with a lid in a glass bottle or stainless steel container - never in plastic. Plastic will leach into your nut milk and plastic adds to the bio-accumulation of chemicals in the body (chemical body burden), contributing to The Toxic Fat Effect! (see Module 2). A great idea is a mini flask to take your own nut milk with you when you are on the go (especially for tea/coffee) and will keep it fresher for longer while you’re out and about.

*When traveling, take your personal blender with you. Take portions of nuts with you so you can easily whip up your favourite nut milks wherever you go. I always travel with my Tribest Personal Blender (weight 4.4 lbs / 2 kg).


 

*Choose the cleanest ingredients possible:

-Choose dry ingredients (i.e. nuts, seeds ) that are spray-fee/organic where possible, and which don’t have preservatives.

-Choose Spring Water when possible. I always like to find a local source of pure Spring Water which has been processed as little as possible so that beneficial minerals, etc are still in the water. Collecting water yourself allows you to see where the water comes from/how it’s being treated (if at all). Plus, collecting water means it hasn’t been bottled for long. The less time water is sitting in plastic the better. I use large, 15 - 25 litre/quarts, hard plastic water bottles (the softer the plastic, the more the plastic leaches into the water).

-Choose whole fruits over optional sweeteners if you need to sweeten your Nut Milks. My preferred choice is Date Paste (pre-soaked Dates). Quick Tip: Keep a jar filled with Dates covered with water, in the fridge ready to go and use as is (instead of actually blending to make Date Paste).


 

Nut Milks can be just as beneficial as smoothies - I think of them as a type of smoothie but with less ingredients and a thinner consistency - therefore I have included all the same notes and resources as I would for smoothies.

Quick Link to FLIMJ Program resources for Fresh Life Smoothies (applicable to nut milks too):

Module 2 - refresh on information about The Toxic Fat Effect and how bioaccumulation of toxins in our bodies can lead to weight gain (that’s hard to lose), brain fog, low energy and many more poor health symptoms.

Module 5 - Become a Smoothie Master cheat sheet to print off and put up on the fridge so you can make awesome smoothies from scratch with my Fresh Life Smoothie Formula with what you already have in your kitchen.

Module 5 - To get you into the swing of things, redo our 7 Day Smoothies Save the Day Challenge - you’re always supported in our Fresh Life Community, no matter when you decide to do any of the 7 Day Challenges.

You’ll find your Recipe Book: 7 Days of Smoothies Save the Day and Shopping List print off’s to guide you through the challenge.


 

My thoughts on having a Fresh Life Smoothie Habit (applicable to nut milks too):

Drinking fresh smoothies is a very important, wonderfully quick and convenient, key to your Fresh Life Internal Makeover Journey. Just like fresh juicing, it is a fast, delicious way to get live enzymes - which can only be obtained from raw plants/veggies and fruits - plus vital nutrients into your body for your cells to function optimally.

It is also one of the best ways to provide your body with enough soft bulk (plant fibre) which our bodies need for proper gut function. Good quality plant fibre is what the good bacteria in our gut feeds on! Plus it helps the body to move xeno-toxins (which cause The Toxic Fat Effect - Module 2) from the body every day.

Gone are the days of getting away with occasionally doing a cleanse, or doing a detox a few times a year. The influx and exposure of toxins we have on a daily basis is now too much and too varied for our bodies to handle on its own.

These daily toxins bio-accumulate in our bodies (refer to Module 2 work) and most won’t move out of the body without specific assistance.

We have to be proactive to get the results we want.

We have to, as I like to say, “ABC - always be cleansing…”

You also need to “ABN - always be nourishing…” And smoothies really are an amazing way to jam a whole lot of good quality, clean nutrient-dense ingredients and healthy fats and oils into one tasty drink.

If you want to Live Your Best Fresh Life, smoothies need to be a regular part of your days.

During the initial stage of my journey I was drinking a lot of freshly made juices, especially first thing in the mornings.

Essential during periods of healing as lots of fresh juicing gives the body highly concentrated amounts of nutrients that it really needs without fibre and fats/oils.

This means juices are easier to digest and the body is able to assimilate and utelise those nutrients, faster. Which is why I was able to lose so much toxic fat/excess weight so quickly. And in a healthy way.

Smoothies became a huge hit for me as a way to compliment what I was achieving with juicing and other cleansing rituals.

Firstly, because they are so quick and easy to make, they became my go to for lunch or as a on-the-go breakfast if I was really pressed for time in the mornings. I also used smoothies to answer late afternoon cravings and after dinner sweet tooth cravings.

Remember, cravings are our bodies way of asking for the nutrients it needs. But it’s confusing because we crave foods that aren’t good for us and won’t actually give our bodies what it needs.

A fresh juice or a smoothie is able to help give our body the nutrients it’s really after.

A Fresh Life Habit I use myself is to meet cravings with a juice or smoothie first, and then go after what I thought I was craving.

I find that l either don’t want that thing I was craving in the first place, or at the very least I’ll eat a lot less of it. A win win situation. More baby-steps to help us get to where we ant to be and a great Fresh Life Habit to cultivate.

Secondly, smoothies offer a delicious way to give the body whole food ingredients along with their beneficial plant fibre, healthy fats/oils and is also a great way to add nutrient-dense superfoods. After juicing, smoothies are the next best, easiest food for our bodies to digest as the ingredients have been blended, helping the body with the digestive process.

After cleansing and flushing the body with easy to digest juices, smoothies can nourish and make our tummies feel full and satiated.

One beautiful smoothie a day became a way of saving time - often a smoothie is enough to fill me at lunchtime, and help abolish cravings by packing in the nutrients the body loves. This is why smoothies are an integral part of my Fresh Life Formula.

Fresh smoothies nourishes, and helps the body bind and push toxins out of the body, every single day.

Prep Tip: You can always prep your smoothie ingredients the night before if you’re going to be rushed the next day. As mentioned in the Recipe Notes, you can put dry ingredients together in a container, add fresh ingredients to a container and put it ready in the fridge, portion frozen ingredients in with the ice you’ll need in a freezer bag and have ready in the freezer for the morning.

Storing Tip: Just seal in a glass jar with a lid or stainless steel container in the fridge so it’s ready to go in the morning. A great idea is a flask which helps keep your smoothie cold and fresher for longer when you are out and about.

Blender Tip: When traveling or working away from home, take your personal blender with you. Take portions of nuts and superfood powders. It's easy to pick up a banana or some fresh berries or other fruit to be able to sweeten and freshen up your smoothies. I travel with my Tribest Personal Blender everywhere I go (weight 4.4 lbs / 2 kg).

The darker the green colour of a plant, the more chlorophyll the plant contains. And chlorophyll helps to push toxins from our cells and bind and remove them from our blood stream and gut.

Over and above everything, if I can only do one thing in a day, it will be to ensure I have at least one raw juice or smoothie a day - preferably a Green one!

Alternating colours is also a good idea to ensure your body is receiving a full spectrum of nutrients - eating/drinking the whole rainbow of colours we find in vegetables and fruits will achieve this without you even having to think about what your body needs.

Got questions for me? Or want some friendly support and accountability to help you on your FLIMJourney?

Our Fresh Life Community is the place to be!

See you over there!

Big Hugs,
xx Sam

Zesty Nashi Pear Smoothie


Print Recipe
Zesty Nashi Pear Smoothie
You will need: Blender that can blend ice. One which has grinder blades where at least 2 blades lie flat, to grind nuts and seeds. *A coffee grinder can also be used to grind nuts and seeds.
Prep Time 5-10 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Optional
Prep Time 5-10 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Optional
Instructions
  1. First grind nuts/seeds together using the grinder attachment on your blender (for smoother end consistency). *A coffee grinder can be used to grind nuts/seeds.
  2. Blend all ingredients except ice, until smooth. Add ice and blend again.
Recipe Notes

*Always make fresh and consume immediately, where possible - you get the most benefits and cleansing/detoxing and nourishing effects from freshly made smoothies.

*If need be, prepare the ingredients you’ll need for your smoothie the night before. Put dry ingredients together in a container, add fresh ingredients to a container and put it ready in the fridge, portion frozen ingredients in with the ice you’ll need in a freezer bag and have that ready in the freezer for the morning.

*Seal your smoothie in with a lid in a glass bottle or stainless steel container - never in plastic. Plastic will leach into your smoothie and plastic adds to the bio-accumulation of chemicals in the body (chemical body burden), contributing to The Toxic Fat Effect! (see Module 2). A great idea is a flask which helps keep your smoothie cold and fresher for longer when you are out and about.

*When traveling, take your personal blender with you. Take portions of nuts and superfood powders. It’s easy to pick up a banana or some fresh berries or other fruit to sweeten and freshen up your smoothies. I travel with my Tribest Personal Blender everywhere I go (weight 4.4 lbs / 2 kg).


 

*Choose the cleanest ingredients possible:

-Choose spray-free/organic fresh produce where possible, and if buying conventional, rinse produce in diluted white vinegar water.

-Choose dry ingredients (i.e. nuts, seeds, dried fruits ) that are spray-fee/organic where possible, and which don’t have preservatives such as sulphur dioxide

- Choose virgin, cold-pressed Coconut Oil in glass where possible. It should be pure white in colour. Do not choose cheaper, deodorised/neutral flavoured coconut oils that are off-white.

-Choose Coconut Cream and Coconut Milk that is clean/free from additives, preservatives and E numbers. Plain Coconut Cream/Milk is better than the ones with added guar gum as this changes the consistency of recipes. You can use Nut Milk as an alternative.

-Choose to homemade Nut Milk instead of buying. Most store bought ones have additives and stabilisers. Quick Tip: It’s easy to make your own: just grind ¼ cup nuts, then blend with 1 cup water.

-Choose whole fruits over optional sweeteners if you need to add more sweetness. My preferred choice is Date Paste (pre-soaked Dates). Quick Tip: Keep a jar filled with Dates covered with water, in the fridge ready to go and use as is (instead of actually blending to make Date Paste).


 

Quick Link to FLIMJ Program resources for Fresh Life Smoothies:

Module 2 - refresh on information about The Toxic Fat Effect and how bioaccumulation of toxins in our bodies can lead to weight gain (that’s hard to lose), brain fog, low energy and many more poor health symptoms.

Module 5 - Become a Smoothie Master cheat sheet to print off and put up on the fridge so you can make awesome smoothies from scratch with my Fresh Life Smoothie Formula with what you already have in your kitchen.

Module 5 - To get you into the swing of things, redo our 7 Day Smoothies Save the Day Challenge - you’re always supported in our Fresh Life Community, no matter when you decide to do any of the 7 Day Challenges.

You’ll find your Recipe Book: 7 Days of Smoothies Save the Day and Shopping List print off’s to guide you through the challenge.


 

My thoughts on having a Fresh Life Smoothie Habit:

Drinking fresh smoothies is a very important, wonderfully quick and convenient, key to your Fresh Life Internal Makeover Journey. Just like fresh juicing, it is a fast, delicious way to get live enzymes - which can only be obtained from raw plants/veggies and fruits - plus vital nutrients into your body for your cells to function optimally.

It is also one of the best ways to provide your body with enough soft bulk (plant fibre) which our bodies need for proper gut function. Good quality plant fibre is what the good bacteria in our gut feeds on! Plus it helps the body to move xeno-toxins (which cause The Toxic Fat Effect - Module 2) from the body every day.

Gone are the days of getting away with occasionally doing a cleanse, or doing a detox a few times a year. The influx and exposure of toxins we have on a daily basis is now too much and too varied for our bodies to handle on its own.

These daily toxins bio-accumulate in our bodies (refer to Module 2 work) and most won’t move out of the body without specific assistance.

We have to be proactive to get the results we want.

We have to, as I like to say, “ABC - always be cleansing…”

You also need to “ABN - always be nourishing…” And smoothies really are an amazing way to jam a whole lot of good quality, clean nutrient-dense ingredients and healthy fats and oils into one tasty drink.

If you want to Live Your Best Fresh Life, smoothies need to be a regular part of your days.

During the initial stage of my journey I was drinking a lot of freshly made juices, especially first thing in the mornings.

Essential during periods of healing as lots of fresh juicing gives the body highly concentrated amounts of nutrients that it really needs without fibre and fats/oils.

This means juices are easier to digest and the body is able to assimilate and utelise those nutrients, faster. Which is why I was able to lose so much toxic fat/excess weight so quickly. And in a healthy way.

Smoothies became a huge hit for me as a way to compliment what I was achieving with juicing and other cleansing rituals.

Firstly, because they are so quick and easy to make, they became my go to for lunch or as a on-the-go breakfast if I was really pressed for time in the mornings. I also used smoothies to answer late afternoon cravings and after dinner sweet tooth cravings.

Remember, cravings are our bodies way of asking for the nutrients it needs. But it’s confusing because we crave foods that aren’t good for us and won’t actually give our bodies what it needs.

A fresh juice or a smoothie is able to help give our body the nutrients it’s really after.

A Fresh Life Habit I use myself is to meet cravings with a juice or smoothie first, and then go after what I thought I was craving.

I find that l either don’t want that thing I was craving in the first place, or at the very least I’ll eat a lot less of it. A win win situation. More baby-steps to help us get to where we ant to be and a great Fresh Life Habit to cultivate.

Secondly, smoothies offer a delicious way to give the body whole food ingredients along with their beneficial plant fibre, healthy fats/oils and is also a great way to add nutrient-dense superfoods. After juicing, smoothies are the next best, easiest food for our bodies to digest as the ingredients have been blended, helping the body with the digestive process.

After cleansing and flushing the body with easy to digest juices, smoothies can nourish and make our tummies feel full and satiated.

One beautiful smoothie a day became a way of saving time - often a smoothie is enough to fill me at lunchtime, and help abolish cravings by packing in the nutrients the body loves. This is why smoothies are an integral part of my Fresh Life Formula.

Fresh smoothies nourishes, and helps the body bind and push toxins out of the body, every single day.

Prep Tip: You can always prep your smoothie ingredients the night before if you’re going to be rushed the next day. As mentioned in the Recipe Notes, you can put dry ingredients together in a container, add fresh ingredients to a container and put it ready in the fridge, portion frozen ingredients in with the ice you’ll need in a freezer bag and have ready in the freezer for the morning.

Storing Tip: Just seal in a glass jar with a lid or stainless steel container in the fridge so it’s ready to go in the morning. A great idea is a flask which helps keep your smoothie cold and fresher for longer when you are out and about.

Blender Tip: When traveling or working away from home, take your personal blender with you. Take portions of nuts and superfood powders. It's easy to pick up a banana or some fresh berries or other fruit to be able to sweeten and freshen up your smoothies. I travel with my Tribest Personal Blender everywhere I go (weight 4.4 lbs / 2 kg).

The darker the green colour of a plant, the more chlorophyll the plant contains. And chlorophyll helps to push toxins from our cells and bind and remove them from our blood stream and gut.

Over and above everything, if I can only do one thing in a day, it will be to ensure I have at least one raw juice or smoothie a day - preferably a Green one!

Alternating colours is also a good idea to ensure your body is receiving a full spectrum of nutrients - eating/drinking the whole rainbow of colours we find in vegetables and fruits will achieve this without you even having to think about what your body needs.

Got questions for me? Or want some friendly support and accountability to help you on your FLIMJourney?

Our Fresh Life Community is the place to be!

See you over there!

Big Hugs,
xx Sam

Nutty Peaches & Cream Smoothie


Print Recipe
Nutty Peaches & Cream Smoothie
You will need: Blender that can blend ice. One which has grinder blades where at least 2 blades lie flat, to grind nuts and seeds. *A coffee grinder can also be used to grind nuts and seeds
Prep Time 5-10 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Optional
Prep Time 5-10 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Optional
Instructions
  1. First grind nuts/seeds together using the grinder attachment on your blender (for smoother end consistency). *A coffee grinder can be used to grind nuts/seeds.
  2. Blend all ingredients except ice, until smooth. Add ice and blend again.
Recipe Notes

*Always make fresh and consume immediately, where possible - you get the most benefits and cleansing/detoxing and nourishing effects from freshly made smoothies.

*If need be, prepare the ingredients you’ll need for your smoothie the night before. Put dry ingredients together in a container, add fresh ingredients to a container and put it ready in the fridge, portion frozen ingredients in with the ice you’ll need in a freezer bag and have that ready in the freezer for the morning.

*Seal your smoothie in with a lid in a glass bottle or stainless steel container - never in plastic. Plastic will leach into your smoothie and plastic adds to the bio-accumulation of chemicals in the body (chemical body burden), contributing to The Toxic Fat Effect! (see Module 2). A great idea is a flask which helps keep your smoothie cold and fresher for longer when you are out and about.

*When traveling, take your personal blender with you. Take portions of nuts and superfood powders. It’s easy to pick up a banana or some fresh berries or other fruit to sweeten and freshen up your smoothies. I travel with my Tribest Personal Blender everywhere I go (weight 4.4 lbs / 2 kg).


 

*Choose the cleanest ingredients possible:

-Choose spray-free/organic fresh produce where possible, and if buying conventional, rinse produce in diluted white vinegar water.

-Choose dry ingredients (i.e. nuts, seeds, dried fruits ) that are spray-fee/organic where possible, and which don’t have preservatives such as sulphur dioxide

- Choose virgin, cold-pressed Coconut Oil in glass where possible. It should be pure white in colour. Do not choose cheaper, deodorised/neutral flavoured coconut oils that are off-white.

-Choose Coconut Cream and Coconut Milk that is clean/free from additives, preservatives and E numbers. Plain Coconut Cream/Milk is better than the ones with added guar gum as this changes the consistency of recipes. You can use Nut Milk as an alternative.

-Choose to homemade Nut Milk instead of buying. Most store bought ones have additives and stabilisers. Quick Tip: It’s easy to make your own: just grind ¼ cup nuts, then blend with 1 cup water.

-Choose whole fruits over optional sweeteners if you need to add more sweetness. My preferred choice is Date Paste (pre-soaked Dates). Quick Tip: Keep a jar filled with Dates covered with water, in the fridge ready to go and use as is (instead of actually blending to make Date Paste).


 

Quick Link to FLIMJ Program resources for Fresh Life Smoothies:

Module 2 - refresh on information about The Toxic Fat Effect and how bioaccumulation of toxins in our bodies can lead to weight gain (that’s hard to lose), brain fog, low energy and many more poor health symptoms.

Module 5 - Become a Smoothie Master cheat sheet to print off and put up on the fridge so you can make awesome smoothies from scratch with my Fresh Life Smoothie Formula with what you already have in your kitchen.

Module 5 - To get you into the swing of things, redo our 7 Day Smoothies Save the Day Challenge - you’re always supported in our Fresh Life Community, no matter when you decide to do any of the 7 Day Challenges.

You’ll find your Recipe Book: 7 Days of Smoothies Save the Day and Shopping List print off’s to guide you through the challenge.


 

My thoughts on having a Fresh Life Smoothie Habit:

Drinking fresh smoothies is a very important, wonderfully quick and convenient, key to your Fresh Life Internal Makeover Journey. Just like fresh juicing, it is a fast, delicious way to get live enzymes - which can only be obtained from raw plants/veggies and fruits - plus vital nutrients into your body for your cells to function optimally.

It is also one of the best ways to provide your body with enough soft bulk (plant fibre) which our bodies need for proper gut function. Good quality plant fibre is what the good bacteria in our gut feeds on! Plus it helps the body to move xeno-toxins (which cause The Toxic Fat Effect - Module 2) from the body every day.

Gone are the days of getting away with occasionally doing a cleanse, or doing a detox a few times a year. The influx and exposure of toxins we have on a daily basis is now too much and too varied for our bodies to handle on its own.

These daily toxins bio-accumulate in our bodies (refer to Module 2 work) and most won’t move out of the body without specific assistance.

We have to be proactive to get the results we want.

We have to, as I like to say, “ABC - always be cleansing…”

You also need to “ABN - always be nourishing…” And smoothies really are an amazing way to jam a whole lot of good quality, clean nutrient-dense ingredients and healthy fats and oils into one tasty drink.

If you want to Live Your Best Fresh Life, smoothies need to be a regular part of your days.

During the initial stage of my journey I was drinking a lot of freshly made juices, especially first thing in the mornings.

Essential during periods of healing as lots of fresh juicing gives the body highly concentrated amounts of nutrients that it really needs without fibre and fats/oils.

This means juices are easier to digest and the body is able to assimilate and utelise those nutrients, faster. Which is why I was able to lose so much toxic fat/excess weight so quickly. And in a healthy way.

Smoothies became a huge hit for me as a way to compliment what I was achieving with juicing and other cleansing rituals.

Firstly, because they are so quick and easy to make, they became my go to for lunch or as a on-the-go breakfast if I was really pressed for time in the mornings. I also used smoothies to answer late afternoon cravings and after dinner sweet tooth cravings.

Remember, cravings are our bodies way of asking for the nutrients it needs. But it’s confusing because we crave foods that aren’t good for us and won’t actually give our bodies what it needs.

A fresh juice or a smoothie is able to help give our body the nutrients it’s really after.

A Fresh Life Habit I use myself is to meet cravings with a juice or smoothie first, and then go after what I thought I was craving.

I find that l either don’t want that thing I was craving in the first place, or at the very least I’ll eat a lot less of it. A win win situation. More baby-steps to help us get to where we ant to be and a great Fresh Life Habit to cultivate.

Secondly, smoothies offer a delicious way to give the body whole food ingredients along with their beneficial plant fibre, healthy fats/oils and is also a great way to add nutrient-dense superfoods. After juicing, smoothies are the next best, easiest food for our bodies to digest as the ingredients have been blended, helping the body with the digestive process.

After cleansing and flushing the body with easy to digest juices, smoothies can nourish and make our tummies feel full and satiated.

One beautiful smoothie a day became a way of saving time - often a smoothie is enough to fill me at lunchtime, and help abolish cravings by packing in the nutrients the body loves. This is why smoothies are an integral part of my Fresh Life Formula.

Fresh smoothies nourishes, and helps the body bind and push toxins out of the body, every single day.

Prep Tip: You can always prep your smoothie ingredients the night before if you’re going to be rushed the next day. As mentioned in the Recipe Notes, you can put dry ingredients together in a container, add fresh ingredients to a container and put it ready in the fridge, portion frozen ingredients in with the ice you’ll need in a freezer bag and have ready in the freezer for the morning.

Storing Tip: Just seal in a glass jar with a lid or stainless steel container in the fridge so it’s ready to go in the morning. A great idea is a flask which helps keep your smoothie cold and fresher for longer when you are out and about.

Blender Tip: When traveling or working away from home, take your personal blender with you. Take portions of nuts and superfood powders. It's easy to pick up a banana or some fresh berries or other fruit to be able to sweeten and freshen up your smoothies. I travel with my Tribest Personal Blender everywhere I go (weight 4.4 lbs / 2 kg).

The darker the green colour of a plant, the more chlorophyll the plant contains. And chlorophyll helps to push toxins from our cells and bind and remove them from our blood stream and gut.

Over and above everything, if I can only do one thing in a day, it will be to ensure I have at least one raw juice or smoothie a day - preferably a Green one!

Alternating colours is also a good idea to ensure your body is receiving a full spectrum of nutrients - eating/drinking the whole rainbow of colours we find in vegetables and fruits will achieve this without you even having to think about what your body needs.

Got questions for me? Or want some friendly support and accountability to help you on your FLIMJourney?

Our Fresh Life Community is the place to be!

See you over there!

Big Hugs,
xx Sam

Nutty Mango Cream Smoothie


Print Recipe
Nutty Mango Cream Smoothie
You will need: Blender that can blend ice. One which has grinder blades where at least 2 blades lie flat, to grind nuts and seeds. *A coffee grinder can also be used to grind nuts and seeds.
Prep Time 5-10 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Optional
Prep Time 5-10 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Optional
Instructions
  1. First grind nuts/seeds together using the grinder attachment on your blender (for smoother end consistency). *A coffee grinder can be used to grind nuts/seeds.
  2. Blend all ingredients except ice, until smooth. Add ice and blend again.
Recipe Notes

*Always make fresh and consume immediately, where possible - you get the most benefits and cleansing/detoxing and nourishing effects from freshly made smoothies.

*If need be, prepare the ingredients you’ll need for your smoothie the night before. Put dry ingredients together in a container, add fresh ingredients to a container and put it ready in the fridge, portion frozen ingredients in with the ice you’ll need in a freezer bag and have that ready in the freezer for the morning.

*Seal your smoothie in with a lid in a glass bottle or stainless steel container - never in plastic. Plastic will leach into your smoothie and plastic adds to the bio-accumulation of chemicals in the body (chemical body burden), contributing to The Toxic Fat Effect! (see Module 2). A great idea is a flask which helps keep your smoothie cold and fresher for longer when you are out and about.

*When traveling, take your personal blender with you. Take portions of nuts and superfood powders. It’s easy to pick up a banana or some fresh berries or other fruit to sweeten and freshen up your smoothies. I travel with my Tribest Personal Blender everywhere I go (weight 4.4 lbs / 2 kg).


 

*Choose the cleanest ingredients possible:

-Choose spray-free/organic fresh produce where possible, and if buying conventional, rinse produce in diluted white vinegar water.

-Choose dry ingredients (i.e. nuts, seeds, dried fruits ) that are spray-fee/organic where possible, and which don’t have preservatives such as sulphur dioxide

- Choose virgin, cold-pressed Coconut Oil in glass where possible. It should be pure white in colour. Do not choose cheaper, deodorised/neutral flavoured coconut oils that are off-white.

-Choose Coconut Cream and Coconut Milk that is clean/free from additives, preservatives and E numbers. Plain Coconut Cream/Milk is better than the ones with added guar gum as this changes the consistency of recipes. You can use Nut Milk as an alternative.

-Choose to homemade Nut Milk instead of buying. Most store bought ones have additives and stabilisers. Quick Tip: It’s easy to make your own: just grind ¼ cup nuts, then blend with 1 cup water.

-Choose whole fruits over optional sweeteners if you need to add more sweetness. My preferred choice is Date Paste (pre-soaked Dates). Quick Tip: Keep a jar filled with Dates covered with water, in the fridge ready to go and use as is (instead of actually blending to make Date Paste).


 

Quick Link to FLIMJ Program resources for Fresh Life Smoothies:

Module 2 - refresh on information about The Toxic Fat Effect and how bioaccumulation of toxins in our bodies can lead to weight gain (that’s hard to lose), brain fog, low energy and many more poor health symptoms.

Module 5 - Become a Smoothie Master cheat sheet to print off and put up on the fridge so you can make awesome smoothies from scratch with my Fresh Life Smoothie Formula with what you already have in your kitchen.

Module 5 - To get you into the swing of things, redo our 7 Day Smoothies Save the Day Challenge - you’re always supported in our Fresh Life Community, no matter when you decide to do any of the 7 Day Challenges.

You’ll find your Recipe Book: 7 Days of Smoothies Save the Day and Shopping List print off’s to guide you through the challenge.


 

My thoughts on having a Fresh Life Smoothie Habit:

Drinking fresh smoothies is a very important, wonderfully quick and convenient, key to your Fresh Life Internal Makeover Journey. Just like fresh juicing, it is a fast, delicious way to get live enzymes - which can only be obtained from raw plants/veggies and fruits - plus vital nutrients into your body for your cells to function optimally.

It is also one of the best ways to provide your body with enough soft bulk (plant fibre) which our bodies need for proper gut function. Good quality plant fibre is what the good bacteria in our gut feeds on! Plus it helps the body to move xeno-toxins (which cause The Toxic Fat Effect - Module 2) from the body every day.

Gone are the days of getting away with occasionally doing a cleanse, or doing a detox a few times a year. The influx and exposure of toxins we have on a daily basis is now too much and too varied for our bodies to handle on its own.

These daily toxins bio-accumulate in our bodies (refer to Module 2 work) and most won’t move out of the body without specific assistance.

We have to be proactive to get the results we want.

We have to, as I like to say, “ABC - always be cleansing…”

You also need to “ABN - always be nourishing…” And smoothies really are an amazing way to jam a whole lot of good quality, clean nutrient-dense ingredients and healthy fats and oils into one tasty drink.

If you want to Live Your Best Fresh Life, smoothies need to be a regular part of your days.

During the initial stage of my journey I was drinking a lot of freshly made juices, especially first thing in the mornings.

Essential during periods of healing as lots of fresh juicing gives the body highly concentrated amounts of nutrients that it really needs without fibre and fats/oils.

This means juices are easier to digest and the body is able to assimilate and utelise those nutrients, faster. Which is why I was able to lose so much toxic fat/excess weight so quickly. And in a healthy way.

Smoothies became a huge hit for me as a way to compliment what I was achieving with juicing and other cleansing rituals.

Firstly, because they are so quick and easy to make, they became my go to for lunch or as a on-the-go breakfast if I was really pressed for time in the mornings. I also used smoothies to answer late afternoon cravings and after dinner sweet tooth cravings.

Remember, cravings are our bodies way of asking for the nutrients it needs. But it’s confusing because we crave foods that aren’t good for us and won’t actually give our bodies what it needs.

A fresh juice or a smoothie is able to help give our body the nutrients it’s really after.

A Fresh Life Habit I use myself is to meet cravings with a juice or smoothie first, and then go after what I thought I was craving.

I find that l either don’t want that thing I was craving in the first place, or at the very least I’ll eat a lot less of it. A win win situation. More baby-steps to help us get to where we ant to be and a great Fresh Life Habit to cultivate.

Secondly, smoothies offer a delicious way to give the body whole food ingredients along with their beneficial plant fibre, healthy fats/oils and is also a great way to add nutrient-dense superfoods. After juicing, smoothies are the next best, easiest food for our bodies to digest as the ingredients have been blended, helping the body with the digestive process.

After cleansing and flushing the body with easy to digest juices, smoothies can nourish and make our tummies feel full and satiated.

One beautiful smoothie a day became a way of saving time - often a smoothie is enough to fill me at lunchtime, and help abolish cravings by packing in the nutrients the body loves. This is why smoothies are an integral part of my Fresh Life Formula.

Fresh smoothies nourishes, and helps the body bind and push toxins out of the body, every single day.

Prep Tip: You can always prep your smoothie ingredients the night before if you’re going to be rushed the next day. As mentioned in the Recipe Notes, you can put dry ingredients together in a container, add fresh ingredients to a container and put it ready in the fridge, portion frozen ingredients in with the ice you’ll need in a freezer bag and have ready in the freezer for the morning.

Storing Tip: Just seal in a glass jar with a lid or stainless steel container in the fridge so it’s ready to go in the morning. A great idea is a flask which helps keep your smoothie cold and fresher for longer when you are out and about.

Blender Tip: When traveling or working away from home, take your personal blender with you. Take portions of nuts and superfood powders. It's easy to pick up a banana or some fresh berries or other fruit to be able to sweeten and freshen up your smoothies. I travel with my Tribest Personal Blender everywhere I go (weight 4.4 lbs / 2 kg).

The darker the green colour of a plant, the more chlorophyll the plant contains. And chlorophyll helps to push toxins from our cells and bind and remove them from our blood stream and gut.

Over and above everything, if I can only do one thing in a day, it will be to ensure I have at least one raw juice or smoothie a day - preferably a Green one!

Alternating colours is also a good idea to ensure your body is receiving a full spectrum of nutrients - eating/drinking the whole rainbow of colours we find in vegetables and fruits will achieve this without you even having to think about what your body needs.

Got questions for me? Or want some friendly support and accountability to help you on your FLIMJourney?

Our Fresh Life Community is the place to be!

See you over there!

Big Hugs,
xx Sam

Green Mango Smoothie


Print Recipe
Green Mango Smoothie
You will need: Blender that can blend ice. One which has grinder blades where at least 2 blades lie flat, to grind nuts and seeds. *A coffee grinder can also be used to grind nuts and seeds.
Prep Time 5-10 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Optional
Prep Time 5-10 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Optional
Instructions
  1. First grind nuts/seeds together using the grinder attachment on your blender (for smoother end consistency). *A coffee grinder can be used to grind nuts/seeds.
  2. Blend all ingredients except ice, until smooth. Add ice and blend again.
Recipe Notes

*Always make fresh and consume immediately, where possible - you get the most benefits and cleansing/detoxing and nourishing effects from freshly made smoothies.

*If need be, prepare the ingredients you’ll need for your smoothie the night before. Put dry ingredients together in a container, add fresh ingredients to a container and put it ready in the fridge, portion frozen ingredients in with the ice you’ll need in a freezer bag and have that ready in the freezer for the morning.

*Seal your smoothie in with a lid in a glass bottle or stainless steel container - never in plastic. Plastic will leach into your smoothie and plastic adds to the bio-accumulation of chemicals in the body (chemical body burden), contributing to The Toxic Fat Effect! (see Module 2). A great idea is a flask which helps keep your smoothie cold and fresher for longer when you are out and about.

*When traveling, take your personal blender with you. Take portions of nuts and superfood powders. It’s easy to pick up a banana or some fresh berries or other fruit to sweeten and freshen up your smoothies. I travel with my Tribest Personal Blender everywhere I go (weight 4.4 lbs / 2 kg).


 

*Choose the cleanest ingredients possible:

-Choose spray-free/organic fresh produce where possible, and if buying conventional, rinse produce in diluted white vinegar water.

-Choose dry ingredients (i.e. nuts, seeds, dried fruits ) that are spray-fee/organic where possible, and which don’t have preservatives such as sulphur dioxide

- Choose virgin, cold-pressed Coconut Oil in glass where possible. It should be pure white in colour. Do not choose cheaper, deodorised/neutral flavoured coconut oils that are off-white.

-Choose Coconut Cream and Coconut Milk that is clean/free from additives, preservatives and E numbers. Plain Coconut Cream/Milk is better than the ones with added guar gum as this changes the consistency of recipes. You can use Nut Milk as an alternative.

-Choose to homemade Nut Milk instead of buying. Most store bought ones have additives and stabilisers. Quick Tip: It’s easy to make your own: just grind ¼ cup nuts, then blend with 1 cup water.

-Choose whole fruits over optional sweeteners if you need to add more sweetness. My preferred choice is Date Paste (pre-soaked Dates). Quick Tip: Keep a jar filled with Dates covered with water, in the fridge ready to go and use as is (instead of actually blending to make Date Paste).


 

Quick Link to FLIMJ Program resources for Fresh Life Smoothies:

Module 2 - refresh on information about The Toxic Fat Effect and how bioaccumulation of toxins in our bodies can lead to weight gain (that’s hard to lose), brain fog, low energy and many more poor health symptoms.

Module 5 - Become a Smoothie Master cheat sheet to print off and put up on the fridge so you can make awesome smoothies from scratch with my Fresh Life Smoothie Formula with what you already have in your kitchen.

Module 5 - To get you into the swing of things, redo our 7 Day Smoothies Save the Day Challenge - you’re always supported in our Fresh Life Community, no matter when you decide to do any of the 7 Day Challenges.

You’ll find your Recipe Book: 7 Days of Smoothies Save the Day and Shopping List print off’s to guide you through the challenge.


 

My thoughts on having a Fresh Life Smoothie Habit:

Drinking fresh smoothies is a very important, wonderfully quick and convenient, key to your Fresh Life Internal Makeover Journey. Just like fresh juicing, it is a fast, delicious way to get live enzymes - which can only be obtained from raw plants/veggies and fruits - plus vital nutrients into your body for your cells to function optimally.

It is also one of the best ways to provide your body with enough soft bulk (plant fibre) which our bodies need for proper gut function. Good quality plant fibre is what the good bacteria in our gut feeds on! Plus it helps the body to move xeno-toxins (which cause The Toxic Fat Effect - Module 2) from the body every day.

Gone are the days of getting away with occasionally doing a cleanse, or doing a detox a few times a year. The influx and exposure of toxins we have on a daily basis is now too much and too varied for our bodies to handle on its own.

These daily toxins bio-accumulate in our bodies (refer to Module 2 work) and most won’t move out of the body without specific assistance.

We have to be proactive to get the results we want.

We have to, as I like to say, “ABC - always be cleansing…”

You also need to “ABN - always be nourishing…” And smoothies really are an amazing way to jam a whole lot of good quality, clean nutrient-dense ingredients and healthy fats and oils into one tasty drink.

If you want to Live Your Best Fresh Life, smoothies need to be a regular part of your days.

During the initial stage of my journey I was drinking a lot of freshly made juices, especially first thing in the mornings.

Essential during periods of healing as lots of fresh juicing gives the body highly concentrated amounts of nutrients that it really needs without fibre and fats/oils.

This means juices are easier to digest and the body is able to assimilate and utelise those nutrients, faster. Which is why I was able to lose so much toxic fat/excess weight so quickly. And in a healthy way.

Smoothies became a huge hit for me as a way to compliment what I was achieving with juicing and other cleansing rituals.

Firstly, because they are so quick and easy to make, they became my go to for lunch or as a on-the-go breakfast if I was really pressed for time in the mornings. I also used smoothies to answer late afternoon cravings and after dinner sweet tooth cravings.

Remember, cravings are our bodies way of asking for the nutrients it needs. But it’s confusing because we crave foods that aren’t good for us and won’t actually give our bodies what it needs.

A fresh juice or a smoothie is able to help give our body the nutrients it’s really after.

A Fresh Life Habit I use myself is to meet cravings with a juice or smoothie first, and then go after what I thought I was craving.

I find that l either don’t want that thing I was craving in the first place, or at the very least I’ll eat a lot less of it. A win win situation. More baby-steps to help us get to where we ant to be and a great Fresh Life Habit to cultivate.

Secondly, smoothies offer a delicious way to give the body whole food ingredients along with their beneficial plant fibre, healthy fats/oils and is also a great way to add nutrient-dense superfoods. After juicing, smoothies are the next best, easiest food for our bodies to digest as the ingredients have been blended, helping the body with the digestive process.

After cleansing and flushing the body with easy to digest juices, smoothies can nourish and make our tummies feel full and satiated.

One beautiful smoothie a day became a way of saving time - often a smoothie is enough to fill me at lunchtime, and help abolish cravings by packing in the nutrients the body loves. This is why smoothies are an integral part of my Fresh Life Formula.

Fresh smoothies nourishes, and helps the body bind and push toxins out of the body, every single day.

Prep Tip: You can always prep your smoothie ingredients the night before if you’re going to be rushed the next day. As mentioned in the Recipe Notes, you can put dry ingredients together in a container, add fresh ingredients to a container and put it ready in the fridge, portion frozen ingredients in with the ice you’ll need in a freezer bag and have ready in the freezer for the morning.

Storing Tip: Just seal in a glass jar with a lid or stainless steel container in the fridge so it’s ready to go in the morning. A great idea is a flask which helps keep your smoothie cold and fresher for longer when you are out and about.

Blender Tip: When traveling or working away from home, take your personal blender with you. Take portions of nuts and superfood powders. It's easy to pick up a banana or some fresh berries or other fruit to be able to sweeten and freshen up your smoothies. I travel with my Tribest Personal Blender everywhere I go (weight 4.4 lbs / 2 kg).

The darker the green colour of a plant, the more chlorophyll the plant contains. And chlorophyll helps to push toxins from our cells and bind and remove them from our blood stream and gut.

Over and above everything, if I can only do one thing in a day, it will be to ensure I have at least one raw juice or smoothie a day - preferably a Green one!

Alternating colours is also a good idea to ensure your body is receiving a full spectrum of nutrients - eating/drinking the whole rainbow of colours we find in vegetables and fruits will achieve this without you even having to think about what your body needs.

Got questions for me? Or want some friendly support and accountability to help you on your FLIMJourney?

Our Fresh Life Community is the place to be!

See you over there!

Big Hugs,
xx Sam

Dark Chocolate Superfood Smoothie


Print Recipe
Dark Chocolate Superfood Smoothie
You will need: Blender that can blend ice. One which has grinder blades where at least 2 blades lie flat, to grind nuts and seeds. *A coffee grinder can also be used to grind nuts and seeds.
Prep Time 5-10 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
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Prep Time 5-10 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Optional
Instructions
  1. First grind nuts/seeds together using the grinder attachment on your blender (for smoother end consistency). *A coffee grinder can be used to grind nuts/seeds.
  2. Blend all ingredients except ice, until smooth. Add ice and blend again.
Recipe Notes

*Always make fresh and consume immediately, where possible - you get the most benefits and cleansing/detoxing and nourishing effects from freshly made smoothies.

*If need be, prepare the ingredients you’ll need for your smoothie the night before. Put dry ingredients together in a container, add fresh ingredients to a container and put it ready in the fridge, portion frozen ingredients in with the ice you’ll need in a freezer bag and have that ready in the freezer for the morning.

*Seal your smoothie in with a lid in a glass bottle or stainless steel container - never in plastic. Plastic will leach into your smoothie and plastic adds to the bio-accumulation of chemicals in the body (chemical body burden), contributing to The Toxic Fat Effect! (see Module 2). A great idea is a flask which helps keep your smoothie cold and fresher for longer when you are out and about.

*When traveling, take your personal blender with you. Take portions of nuts and superfood powders. It’s easy to pick up a banana or some fresh berries or other fruit to sweeten and freshen up your smoothies. I travel with my Tribest Personal Blender everywhere I go (weight 4.4 lbs / 2 kg).


 

*Choose the cleanest ingredients possible:

-Choose spray-free/organic fresh produce where possible, and if buying conventional, rinse produce in diluted white vinegar water.

-Choose dry ingredients (i.e. nuts, seeds, dried fruits ) that are spray-fee/organic where possible, and which don’t have preservatives such as sulphur dioxide

- Choose virgin, cold-pressed Coconut Oil in glass where possible. It should be pure white in colour. Do not choose cheaper, deodorised/neutral flavoured coconut oils that are off-white.

-Choose Coconut Cream and Coconut Milk that is clean/free from additives, preservatives and E numbers. Plain Coconut Cream/Milk is better than the ones with added guar gum as this changes the consistency of recipes. You can use Nut Milk as an alternative.

-Choose to homemade Nut Milk instead of buying. Most store bought ones have additives and stabilisers. Quick Tip: It’s easy to make your own: just grind ¼ cup nuts, then blend with 1 cup water.

-Choose whole fruits over optional sweeteners if you need to add more sweetness. My preferred choice is Date Paste (pre-soaked Dates). Quick Tip: Keep a jar filled with Dates covered with water, in the fridge ready to go and use as is (instead of actually blending to make Date Paste).


 

Quick Link to FLIMJ Program resources for Fresh Life Smoothies:

Module 2 - refresh on information about The Toxic Fat Effect and how bioaccumulation of toxins in our bodies can lead to weight gain (that’s hard to lose), brain fog, low energy and many more poor health symptoms.

Module 5 - Become a Smoothie Master cheat sheet to print off and put up on the fridge so you can make awesome smoothies from scratch with my Fresh Life Smoothie Formula with what you already have in your kitchen.

Module 5 - To get you into the swing of things, redo our 7 Day Smoothies Save the Day Challenge - you’re always supported in our Fresh Life Community, no matter when you decide to do any of the 7 Day Challenges.

You’ll find your Recipe Book: 7 Days of Smoothies Save the Day and Shopping List print off’s to guide you through the challenge.


 

My thoughts on having a Fresh Life Smoothie Habit:

Drinking fresh smoothies is a very important, wonderfully quick and convenient, key to your Fresh Life Internal Makeover Journey. Just like fresh juicing, it is a fast, delicious way to get live enzymes - which can only be obtained from raw plants/veggies and fruits - plus vital nutrients into your body for your cells to function optimally.

It is also one of the best ways to provide your body with enough soft bulk (plant fibre) which our bodies need for proper gut function. Good quality plant fibre is what the good bacteria in our gut feeds on! Plus it helps the body to move xeno-toxins (which cause The Toxic Fat Effect - Module 2) from the body every day.

Gone are the days of getting away with occasionally doing a cleanse, or doing a detox a few times a year. The influx and exposure of toxins we have on a daily basis is now too much and too varied for our bodies to handle on its own.

These daily toxins bio-accumulate in our bodies (refer to Module 2 work) and most won’t move out of the body without specific assistance.

We have to be proactive to get the results we want.

We have to, as I like to say, “ABC - always be cleansing…”

You also need to “ABN - always be nourishing…” And smoothies really are an amazing way to jam a whole lot of good quality, clean nutrient-dense ingredients and healthy fats and oils into one tasty drink.

If you want to Live Your Best Fresh Life, smoothies need to be a regular part of your days.

During the initial stage of my journey I was drinking a lot of freshly made juices, especially first thing in the mornings.

Essential during periods of healing as lots of fresh juicing gives the body highly concentrated amounts of nutrients that it really needs without fibre and fats/oils.

This means juices are easier to digest and the body is able to assimilate and utelise those nutrients, faster. Which is why I was able to lose so much toxic fat/excess weight so quickly. And in a healthy way.

Smoothies became a huge hit for me as a way to compliment what I was achieving with juicing and other cleansing rituals.

Firstly, because they are so quick and easy to make, they became my go to for lunch or as a on-the-go breakfast if I was really pressed for time in the mornings. I also used smoothies to answer late afternoon cravings and after dinner sweet tooth cravings.

Remember, cravings are our bodies way of asking for the nutrients it needs. But it’s confusing because we crave foods that aren’t good for us and won’t actually give our bodies what it needs.

A fresh juice or a smoothie is able to help give our body the nutrients it’s really after.

A Fresh Life Habit I use myself is to meet cravings with a juice or smoothie first, and then go after what I thought I was craving.

I find that l either don’t want that thing I was craving in the first place, or at the very least I’ll eat a lot less of it. A win win situation. More baby-steps to help us get to where we ant to be and a great Fresh Life Habit to cultivate.

Secondly, smoothies offer a delicious way to give the body whole food ingredients along with their beneficial plant fibre, healthy fats/oils and is also a great way to add nutrient-dense superfoods. After juicing, smoothies are the next best, easiest food for our bodies to digest as the ingredients have been blended, helping the body with the digestive process.

After cleansing and flushing the body with easy to digest juices, smoothies can nourish and make our tummies feel full and satiated.

One beautiful smoothie a day became a way of saving time - often a smoothie is enough to fill me at lunchtime, and help abolish cravings by packing in the nutrients the body loves. This is why smoothies are an integral part of my Fresh Life Formula.

Fresh smoothies nourishes, and helps the body bind and push toxins out of the body, every single day.

Prep Tip: You can always prep your smoothie ingredients the night before if you’re going to be rushed the next day. As mentioned in the Recipe Notes, you can put dry ingredients together in a container, add fresh ingredients to a container and put it ready in the fridge, portion frozen ingredients in with the ice you’ll need in a freezer bag and have ready in the freezer for the morning.

Storing Tip: Just seal in a glass jar with a lid or stainless steel container in the fridge so it’s ready to go in the morning. A great idea is a flask which helps keep your smoothie cold and fresher for longer when you are out and about.

Blender Tip: When traveling or working away from home, take your personal blender with you. Take portions of nuts and superfood powders. It's easy to pick up a banana or some fresh berries or other fruit to be able to sweeten and freshen up your smoothies. I travel with my Tribest Personal Blender everywhere I go (weight 4.4 lbs / 2 kg).

The darker the green colour of a plant, the more chlorophyll the plant contains. And chlorophyll helps to push toxins from our cells and bind and remove them from our blood stream and gut.

Over and above everything, if I can only do one thing in a day, it will be to ensure I have at least one raw juice or smoothie a day - preferably a Green one!

Alternating colours is also a good idea to ensure your body is receiving a full spectrum of nutrients - eating/drinking the whole rainbow of colours we find in vegetables and fruits will achieve this without you even having to think about what your body needs.

Got questions for me? Or want some friendly support and accountability to help you on your FLIMJourney?

Our Fresh Life Community is the place to be!

See you over there!

Big Hugs,
xx Sam