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Chocolate Almond Bliss Balls


Print Recipe
 Chocolate Almond Bliss Balls
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.
Course Desserts / Sweet Treats
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Course Desserts / Sweet Treats
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Gently *warm the Cacao Butter until melted (see recipe notes below for instructions on how to warm Cacao Butter).
  2. Pulse together the Almonds, Sunflower Seeds, Coconut Flakes, Dates, Cacao Powder, Salt.
  3. Mix separately, the melted Cacao Butter, Coconut Oil and Rice Malt Syrup together.
  4. Combine and pulse blend the two mixtures together.
  5. Firmly press and roll small balls of the mixture into Bliss Balls.
Recipe Notes

* To melt Cacao Butter - 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 Cacao Butter can melt without it getting too hot/burning. We want the Cacao Butter to remain raw (healthy for us), so avoid heating it more than 40 °C / 104 °F.

*Enjoy straight away or store in a sealed container in the fridge or freezer. 

*Pressing mixture into Bliss Balls: You may need a little ‘elbow grease’ to press the mixture into balls. I usually take a handful and just keep pressing very firmly, and keep adding more mixture until I have desired size and the mixtures sticks together properly.

*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.

 

Falafel Salad Plate

This is one of those awesome make-in-bulk-and-freeze kinda recipes. This is something I make big batches of, portion and then store sealed in smaller containers in the freezer for those all too familiar week day evenings when you are stretched for time or don’t feel like preparing something from scratch. There are so many ways to enjoy this Falafel mix. Make into balls or smaller ‘bites’ and serve with a dip or sauce for lunch boxes, social get togethers, or as a healthy filling little snack in between meals. You can create burger size patties and serve with salad or on toasted Clean Multiseed Bread. Perhaps you prefer to serve them between lettuce leaves instead of a burger bun. Or in between sliced and toasted Coconut Buckwheat Flatbreads, (or your choice of locally sourced gluten-free buns).

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

Print Recipe
 Falafel Salad Plate
You will need: food processor or blender NOTE: You can pre-make this mixture a day or few hours before using, for flavours and dough to 'develop' - this is not necessary though of course. If making homemade Hummus, this recipe will take 15 minutes longer to make.
Course Meals - Middle Eastern Flavours
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10-15 minutes
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Falafel Mix
Creamy Hummus
Salad (per person portion)
Course Meals - Middle Eastern Flavours
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10-15 minutes
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Falafel Mix
Creamy Hummus
Salad (per person portion)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F or 180°C. You can skip this and cook on stove top in a pan.
  2. Falafel Patties: Combine everything except Chickpea Flour and Baking Powder in a food processor.
  3. Falafel Patties: Pulse to create a rough, but well combined mixture - don't pulse/blend for too long or else you will make a puree/paste.
  4. Falafel Patties: Pulse in the Baking Powder and half the Chickpea Flour. Only add enough flour to make dough slightly firm to press into shapes.
  5. Falafel Patties: Line a baking tray (or cooking pan) with non-toxic parchment paper or silicon baking mats.
  6. Falafel Patties: Shape the mixture into your choice of either bites, balls or patties and space them out onto the baking tray (or cooking pan).
  7. Falafel Patties: Bake for 10-15 minutes on one side, turn over and bake for a further 10-15 minutes, or until golden brown. If cooking with a pan, cook on low heat for the same amount of time.
  8. Falafel Patties: Optional - You can brown the patties up in a little heated Coconut Oil in the pan to finish them off.
  9. Creamy Hummus: Blend Tahini and Lemon Juice together until smooth, fluffy and creamy - continually scrape sides using a spatula to combine well.
  10. Creamy Hummus: Add Garlic, Cumin, Salt, Olive Oil. Blend well.
  11. Creamy Hummus: Slowly add Chickpeas to the mix, blending in between.
  12. Creamy Hummus: Only add Water if need be to reach desired consistency.
  13. Combine your choice of Salad Ingredients on a plate, add 2-3 tablespoons of Hummus and add the patties to the Salad plate.
Recipe Notes

*Avoid baking/cooking on aluminium and non-stick surfaces - they will bake/leach toxic substances into your food. Cook with stainless steel and ceramic where possible. Or use bleach-free, non-toxic baking paper and food-grade silicon mats to line baking trays or pots and pans when baking, and cooking on stove top. Use a little Coconut Oil in a stainless steel pan if you prefer not to bake.

*As mentioned, this recipe can be made in bulk, portioned into smaller containers, sealed and stored in the fridge or freezer.

*If you can, choose organic Chickpeas canned in BPA-free cans. I use an organic brand called Eden (available in Australia & USA). Haven't yet found a brand in South Africa - please share in our Fresh Life Community Facebook page if you do find one.

*See Creamy Hummus Dip recipe to see how to activate and prepare Chickpeas from scratch.

Serving suggestions:

* Make Falafel burgers, by putting them between two sides of a toasted Coconut Buckwheat Flatbread, served with Hummus and salad ingredients.

* Made into balls they are great for lunch boxes or served with a dip as a pre-dinner snack

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

Print Recipe
 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.
Course Healthy Snacking - Baked Sweet & Savoury
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 10-15 minutes
Cook Time 40-50 minutes
Passive Time 40-50 minutes
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Course Healthy Snacking - Baked Sweet & Savoury
Cuisine Clean Eating
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.

Sunflower & Sesame Warm Quinoa Salad


Print Recipe
 Sunflower & Sesame Warm Quinoa Salad
You will need: Baking tray; large pan; pot; cooking utensils
Course Meals - Hearty Veggie Meals
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 10-15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Optional
Course Meals - Hearty Veggie Meals
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 10-15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Optional
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F
  2. Chop Potatoes into 1 inch cubes. Add 1 tbsp of Oil to baking tray and bake until soft (approx. 15-20 min)
  3. Chop Butternut Squash into 1 inch cubes, add to the tray and cook for a further 10-15min until squats is soft and potatoes are a little crispy.
  4. While veg are baking, add Quinoa and water to a pot and bring to a boil. Stir frequently until all water is absorbed and Quinoa has expanded and has a translucent middle. Add stock and cook on medium heat, stirring frequently until all moisture is absorbed.
  5. Chop Onion and add to a pan with 1 tbsp of Oil on high heat. Stir frequently and cook until onions are browned. Remove from heat.
  6. Chop and add the Zucchini and Capsicums/Bell Peppers to the pan and cook on medium heat for 2-3 minutes (keep veggies crunchy).
  7. Add the Quinoa and Garlic to the pan and cook on medium heat for 1-2 minutes.
  8. Serve Quinoa dish with roasted veggies on the side or mixed through.
  9. Top with a squeeze of fresh Lemon / Lime, chopped Parsley and toasted Nuts & Seeds.
  10. Optional - add shavings of Broccoli flowers and a little crumbed Goat Cheese Feta.
Recipe Notes

Clean Eating Tips to remember:

*Stainless Steel and Ceramic or Glass Cookware are the safest materials to cook in with the least amount of leaching into food when heat is applied. A high quality set of cookware is essential and will last a lifetime - and a longer lifetime at that because of it.

*Stainless Steel, Food-grade Silicon or Wooden Cooking Utensils are the safest materials to cook with with the least amount of leaching into food when heat is applied.

*My ½ Toasted / ½ Raw Philosophy for Nuts & Seeds:
Toasted - for flavour
Raw - for nutritional value

*Olive Oil - it’s best not to cook with Olive Oil, always consume raw. Best to drizzle Olive Oil over food just before serving. It’s better to avoid cooking with Olive Oil as it is a delicate oil and is damaged and becomes harmful to ingest when heated.

*Better oils for cooking with have a higher smoke point/less free radical forming when heated— Coconut Oil, Macadamia Oil and Grapeseed Oil

Strawberry Cream Smoothie


Print Recipe
 Strawberry 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.
Course Drinks - Smoothies
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 5-10 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Optional
Course Drinks - Smoothies
Cuisine Clean Eating
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

Pear Pick-Me-Up Smoothie


Print Recipe
 Pear Pick-Me-Up 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.
Course Drinks - Smoothies
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 5-10 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Optional
Course Drinks - Smoothies
Cuisine Clean Eating
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

Hidden Greens Choc Joothie Smoothie


Print Recipe
 Hidden Greens Choc Joothie 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.
Course Drinks - Smoothies
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 5-10 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Green Juice
Optional
Course Drinks - Smoothies
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 5-10 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Green Juice
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

Choc Coco Hazelnut Smoothie


Print Recipe
 Choc Coco Hazelnut 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.
Course Drinks - Smoothies
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 5-10 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Optional
Course Drinks - Smoothies
Cuisine Clean Eating
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

Choc Kale Heaven Smoothie


Print Recipe
 Choc Kale Heaven 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.
Course Drinks - Smoothies
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 5-10 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Optional
Course Drinks - Smoothies
Cuisine Clean Eating
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

Berry Nutty Smoothie


Print Recipe
 Berry Nutty 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.
Course Drinks - Smoothies
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 5-10 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Optional
Course Drinks - Smoothies
Cuisine Clean Eating
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.

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See you over there!

Big Hugs,
xx Sam