The Vegetarian Tree: The Fruit is Good!: Green Smoothies All Around: Week 4

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Green Smoothies All Around: Week 4

Green Smoothies All Around: Mini Series, Week 4: Saturday Morning Chocolate Green Smoothies

When my husband was growing up, his dad would run every single day {he still does and he just turned 53}. On Saturday mornings he would return with a carton of chocolate milk for himself and one for my husband and his sister. It was a family tradition and my husband has tried to keep it up in our family as well {except for the running, lol}. Now that we don't drink cows milk we have found the chocolate green smoothies are an EXCELLENT substitute.

Saturday Morning Chocolate Green Smoothies

1. Fill the blender with your choice of spinach or kale.
2. Slowly add your favorite chocolate non-dairy milk (we LOVE Chocolate Almond Breeze) until there is just enough to blend the greens really well.
3. Add a frozen banana or two.
4. Next you can add a big spoon full of peanut butter (if you like that sort of thing).
5. A couple Tbsp of milled flax seed, chia seeds, or wheat germ {or all of the above} (optional).
***Add more chocolate "milk" as you go to get the desired consistency.

Now go sit with your kids in the sunshine and soak up those beautiful rays of Vitamin-D {if it's raining and cold it's fine to enjoy a family favorite Saturday morning cartoon as well}.

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Doctrine and Covenants 89:10-16

"I say unto you, all wholesome herbs God hath ordained for the constitution, nature, and use of man—Every herb (plant) in the season thereof, and every fruit in the season thereof; all these to be used with prudence and thanksgiving. Yea, flesh also of beasts and of the fowls of the air, I, the Lord, have ordained for the use of man with thanksgiving; nevertheless they are to be used sparingly; And it is pleasing unto me that they should not be used, only in times of winter, or of cold, or famine. All grain is ordained for the use of man and of beasts, to be the staff of life, not only for man but for the beasts of the field, and the fowls of heaven, and all wild animals that run or creep on the earth. And these hath God made for the use of man only in times of famine and excess of hunger. All grain is good for the food of man; as also the fruit of the vine; that which yieldeth fruit, whether in the ground or above the ground." (emphasis added)

John A. Widstoe

"It was shown in the history of plant science that plants contain all the necessary food substances: proteins, fats, starches and the carbohydrates, minerals...water {and} vitamins. The Great builder of the earth provided well for the physical needs of His children. Countless varieties of edible plants, vegetables, cereals, fruits and nuts are yielded by Mother Nature for man's daily food. If one uses meat it must be used sparingly and in winter or famine only...They who wish to be well and gain the promised reward stated in the Word of Wisdom must obey all of the law, not just part of it as suits their whim or their appetite, or their notion of its meaning." (The Word of Wisdom, a Modern Interpretation, 1950)

Doctrine and Covenants 59:16-21

"...the fulness of the earth is yours, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air, and that which climbeth upon the trees and walketh upon the earth; Yea, and the herb, and the good things which come of the earth, whether for food or for rainment, or for houses, or for barns, or for orchards, or for gardens, or for vineyards; Yea, all things which come of the earth, in the season thereof, are made for the benefit and the use of man, both to please the eye and to gladden the heart; Yea, for food and for raiment, for taste and for smell, to strengthen the body and to enliven the soul. And it pleaseth God that he hath given all these things unto man; for unto this end were they made to be used, with judgment, not to excess, neither by extortion. And in nothing doth man offend God, or against none is his wrath kindled, save those who confess not his hand in all things, and obey not his commandments." (emphasis added)

Ezra Taft Benson

"There is no question that the health of the body affects the spirit, or the Lord would never have revealed the Word of Wisdom...Disease, fever and unexpected deaths are some of the consequences directly related to disobedience...To a great extent, we are physically what we eat. Most of us are acquainted with some of the prohibitions of the Word of Wisdom...but what need additional emphasis are the positive aspects - the need for vegetables, fruits, and grain, particularly wheat. We need a generation of people who eat in a healthier manner." (Ensign, September 1988, p. 5)

Ezra Taft Benson