Lunch Ideas Day 2.

Happy Monday!

One of our favorite things is smoothies and bars. Here are some ideas:

-green smoothies
-berry blast smoothies
-kefir smoothies
-mango-orange smoothies
-rise and shine smoothie
-chocolate banana smoothie
-chocolate kefir smoothie
-homemade spicy power bars
-homemade enzyme-rich larabars
-homemade granola bars
-homemade pecan bars
-homemade healthy lemon bars
-homemade protein bars
-homemade pumpkin bars
-oatmeal jam bars
-date apple bars

Ok so I understand there are alot of ideas here and EVENTUALLY I will post all of these recipes, but for now I will leave you with a couple of new recipes. If anyone has a particular interest in a certain recipe just leave a comment and I will try to post it for you. Have a beautiful Monday!

Chocolate Kefir Smoothie:

4c combination of organic milk/organic vanilla yogurt/organic kefir (I like to use all 3)
2-3T organic cocoa powder
1T vanilla
2T raw honey (more if you like it sweeter- I have also used maple syrup when we run out of honey)
3T coconut oil
1/2c honeyed or regular dates
2 bananas
12 ice cubes


Spicy Power Bars:

1/2c macadamia nuts or almonds
1/2c honeyed or regular dates
1/2c dried cherries or cranberries
1T vanilla
1T raw honey
1-2T chia seeds
1 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. dried cardamon
1/4 tsp. Redmond's realsalt

Put it all in your vita mix or food processor and blend well, then remove and press into lightly greased 8X8" pan and refrigerate at least 6-8 hours. Enjoy!