Raw: Day 14

Today I woke up at 10:00 after going out till 4:30am and getting to bed at 6am. I drank a kale smoothie at work and then ate a salad for lunch. I've only eaten fruit(plums, nectarines, mangos, and apples) since then. I have been eating less food and sleeping less than before I went raw. My food intake is at least half of what is was before, but I have maintained my ideal weight of 165. This is due to my body maximizing nutrient absorption and operating at optimal efficiency. I feel this in the quality of sleep that I am getting and my mellow mood. I am doing a healthy smoothies class this Tuesday and then a chocolate class Thursday for National Chocolate Day. I will definitely be making this recipe for one of these classes:

Chococado Shake 


Makes 64oz serves 8(adjust recipe to blender size)

1 avocado
2oz or 1/2 cup raw cacao powder
32-40oz unsweetened almond milk or homemade raw almond milk
15 dates
18-24oz ice
Blend and serve

Raw Cacao(Chocolate)

I came up with this recipe when I was working in Boca. I did a green smoothie class and right before the class came up with the prototype for this. I remembered hearing about avocados in Japanese smoothies and thought it might taste good with raw chocolate. It does. This smoothie is amazing! It really tastes like a chocolate milk shake. But according to the masses...It's way better! Not only are we avoiding the poison that comes along with dairy(ice cream), but this is actually very nutritious! Raw cacao(unprocessed chocolate bean) is the highest antioxidant and very high in magnesium and iron. Watch what David Wolfe has to say about cacao! This is a high healthy fat, calorie and nutrient dense smoothie!  Taste rating: 5 stars. Energy spent rating: 2 (if you are making almond milk-1 part almonds to 2 parts water)