Welcome to my mind. Stay a while and let me share some delicious and nutritious (for the most part) smoothie recipes as well as some of my favorite exercise routines and fitness tips. I don't subscribe to the “summer is almost here” mindset. It’s always summer somewhere, so take care of yourself all year round.
World’s collided when my day job working with innovative food startups at Food-X took me to the Daily Harvest offices, where I got to experience the magic that is their flash frozen smoothies…3 times. A carrot cake-tasting smoothie that rivaled my very own was just one of three smoothies I indulged in all before 9 AM. Gluttony at it’s finest, but this was also field research as far as I’m concerned (that’s my story and I’m sticking to it).
Daily Harvest was cool enough to give me a bunch of smoothies to try out. I’ll be sharing the experience on the blog, so stayed tuned. Peace.
Hi everyone. I know it’s been a while since I posted some smoothie goodness, but I have an awesome recipe for you today. I LOVE carrot cake, and since my fridge was stocked with carrots, I decided to try to make a carrot cake smoothie. I was a little shocked at how great it came out. I could and did have this for breakfast and dessert later that day. So as to not feel completely gluttonous, I “earned” my smoothie prize by doing a killer ab workout I found courtesy of Frank Medrano, probably the most ripped vegan on earth. I even used the model he used for his workout to make a complementary workout that won’t leave your chest and legs feeling left out. Do the workout, enjoy the smoothie.
1 Cup Chopped Carrots
1 Sliced Apple
1 Inch Piece of Ginger
Handful of Raw Cashews (it’s what I had, but you can go with walnuts for more carrot cakeness)
2 Tablespoons Slim Powdered Peanut Butter
1/4 Cup Organic Steel Cut Oats
1 Cup Vanilla Almond Milk
FOOD KEY
– Carrots: vitamins A & B6, folic acid and magnesium
– Apples: potassium, vitamin C and pectin (helps control cholesterol and blood sugar)
– Ginger: stimulates digestion, combats flatulence (NICE!) and is effective against colds
– Cashews: copper, phosphorous, manganese, magnesium, zinc and protein
– Powdered Peanut Butter: protein, fiber and potassium
Frank’s workout is great for the abs, but the chest, arms and legs should get some love, too. Use the same 30 seconds cardio, then body weight exercise for reps model used in the video above, but…
A. Substitute burpees for the the mountain climbers. I did regular burpees for the first round, then single leg burpees for the next two sets (alternating legs, duh(, then repeat for the cycle for the next three rounds
B. Substitute push-ups for the ab exercises. Mix it up by doing a different variation each round for anywhere from 15-20 reps. I went with:
1) handstand push-ups against the wall (Do these first (hardest, imo). Good luck tryin’ to bang them out at the end)
2) Spiderman Push-ups (click here for demonstration)
Sincerely Yours, The Smoothie Operator 