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Laura wrote that she didn’t know how to cut up a pineapple, so I’m going to show her how to do it, safely, swiftly and easily.
Then I’m going to show you all how to make an instant, waterful lunch from it. Watch this video, cut up a pineapple and post your comments and questions!
Transcript of this video:
Today I am not using the VitaMix. Today I want to show you how to cut up a pineapple easily and safely. The reason I’m doing this is because I got an email from Laura, who said, “Jane, I had to use canned pineapple because I’ve never cut open a pineapple. I have no idea how to do such a thing.” I said, “Okay, Laura, I’m going to show you.” So this is for you, Laura, “Yoo hooo…”
Let’s begin in the store. How do you know if a pineapple is ripe? The first thing I do, is smell it. Does it smell like a pineapple? Give it a little press. They’re not all going to be soft. They’re not all going to be golden. But they better smell good or they’re not ripening. Another thing you can do is, just pull out one of the inner leaves like this. If it comes right out, you’ve got yourself a pineapple that’s ready to go. All the inner leaves get very loose and easy to extract when the pineapple is ripe.
Another tip: When you bring your pineapple home from the market, store it upside down. All the sugars collect in the bottom and if you store it upside down, those sugars will run to the top. It will help ripen it in a faster and more even way.
Your home, the pineapple is on the counter, it’s staring at you, what do you do first? Lay it on its side. Either twist off the top or cut it off with the ends. You want to cut about an inch off from each end. Now, pineapples, like all fruit, every one is different. They’re all not gonna be perfect looking inside, that’s ok. After you cut off each end, then you can stand it upright and I like to use a filet knife because they’re kind of flexible and it’s easy for me to go along with the curve of the pineapple with a filet knife. But use whatever knife you have available, I just don’t like to waste any ripe pineapple and this you can get close to the bone, as if you were fileting a fish, only now we’re fileting a pineapple. And you’re ready to go.
Then I like to wipe the counter down, lay the peeled pineapple on the counter and slice it into beautiful circles of pineapple steaks. About 1″ in thickness. If I’m going to take my pineapple slices and put them directly into a smoothie, I don’t take the core out, the VitaMix is gonna grind it up. I don’t see the problem with it. But if I’m going to eat the pineapple without putting it into a smoothie or blending it thoroughly, I just quickly cut out the core.
It’s very easy, take a little slice, take your knife around it, bam, it’s gone. And here’s our bowl of freshly cut fresh pineapple. There is no comparison. When you have a fresh, juicy, sweet pineapple, it is so refreshing and delicious. Now, I’m not gonna make you a smoothie today. What I want to do is show you how to have an instant lunch with this. One of my favorite combinations, and I’ve relied on this for years, is to take a bite of pineapple, a raw cashew… … mmm… … the juicy pineapple, the meaty cashew, the flavors, it’s so satisfying. It’s a perfect lunch.
Let’s not forget our greens.
Another way to enjoy this same combination, is to take a piece of your romaine lettuce, put a piece of pineapple in it, put a half a cashew or a whole cashew in it, roll it up like a little cigar… …mmm… … now you have a meal. This is another delicious and satisfying way to get your greens if you’re not in the mood for a green smoothie or for making a salad. That crunch of the lettuce… I love the green chlorophyll and oxygen from the lettuce, the juicy sweetness of the pineapple, the meaty, nutty whole fats of the whole cashews.
You don’t have to throw out the top and the peels. You can compost them. I throw them right into my compost bin and later on I’ll take them out to the side yard and put them into the big compost bin. You pay for the entire pineapple anyway. Why do you want to throw away part of what you paid for? It’s like throwing money away. So instead I compost…
HOW TO MAKE COCONUT MIRACLE MILK is simple, easy and delicious. The benefits of fresh coconut are many – skin, hair, nails, healthy fat, fiber, flavor – watch the video for more benefits.
You can drink this luscious Miracle Milk as is or use it as a base for smoothies, shakes, soups, etc.
Many thanks to Deion for writing in and asking me to do a video on How To Make Coconut Milk. It was on the list, I had some coconut meat in the fridge…
Make this and post your comments and questions!
Anti-Aging
If you remember, I already showed you How To Make Almond Milk, it’s very similar to that. I showed you How To Open A Mature Coconut and harvest the meat and water out of the shell. I’ve been nibbling on all this wonderful, mature, coconut meat. It’s so crunchy and delicious, you can eat it just like this. It’s out of the shell, but I left the skin on and you can leave the skin on to make the coconut milk.
I’ve got just enough left here to make a batch of coconut milk for you. I want to show you how easy it is. So, you don’t really measure for this. Pour as much of the coconut meat as you have into the blender. I’ve already used the water from this coconut for another recipe, so I’m going to use regular water. If you’ve still got the coconut water, or you’re doing this on the day that you broke open your coconut and harvested the water and the meat, you can put the coconut water from that coconut right in here. But I’m using regular water, fresh water, room temperature. And, depending on whether you want coconut cream, just add water to cover the top of the coconut and you’ll have a thick cream. Or if you want coconut milk, keep adding water to about 3 cups. There you go.
Miracle
You want enough water so that the blender works and you get a milk like consistency, but not so much water that you water down the flavor. I’m going to pour it into a juice bag, similar to the Almond Milk. I have a juice bag, ok, it’s got a little drawstring on it. If you don’t have this, it’s okay, use an old pillowcase or something. Put it in a bowl, so that the string goes around the rim like this, and then just pour the coconut milk, the unfiltered coconut milk right in there, and we’re gonna squeeze out the pulp.
Draw up the drawstring like this and begin squeezing out the pulp. Takes a few minutes, 2, 3, 4, minutes… and you are gonna end up with that snowy white coconut milk that is such a wonderful base for smoothies, shakes, soups, whatever else you can come up with. The benefits to coconut are never ending, you should Google it. A few off the top of my head are the medium chain fatty acids that coconut has, very easy for us to digest, doesn’t clog up our arteries. Of course, the flavor of coconut, so delicate, so tropical, so tender.
Coconut is rich in trace minerals, including Manganese, which is esssential for our metabolism. It’s good for healing and collagen formation, it has copper, which plays a role in immunity and bone health. It has selenium, a nutrient which is critical to thyroid function as well as developing healthy skin, nails and hair. And here is our Miracle Milk.
Milk of Coconut
Pour the fresh coconut milk into a glass, you can drink it just as it is. Isn’t that beautiful? Of course, it makes a wonderful base for smoothies, soups, shakes, all kinds of delicious concoctions. You can pour it over your granola, it’s fantastic. All fresh, waterful foods are considered beauty foods. They make us feel beautiful and when we feel beautiful, we look beautiful. That is delicious. Once you start making your own nut milks, coconut milk, almond milk, cashew milk, brazil nut milk, a whole world of wonderful, waterful food options open up to you.
I’ve been wanting to make this, but it wasn’t until I received this request from Deion – “Hi, Jane, I’m a huge green smoothie fan and I love your videos. Can you do a video on making coconut milk?” Thanks for writing in, Deion. I had just enough coconut left over to make this video and show you how to do it. And boy am I glad I did. It is fabulous.
This VitaMix Rainbow Chard Mango Velvet Green Smoothie is a recipe created by Carol, a 30 Day Support Protocol grad.
It is delicious and yes, the texture is like velvet! Don’t miss out on this simple and easy anti-aging elixir! Recipe below.
It’s Gorgeous Delicious
First add the water to your VitaMix. 1/2 cup of water. 3/4 of a teaspoon of cinnamon. Carols says about 6 raw walnut halves, got them right here. 1 and 1/2 cups of the frozen mango chunks. Look at the color. I just love the color of a truly ripe mango. In it goes. And one entire bunch of rainbow chard. Look at this, it’s gorgeous. It’s a lot. I’m just gonna fold it up, put it right in, I’m putting it in last, I put the water in first, it’ll make it easier for it to blend. Press down on it, get it in there, and let’s snap the top on and blend this velvet green smoothie.
Carol says, “This is lovely, really. Very smooth going down. A hint of the sweet mango and cinnamon make it the perfect complement of ingredients. And of course, the walnuts give you the very necessary Omega 3 fats.”
What is more fun than pouring a brand new smoothie into a glass, a blend you’ve never had before and tasting it? Well, it pours like velvet, Carol. Look at that texture. You named it perfectly, it is like velvet. It is delicious, I love it.
Carol has a great website Vegan Recipes For Health and I want you to go visit it. Another great day, another green smoothie. You must try this, it is really delicious. Wow…
Carol’s Rainbow Chard and Mango Velvet Green Smoothie
- one whole bunch of rainbow chard
- 1 1/2 cups frozen mango chunks
- 6 raw walnut halves
- 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup water
Make this and post your comments and questions!
Hi Jane!
Thanks so much for being an active voice out there in the “Green Smoothie” community. Getting us all to drink our greens is a simple, easy way to drastically improve not only our health, but our emotional outlook as well! I have experienced such awesome energy and vigor and peace and freedom of mind since I bought my Vitamix and blend my daily healthy life giving elixers six months ago. I start everyday with a green smoothie and will continue to do so for the rest of my life!
I have turned on so many of my friends to green smoothies and they all notice a HUGE difference in their health and vitality when they make the effort. I think your videos and website are very clear, fun and easy to follow. Not to mention inspirational, so thank you!
MY dream would be to have you make a video on a great smoothie recipe that I concocted and my husband, mom, and I LOVE (and my hubby was a HARD sell to turn on to the green smoothie thing..trust me..ha ha)
Anyway, I like to call it “Jennifer’s Chocolate Berry Green Bliss Smoothie” and I hope you love it as much as I do!!
Here is the recipe..
(I usually make it for 2 people at a time, so the amounts reflect that…you can easily reduce the ingredients in half for one serving)
2 Frozen Bananas
1/4 to 1/2 cup Organic unsweetened Almond milk (I prefer almond, but any nut milk will do..amount depends on how thick you like your smoothie…my hubby likes it sweeter, so he wants Organic Vanilla Flavored Almond milk, tee hee)
2 Cups Rainbow Chard or Kale
2-3 Soaked Dates (add a bit more if you like it sweeter)
1 tbsp raw organic honey
2 tbsp ground flax seeds
1.5 to 2 cups organic frozen raspberries and blueberries
2 large Tbsps of raw, organic Cacao powder
This is a GREAT recipe, especially for the health and well being of women….we as women NEED more Crucial Omegas and Antioxidants in our diet, and not only do the greens and berries in this recipe provide that, but……The Flax is a GREAT source of plant based Omegas, which are so crucial to our health….the Raw cacoa powder is so healthy and can guard against stroke, help to regulate blood pressure, and has more phenolic phytochemicals and a higher antioxidant capacity than teas and red wine!
Here’s to girl power..(but the guys can enjoy it too)!
My mom Beth says Hello to you Jane..she is 72 and LOVES her daily green smoothie. She always says…”I Love that Jane!!”…. and she loves this recipe too!!
I love it! Blend and enjoy!
Take care and have a GREAT holiday,
much love to you, Jennifer
Hi, Beth!!
Hi I’m Jane from http://www.BlenditandMendit.com where I show you how I turn my VitaMix blender into my #1 anti-aging tool. Welcome.
Good Timing
Today I am making Kale Ice Cream. Yes, that’s right. Remember? I have kale on the brain this week.
Yesterday I made the Cream Of Kale Soup, which was so delicious piping hot and then several hours later I had a ‘kale gazpacho’ – those flavors must have cured because cold and chilled that soup was even better. So, I still have some kale and I received a question, maybe a week ago, from subxero1961, who asked, “Do you have a recipe for kale ice cream?” I do now.
I didn’t then. But since I’ve got kale on the brain, and I’m craving it, today that’s what I’m going to make. It’s another one of my very simple recipes with a mere 4 ingredients. All you need to get started are 2 frozen bananas. You know by now I keep a stash of them in the freezer, so they’re always on hand.
2 big, beautiful laves of curly kale. You really could use any variety of kale you want; the dinosaur/Lacinato kale or the Russian, red kale. Today I’m using simple, basic, easy to find green leaf curly kale. Strip the kale off of the stems, then throw them into the VitaMix right on top of your two frozen bananas.
Whole Food Ice Cream
4 Medjool dates, which I pitted and froze. Just throw them in the freezer the night before along with the bananas. And then, I used 4 ice cubes made from my coconut water. I forgot to tell you, when you wash the kale, make sure you thoroughly dry them. I do not want any extra water in this recipe.
This is the kind of whole food ice cream that you can really enjoy and feel terrific when you eat it. Kale is jam packed with the phytonutrients, antioxidants and anti-cancer compounds that we are all searching for. Very delicious. What a great way to get fresh kale. Most people look at this and they see a tough, bitter leaf. Yes, it can be that way. You can also put it into, not only your ice creams, your green smoothies, you can massage it and make wonderful raw salads with it.
All Hail Kale
And like yesterday, you can make a delicious cream of kale soup. All hail kale. This is delicious and I love how the little bits of dates are nice and chewy in there. You will get two helpings from this recipe. I did 2 scoops in this bowl and I put the rest into a little Tupperware container and popped it in the freezer so it’ll be there later when you want it. Also, if you leave it until tomorrow, there’s nothing like getting up in the morning and knowing you have the kale ice cream or some spinach ice cream, that you can have for breakfast.
Mmm… and it does not sap your energy or require work on your part to digest it… just keep on cruising through the day. Very good. So, subxero1961, thank you for writing in and asking for a kale ice cream recipe. I had not thought of that before, and you coincided with my kale on the brain week so this worked out beautifully. I’m enjoying it and I hope you will make it and come back, leave comments, and let me know how it came out and what you thought of it. And anyone else who makes it, I would like to hear from you, too 
Look what I found yesterday when I was at Whole Foods. I’ve never seen one of these before. It’s called a Buddha’s Hand Citron. Looks just like a crazy lemon, doesn’t it? I talked to the produce guy about it and he said they taste like a lemon starburst, so I really want to try it.
Citron Sorbet
At first I thought, well, I’ll make a green smoothie with it. And then I got to thinking, but wait, what I really want to make with it first, is a citron sorbet. I want to try something that I’ve got up in my head and see how it comes out. These are expensive, so I don’t imagine I will be buying a lot of them, but I just wanted to try it. They were charging $6.99 a pound, and this cost me almost 6 bucks, so it’s not going to be a regular on the shopping list, but it’s intriguing.
If you look at the bottom, it looks like a lemon, it’s got the same kind of lemon stub and nub… color of a lemon… I’m going to cut off a little piece right now and try it for the first time. Instead of like a lemon that has a juicy center with seeds, this has a firm, white center. I have no idea what it’s going to taste like, but… it’s like eating a very mild lemon rind. It’s a little juicy and when I bit into it, that’s when I got the full aroma. Mmm.. now I know the VitaMix can blend this smooth, so I’m not worried about that and the reason why I think this will be a good addition to a sorbet is because when I make frozen desserts in the VitaMix, I try to keep the water content down and use solids like ice or almond milk ice cubes as a base. So, I guess you could munch on this. I bet it would be great with a little Himalayan sea salt on it.
No Fear
So that’s interesting, you don’t have to be afraid of these. Usually when I walk by this stuff, I think, “What am I gonna do with it?” But now I’m a lot braver than I use to be, so I’m going to put a finger or two of this in the VitaMix and show you how to make a citron sorbet which I’m just concocting right now. I’ve never made it before, but I don’t see why it won’t come out really delicious.
For a sweetener, I’m going to use 6 Deglet Noor dates. I don’t have any Medjools on hand, which is what I normally use. The Deglet Noors are smaller, drier, not quite as sweet. Make sure you take out the pits. These came pitted but always check to make sure there’s no caps left on them. I’m going to put in 6 of these because I want a little bit of sweetness to counteract the citron. This is gonna be good.
Now, what I want you to do is if you have a little splash of vanilla or a little vanilla powder or a little piece of vanilla bean, go ahead and add that. I’m adding the vanilla powder, just a little, like 1/8 of a teaspoon. It’s nice and dry so it’s not going to add any liquid. Oh my gosh, this stuff is fantastic. And then, to bring out the flavor, I am going to add just a pinch of this pink Himalayan sea salt. A little bit goes a long way, so just take a pinch between your fingers and sprinkle it in there. See that? I can’t even measure that, it’s just a little bit. And now we’re going to blend.
Whole Food Sorbet
Go ahead and use a spatula… and bring this beautiful, light sorbet, so fresh, full of whole foods into the goblet. This is the exciting part and see, you don’t really need recipes, you can concoct these things in your head, put the ingredients into the VitaMix, it usually works out, even if you make a horrendous mistake, you can always feed the compost, so it’s not really that big of a deal. Of course, this stuff was expensive, but I think it’s gonna be worth it.
This is so beautiful. The right choice – to not blend it totally smooth, but to leave little bits of dates and citron in there. Now look, the almond milk is melting around it. Mmm… this is even better than I thought it would be. Thank you for watching this – I appreciate every one of you out there and all the comments that you leave and all the support that you give me. Every time I pull out that VitaMix and throw something in there, I think of you.
Hi, I’m Jane from www.BlenditandMendit.com where I show you how I turn my VitaMix blender into my #1 anti-aging tool. Welcome.
Juicy and Delectable
Today I am making Rebecca’s Chocolate Pear Pudding. And of course, she suggests we *clink* with some Beauty Water. So I made some Cucumber Water to go with it. Hi Rebecca, how are you doing? As soon as I got this recipe, I wanted to try it.
Rebecca’s Chocolate Pear Pudding is so simple and easy. All it requires are 3 Medjool dates. Remember to take out the pits. One pear cut into small pieces. I used a ripe Bosc pear. Remember, when you’re using fruit in your waterful recipes, you want it to be ripe, you want it to smell like it’s supposed to, so that it will be juicy and delectable.
1 TBS of almond butter. Here’s the link to how to make nut butter in your VitaMix (cashew, almond, etc.), here’s the jar that I made myself. It’s less expensive if you buy the almonds, put them into your VitaMix and whip it up and make some almond butter. 1 TBS of raw cacao or raw chocolate powder. You can use any kind of chocolate powder you want. I really like this stuff. Now, I realize some of you are sensitive to chocolate or you don’t want to eat it. That’s fine, I go in and out of my chocolate thing, too. So you can substitute this with carob powder. It will still be delicious.
This is optional, but I went ahead and I sprinkled a little bit of shredded, dried coconut on top of the pudding because I couldn’t resist the color contrast. Wow. If you want a chocolate treat with a whole food sweetener, the dates…. the juiciness that comes from a whole food fruit, the pear… and the raw chocolate powder, this is the one to make. This is really wonderful. This makes a fabulous breakfast, a fabulous dessert. When you make these whole food concoctions, you can eat them for any meal or any part of a meal.
*Clink*
Don’t they go together beautifully? This is the Cucumber Water. Wow, it is so mild and fresh. It’s the perfect compliment to the chocolate. Remember when I made the Raw Chocolate Truffles and I made a Beauty Water with that? Go ahead and check out another delicious *clinky” green water and raw chocolate recipe.
These waterful foods are anti-aging. I know they are, because my definition of anti-aging is that I feel good. I feel like I can do anything; and if that’s not anti-aging, I don’t kow what is – so I hope you will try this. If you modify it and use a different type of fruit, let me know what it is. Thanks Rebecca for the yummy concoction. It’s wonderful. *Clink.*
Blend the pudding by pulsing if you would like to have bits of pear, bits of dates in there to give it chewiness. If you want to whip it up into a mousse like texture, run it on high until it’s all combined wonderfully. Either way is delicious. Today I pulsded mine to give it some texture.
Rebecca’s Chocolate Pear Pudding Recipe
3 medjool dates, pitted
1 ripe pear, cut in pieces
1 TBS almond butter
1 TBS raw cacao or carob powderPulse for chunky, run on high for mousse. Enjoy!
Cucumber Beauty Water
1 cucumber, peel if not organic or pesticide free
3 cups waterBlend smooth.
Today I’m going to show you how to cut open a pomegranate and make a green smoothie out of it. Cutting open a pomegranate is easy. It can get a little bit messy, so wear an old shirt or an apron.
Crown
This end here is the crown of the pomegranate. Just take a knife, cut halfway through the crown and then make another perpendicular cut to that halfway down through the crown and then you can pull apart the 4 sections. I want you to work on a cutting board close to the sink, because we are going to need a bowl of water. Use your fingers to pry open the fruit the rest of the way and nudge all the ripe red seeds into the bowl of water.
As you’re working, the seeds are going to sink to the bottom and the white part, the membranes, the part you don’t want, is going to stay on top and float and then we can easily skim it off when we’re done. And then strain the seeds. Just pour that bowl, with the seeds and the water, right through a strainer. And look at the beauty; ruby red bounty that you get from this pomegranate. There’s about 2 cups of seeds in there. That only took a few minutes.
Now we can use a cup of those pomegranate seeds and make a green smoothie. Pomegranate seeds are sweet, juicy and a little bit tart – and crunchy, so when you chew on them, they burst, the juice bursts in your mouth when you chew on the seeds and that’s what’s going to make this smoothie so good. So measure one cup of the fresh pomegranate seeds into the VitaMix.
All Hail Kale
And I’m adding a large leaf of Dinosaur / Lacinato kale. Nice, deep, dark green kale full of phytonutrients, chlorophyll and oxygen. Just what we’re looking for. Then I like to add a handful of parsley. You can add some mint or cilantro. I’m just winging it here with the greens. If you have a different green, like spinach, you can use that instead. Then add a cup of water and you’re ready to blend.
The level of anti-oxidants in pomegranates is even higher than blueberries, cranberries and oranges. And this is because of the very high polyphenol content in the fruit. Very refreshing… slightly tart, not too sweet, full of greens, high water content, nutrient dense, makes you feel good. Thank you E.T. for writing in with a wonderful suggestion.
Pomegranate Green Smoothie Recipe:
- 1 cup pomegranate seeds
- 1 handful parsley
- 1 leaf dino/Lacinato kale
- 1 cup water
Blend smooth and savor every sip.
Hi, I’m Jane from www.Blenditandmendit.com where I show you how I turn my VitaMix blender into my #1 anti-aging tool. Welcome.
Well, as you can see, Morgan is back and she’s going to show us how to make a whole food facial moisturizer.
>> Thank you for the warm welcome, everybody, I’m so flattered.
>> You wanted Morgan back, and here she is.
Take It Away, Morgan
>> So, for the base of the face cream, we’re going to start with an almond cream. Simply make a thick almond milk. This contains niacin, which is hydrating,
and it has essential fatty acids, which is good for the skin’s oils. So, next we’ll use jojoba oil, which is very moisturizing. You can use a jojoba or a coconut oil
if you like. Some people enjoy an olive oil, as it’s a little more moisturizing,
but, the jojoba is a little more neutral and is a little calmer, less greasy I think. So, next we’ll use vanilla bean, The aroma of vanilla has a calming effect on the brain.
Some people use it for anxiety. The vanilla on the skin helps with dryness and it actually has a calming effect on the skin as well.
So, vanilla? Calming all around. Next we are going to use cocoa butter. The cocoa butter and the jojoba oil both moisturize the skin.
Cocoa butter is found in a lot of beauty products. And what you will probably have to do, is warm it up so that it liquifies. If we grind it as a solid, which we can do,
you probably won’t get a nice, creamy effect, so start off with it warmed.
You can put the solid cacao butter in a jar and put the jar in a bowl of really hot water if you want to keep as many of the raw food benefits as possible.
Then we will add rose petals. You want to pull a couple from the middle, get the freshest ones you can find. Rose petals have omega fatty acids that
help make the pores in the skin supple. Also, like the cacao butter, you will find rose in a lot of skin products. Then you can add some fresh oregano.
We pulled these right out of Jane’s backyard. You can use oregano or lavender or both. They both have been used for skin issues. Lavender you can use
on bug bites and things like that. Oregano has been used for acne problems. So, today, I think I am going to add a little bit of both. If you want to keep it simple,
just use one to start out. Don’t overdo the lavender oil, because it is really powerful and you don’t want to put too much in, it is edible only in small quantities,
the 2-4 drops I am using here.
Also add some fresh aloe gel, it has a cooling effect on the skin, helps to tighten it and is anti-aging because it makes you feel so young And a little witch hazel,
as I don’t want it to be too runny, maybe 1/2 tsp. And this is coming from nowhere, this is just what I do, you can do whatever you want. Have fun with it.
Start the blender on low, then increase. You want to make sure you get the rose petals blended in. So…
Youth In A Bowl
>>Well, it’s gorgeous.
>>It’s gorgeous and it smells really good.
>>And the red rose petals are in there so beautiful, can I smell it?
>>It’s just really pretty. Doesn’t it look like youth in a bowl?
>>Yes, it smells like chocolate.
>>It does smell like chocolate.
>>And, it is edible, correct?
>>Yeah.
>>So, can I taste it?
>>Delicious. And it’s not sweet, but it’s really good.
>>Those rose petals… it’s like essence of rose with essence of chocolate.
>>It’s a learning process. Probably use 2 rose petals, unless you love the rose petals.
>>You put the lavender in there?
>>Yeah.
>>I can taste lavender. Is the lavender edible?
>>In small doses.
>>How would I use this on my skin?
>>Clean your skin and apply as a moisturizer. If you used solid cacao butter and if you haven’t strained it just get a little bit with your fingers in and around the
cacao bits.
>>Those are little chunks of raw cacao butter, you can eat that. I make my favorite cookies and cream smoothie with raw cacao butter.
>>So, on the way out the door, just brush the bits off of your face
>>This is so beautiful, Morgan. If we added a little honey to this, it would be dessert. It’s not sweet right now, but it’s chocolate-y and essence of rose-y.
>>Or, you just keep the roses out, if you don’t want to deal with it.
>>How long can I leave this on my skin?
>>It’s good, you leave it on.
>>I think I just might leave it on there, because it feels wonderful. Once I start applying it, I don’t want to stop.
>>You can use this as body lotion, too. It’s just really soft.
>>Wow… feels fabulous, tastes fabulous. It’s a whole food skin moisturizer.
>>You can use the rest – add some honey or dates and you have breakfast.
>>It’s so pretty, too, can you see the red from the fresh rose petals in there?
>>It smells really good.
>>Morgan will be back and until next time, bye from Jane and Morgan.
>>Enjoy!
Morgan’s “Youth In A Bowl” Recipe:
- 4 TBS almond cream
- 1 TBS jojoba oil
- 1″ vanilla bean
- 1 TBS caco butter, melted
- 2-4 inner rose petals, not sprayed with any pesticide
- sprig fresh oregano OR 2-4 drops lavender essential oil (can use both if desired) ***Do not add more than 4 drops of lavender essential oil, as it is edible only in small quantities***
- 1 TBS fresh aloe gel from aloe leaf
- 1/2 tsp witch hazel
Blend smooth. Strain (optional.) *** Add honey and you have dessert
Store in a small glass jar up to a week in the fridge. If it separates, give it a stir. (Whole Foods sells small dark blue jars for creams.)
Hi, I’m Jane from www.BlenditandMendit.com where I show you how I turn my VitaMix blender into my #1 anti-aging tool. Welcome.
Today I am going to make my Cucumber Ginger Detox Elixir. I love this drink. It is so simple. And instead of water or fruit juice as a base, I’m going to use some lightly brewed green tea. I love this combination.
Sugar Sensitive?
If you are sensitive to sugar and you don’t want to use fruit juice or fruit as a base, if you want a change from water, I am finding that green tea is a wonderful alternaitve. No calories, no fat, no sugar, no caffeine, unless you get caffeinated green tea. It’s a wonderful base, I love the flavor of it.
Add your nib of ginger to taste. More or less than I’m showing you here, this is probably about 1″ of fresh ginger, so there’s going to be the sharpness of ginger in here, but I want the anti-inflammatory properties of ginger, its cleansing qualities and the warming qualities of the fresh ginger.
I am using 1/2 of a long, English cucumber. You can buy these at Costco, they come in a 3-pack and they are ceritifed pesticide free, so I think that’s a good deal and I use the cucumber for facial masks, for my detox drinks, salads, it’s so easy to go through cucumbers. They are so full of silica for our skin; full of water, they’re refreshing, they’re cleansing, they’re invigorating. I cut the cucumber into a few chunks and now I add it directly into the VitaMix. Looking good… is that not a beautiful blender? The green tea, ginger and cucumber.
An Amazing Journey
You can stop there if you like or… … you can add a squeeze of lemon. It’s entirely up to you. I just like to put in a splash. So, this is going to be an uplifting, cleansing drink. An energizing drink. It will require nothing from your body to absorb this and you will get all the benefits of the fresh ginger, the cucumber and the lemon. Look, I love making these drinks. I love the color of them. I love the flavor of them. I love everything about the whole foods and especially about the greens, as you probably know by now. So Keep It Simple, Smoothie and get my free Bimi Bundle with my 2 FREE eBooks from the form below and learn and blend and have fun and enjoy what the greens can do for you.
It is an amazing journey when you drink your greens on a regular basis. I’m thankful to the VitaMix blender. It has made my life so easy. I feel so good and that’s why I make all these videos. That’s why I maintain the website. That’s why I invite you to go over there and take advantage of everything that it has to offer.
2 cups lightly brewed green tea (or water or fruit juice if you prefer)
1″ nib fresh ginger (more or less to suit your taste preferences)
1 cucumber or 1/2 long English cucumber, peel if not pesticide free
Splash of fresh lemon juice (optional)Blend, sip and enjoy. Watch the video to see how easy and quick it is to make.
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