From: The Ani’s 15-Day Fat Blast: The Kick-Ass Plan to Get Lighter, Tighter, and Sexier… Super Fast – P. 114

Avocado Shake:

1 cup strawberries, fresh or frozen (I used organic frozen)

1/2 cup avocado flesh, from about 1/2 whole

pinch stevia powder, or 1 tablespoon of your favorite syrup, or 1 or 2 pitted dates, optional

1 cup filtered water

1 cup ice

Thermo Charger:

Replace filtered water with 1 cup brewed green tea,

or

1/2 teaspoon matcha powder in 1 cup filtered water.

Super Power Pack:

Add 1/2 tablespoon of a super green like spirulina or wheatgrass powder.

Directions:

Place all ingredients into your high-speed blender, including green tea and spirulina, if using. Blend until smooth.

My comments:

This past trip to MI was not very good for my waistline. I decided to try to take off some pounds using Ani’s book since it using all fresh ingredients and is mostly raw. This is my first attempt from her book and I must admit it was kind of gross. I will include it anyway because there are some things to make it a little more edible to get the health benefit. I doubled this recipe since I was making it for 5 people. This was plenty for our morning snack.

Big Mistake #1: I did not use the optional ingredient of stevia or syrup – this smothie was very bland. I like a good deal of flavor and this smoothie needs the syrup.

Then I added the matcha powder. I did not add the full amount since I doubled the recipe. I added the equivalent of half of what the recipe asked me to add. The smoothie was barely edible when I added the matcha powder; but, I could still get it down.The kids were willing to eat it at this point without the addition of the wheatgrass.

Big Mistake #2: When I added the wheatgrass powder it made me gag! I only added 1/4 teaspoon even though I also doubled the rest of the recipe. The kids were willing to eat it with the matcha and without the wheatgrass. I had to add a whole cup of frozen raspberries after adding the wheatgrass to be able to choke it down.

I will keep you updated about the fatblast. This is a very healthy way to eat if I can make it taste good enough…..