Savory green smoothie recipe

Ok, so HOW yummy does this sound? Once I make it to the store I am going to buy some more basil and parsley to try it out. I may try putting some tabasco and pepper in it.

1 cup tomato
Romaine leaves (I think any green would be fine)
1 celery stalk
handful fresh herbs like basil, parsely, cilantro

Mmmmm it REALLY sounds like a good one :)

Wedding chow chow, and Tara's smoothie Idea

Wedding Chow Chow
1 ear sweet corn (cooked however you want to cook it), I'm sure you can use a can of corn too.
2-3 tomatoes chopped
1 cucumber chopped (skin on)
1/2 red pepper chopped (you can use any type of bell pepper I'm sure)
1/2 cup chopped green onions (this you will need for sure, the other veggies can just be whatever)
1/2 cup chopped cauliflower
1/4 cup chopped celery (I just used two stalks)


Sauce
3 tsp red wine vinegar (I'm sure you can use cider, rice, or balsamic) I actually added 5 tsp becuase I had so many veggies
1 tsp dry mustard powder
1 tsp sugar or agave nectar
2 tsp salt (it was WAY too salty, so I would only add 1 tsp next time)
4 Tbls olive oil (I felt it was just too much oil, so next time I am only going to use 1 or 2)
2 Tbls chopped fresh dill (however, dried dill tasted just fine)
Chop up all veggies then mix sauce in separate bowl. When all veggies are chopped and tossed in bowl, mix in dressing.



Also,
Tara's smoothie Idea:
Raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, peaches, bananas, and an orange.


mmmm, mmmmm

crock pot pinto beans

I am so excited to try the butter bean recipe!! mmmmm
Here is my recipe for today:

1 lb of dried pinto beans
3 cups hot water
1 large onion, cut into size you desire, I did big chuncks and it was yummy!
14 1/2 oz diced tomatoes4 garlic cloves whole, or diced into big chunks
1 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes2 tsp salt
1/4 lb bacon, uncooked , cut up into chunks (I personally left that part out, and it was still delicious)
2/3 cup salsa

rinse clean pinto beans
boil beans with enough water to cover for 10 min.
drain and place all but salsa in crock potcook on high for 6 hours
drain beans and place in food processor(I skipped that part too)
process to mash ( and skipped this part, I like my beans whole)
place back in crock pot (obviously I skipped this part too, hehe)add salsa, mix. (I left the salsa out, and just added what I wanted to my taco salad)
cool low 1-2 hours (I just cooked mine for 8 hrs straight)l
eftovers can be frozen for future meals or used in dishes that ask for spicy beans.you can alter the cooking time, if you want them cooking while at work by cooking on low for 8 hours and high for 2 hours.

Butter Bean Burgers

1 (15 oz) can butter beans, drained
1 small onion, chopped
1 tbsp finely chopped jalapeno pepper
6 saltine crackers, crushed
1 egg, beaten
1/2 c shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 tsp garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 c vegetable oil

In a medium bowl, mash butter beans. Mix in onion, jalapeno pepper, crushed crackers, egg, cheese, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Divide into 4 equal parts, and shape into patties.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; use more or less oil to reach 1/4 inch in depth. Fry patties until golden, about 5 minutes on each side.

Add some spice to the Get healthy club!

So, I have been missing hearing from everyone on the e-mails, but I understand that writing the meals down has become not as helpful as it was before, which is very much understandable. I haven't been doing so well with my meals and I know I have been less than inspirational with what I have been eating. lol
However, I have a new idea to get things going again, and making the get healthy club back to being loving, inspirational, and helpful again.
I am so glad to have a group of loved ones with the same goals in mind, and sometimes being healthy doesn't just come from watching our food and exercise actions, but from having knowledge of everything and how different foods and environments and how they affect us. Having the knowledge in itself can be just as inspirational to wanting to keep our body's free from the things that tire us and cause ailments.
So For this week, we are going to focus on gardening. In our e-mails I was thinking it would be fun to start writing essays, long or short, on different topics and ideas to add more wrinkles to our brains. : )
I sent out some info that Elisa gave me on what I can do to help my strawberries grow well. Having a garden is one key I believe to living healthily, because it takes time and effort, resulting in a desire to make it worth while, so we want to include the veggies and fruits in our meals which would result in us eating healthier and treating our bodies to the good natural things of the earth which were intended for us to consume in the first place. Also if we can learn to create gardens, we are not only learning and preparing to have earths of our own when we reach the godly state, but we are making it possible to spend less money on groceries at the store, therefore making a chain reaction of not going to the store as often and living more frugaly and within our means, creating less possibility to be tempted with the processed foods that the outside world thinks are more joy creating. It all works hand in hand. Keeping our lives simple allows us to have the more eternal joys than always wanting the temporary joys instead. : )
Wow was that inspirational or what? : ) jk

If you have more to add to that, then feel free!
I am looking forward to seeing your posts either on here, or the behealthy group on facebook, or in our daily/weekly e-mails! : )

February for Me!

Here are my February Habits I am creating:

Serving of fruit everyday

1 raw meal

eat every 3 hours

64+oz water

Yoga 3+ times weekly

Gym 3+ times weekly

I am also going to include 1 goal in each of these areas daily as well and will receive points for them, their chart will be separate from my physical one.

Mental: Read out of the Harvard Classics

Emotional: Donna Eden's Daily Energy Routine

Spiritual: Morning Scripture and Prayer

Excited to see everyone's goals for this month!!

I want to do...

THIS.


Anyone up for the challenge???