Cran-Apple Smoothie

Festive Holiday CranApple Smoothie
by Certified Natural Chef Shari Becht
Serves 1

8 oz water
1/2 to 2/3 cup fresh cranberries
1 apple, unpeeled (if organic) and chunked*
1/2 small banana
fistful of spinach
a palm’s worth of sprouts (I used sweet clover sprouts)
1/2 large cucumber, peeled and chunked
1- 2 stalks celery, chunked
1/2 tbsp hemp oil

Add all ingredients to a high speed blender and blend until smooth. Serve and enjoy!

*”Chunked” is an official culinary term right?

Here is the after:

6 Responses to "Cran-Apple Smoothie"

Cindy says:

November 14, 2009 at 12:31 pm

Are those Mung beans? They look like they are. They only take about 48 hours ..a day to soak and another day or two max to sprout. And really, you can sprout them to your tastes…. if they keep growing they get the green tops and it changes the taste and physical properties. You can also just soak beans and wait for the tail to start to shoot out and that can be it.

I am going to go find which book I use for my reference and let you know! NICE JOB though!

and YAY for cranberries! YAH…I can’t eat them as is…they are tart but mixed with the banana or whatever fruit you like they are sweet tart which I like! any way to get them in fresh is bonus for me!

Happy Saturday!
.-= Cindy´s last blog ..Old Mother Hubbard… =-.

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1. Shari B. says:
  
  November 15, 2009 at 8:19 pm
  
  HI Cindy! Some are mung beans – it was a mixed bag. There are plenty of tails today, so maybe I’ll put them in the sunshine tomorrow and then ‘harvest’ them!
  
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Joan says:

November 14, 2009 at 12:12 pm

I think your sprouts are ready when they look like what you buy in the store, and not a moment later as the little alfalfa sprouts can turn to mush pronto if left too long.
A taste test of one could also tell you.
Good Job Shari!
.-= Joan´s last blog ..World Wide Gardening =-.

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1. Shari B. says:
  
  November 15, 2009 at 8:19 pm
  
  Hi Joan! Thank you! Well crumb – this set of seeds is a mix which does include some alfalfa. I hope that they last long enough for the other seeds to sprout too!
  
  Thanks for the heads up!
  
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Sammi says:

November 14, 2009 at 11:14 am

I’m a waitress and I am so SHOCKED about how horrible some of the waitresses I encounter when I go out to eat are. No matter what kind of night it is, I’m always rushing around trying to be as attentive as possible and honestly, I worry that I annoy my tables by checking on them so much but I know that the one time I decide to wait longer before checking on them, it will be the time that they are needing something. I always tip at least 20% but sometimes they don’t really deserve it.

That is one gorgeous smoothie!
.-= Sammi´s last blog ..No sleep night = sleepy day =-.

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1. Shari B. says:
  
  November 15, 2009 at 8:17 pm
  
  Hi Sammi! In my book I’d rather an overly attentive wait person than the opposite! So I’m sure you’re doing great! I try to be a good tipper as well. But I also really feel that good customer service is really important. My friend asked for her water glass to be refilled TWICE and he just kept walking by, having forgotten all about us. There were other issues too.
  
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