Coco-Choco Smoothie

Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 3 minutes

Ingredients:

• 4 cups coconut milk*
• 3 frozen bananas
• 1/2 cup ice cubes
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

Blend all ingredients until smooth. Serve.

Homemade Coconut Milk:

*For the freshest coconut milk make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

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Broiled Blooming Onion

Servings: 1
Preparation Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 red onion
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon coconut oil, melted
• pinch salt
• pinch pepper
• pinch rosemary

Directions:

Cut an onion five times down the middle until you get one inch from the bottom of the onion, and then splash on the balsamic vinegar, coconut oil, salt, pepper, and rosemary.

Broil in the oven at 400 degrees F for 15–20 minutes. Serve hot.

Note: Some ovens have broil settings which are adjustable. However, if your oven has a predetermined broil temperature, you may place your pan with the onion on the middle rack and monitor carefully until done. (Onion should be soft and translucent but not mushy.)

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Pink Flamingo Smoothie

Servings: 2–3
Preparation Time: 15–20 minutes

Ingredients:

Smoothie:

• 1/2 large organic beet, peeled
• 4 cups organic fresh pineapple
• 1 cup organic red cabbage
• 2 organic apples, quartered
• 8–9 large organic juicing carrots
• 2 stalks organic celery
• 2 tablespoons Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil, melted
• 1 pastured egg* or 2 pastured egg* yolks – See Note below.
• 2 1/2 organic frozen bananas
• 1/2 organic lemon, juiced
• 1/2–3/4 cup organic frozen mango

Optional add in:

• 1–2 tablespoons Vital Choice Collagen Peptides

*Note – This recipe contains raw or undercooked eggs. Please make a substitution if you have concerns about consuming raw eggs.

Directions:

Using a high quality juicer, juice beet, pineapple, cabbage, apples, carrots, and celery. This should produce approximately 4 1/2 cups of juice. Pour juice into a large high-powered blender and add in remaining ingredients.

Blend on high until creamy and well combined.

Enjoy with a fresh lemon wedge.

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