Showing posts with label green smoothies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label green smoothies. Show all posts

Sunday, January 15, 2012

"JUST ANOTHER MANIC MONDAY..."

Dora Ako-Bryant
"Just another manic Monday, I wish it were...." Do you know that song? Prince wrote that fabulous song for the Bangles. Hope your Monday is beautiful and bright and that you woke up thinking that it would be your best day yet. My cousin came over for a few days and we had a blast as usual. I did her hair and Nina totally spoiled her with smoothies.
Dora and I

Photo by Nina Lakota


 Nina also got her very first check of $35 from selling her handmade earrings. She also gets orders through her facebook fan page as well--you can see more pictures of her beautiful jewelry there Nina's Facebook Fan Page. I have known from a very young age that this little wonder is an entrepreneur. I will never forget when at 5 years old, she made $60 in just a few hours from selling her paintings at $1 each. She was so enthusiastic, determined and she never let some one's "NO, thank you." stop her from going on to the next person. It was unbelievable to watch... So, if you want beautiful earrings (handmade) you can contact her though my bernice4fyr@gmail.com to  get more information. GO NINA!

Here are some of the tasty smoothies and juices we enjoyed over the past few days:


Nina's Strawberry-mango Smoothie:
Ready to blend


The best part of my little red head's morning is his breakfast smoothie... he stands by me with both arms outstretched  while I'm blending until his cup gets into his little hands
...And he won't drink it without  a straw, learned it from his big sister, Nina

Nina's Strawberry-Mango Smoothie (more like ice cream to me, yummy)



Ingredients:

2 cups frozen strawberries
1 cup frozen mango chunks
1 cup soy milk, vanilla flavored (add more milk if needed till consistency suits you)



Nina's Strawberry-banana Smoothie:




Ingredients:

1 cup frozen strawberry
1 banana
1 Tbsp lacuma powder
1/2 cup soy milk, vanilla-flavored (add more milk if needed)

Chocolate Veggie and Fruit Smoothie

you can replace the soy milk with almond milk or water
Ingredient:

1 ripe banana
2 cups frozen strawberries
1 cup soy milk
2 handfuls of spinach leaves
2 Tbsp coconut oil, melted
1 tsp cacao powder (option)

Bonus: Manic Monday Smoothie

Ingredients:

2 cups kale, stems removed
1/2 cup parsley
1 cup spinach
1 cup almond milk
1 cup ice
1 ripe banana
1 cup frozen mango chunks
1 cup pineapple chunks
2 cups frozen strawberries

Add all ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend till smooth. YUMMMMMM




Remember to EAT & DRINK TO YOUR HEALTH, YOU'LL THANK ME LATER!

Saturday, January 22, 2011

INTRODUCING THE OFFICIAL FACE OF FYR™

It just makes sense that the youngest member of FYR™, my partner and long time FYR™ enthusiast, Nina Lakota, should be the official face of FYR™, not because she is my daughter but because she personifies everything FYR™ stands for, youth, health and sheer joy. She even puts me to shame when I start to 'fall off the wagon' on my FYR™ journey:

"Oh, Mama, you know you're not supposed to eat that!", 
"That's just unhealthy!" 
"You can do it Mama, you promised yourself you would exercise today, come on, don't let yourself down." 
"I can't wait to do raw food again, and all those raw desserts, yum!" 
"Your form is off Mama, you're not doing it like the girl on the workout tape, squat lower..." 
"Mummy, I don't want eggs or meat, I want a salad, something fresh and healthy..." she goes on and on and on. Not that we don't splurge occasionally, we do, but when I'm on one of my quarterly detox periods, and I have to stick to the plan, she watches me with eagle eyes "I just want you to be successful at what you do," is what she tells me.

So I asked her a few days ago if she would like to be the Official face of FYR™ and she said yes, that is, after she asked "Will I get paid to do that?" LOL well, yes Ms. Nina, of course, and you can add that to your resume or portfolio too. Little Ms. Entrepreneur!


This got me thinking that we need more young and beautiful faces for this campaign. So FYR™ is conducting a search for 'little' faces to add to our site and eBooks, we need many more FYR Kids™.

Nina came up with some great recipes for her own FYR™ kids dessert Book, yes, this one will be in Print not just an eBook, and we are throwing a 'Mommy & Me for FYR™'  and/or 'Daddy & Me for FYR™' challenge to every parent. The idea is to come up with a simple dessert (ingredients have to match those on the FYR™ approved list, so you have to purchase the FYR™ Lifestyle eBook, The 90-Day Companion may also give you some great ideas). The best recipes (creativity and presentation) will be featured in the FYR™ Kids Dessert book, along with bios and photos. Also, Mom/Dad and child must be spotted with any of the FYR™ gears in their entry photo (mug, apron, t-shirt etc) you can get these from the FYR™ Shop at http://www.cafepress.com/foreveryoungrevolution

I am excited to see new FYR kids™ faces. This challenge runs till June 1st and winners will be announced June 15th (along with the winners of the 90-day challenge) and will be notified when the Book is published. Remember to drink and eat to your health, you'll thank me later!

B