A New View of Healthy Eating: Daily Healthy Recipes by Melanie Albert: Superfood Wild Blueberry Smoothie

by Melanie A. Albert, intuitive cooking expert, author, speaker, Founder & CEO Experience Nutrition Group, LLC

Happy New Year 2018 to you! As we start our New Year 2018, I decided to share with you every day (my goal!) a quick look at the meals I prepare for myself. The goal is to inspire you to enjoy shopping, cooking, and preparing your own meals intuitively. And to enjoy eating your meals mindfully.

Philosophies

Before I share my first meals (so far) for 2018, I would like to briefly share my food philosophies with you. A few of the keys are:

• Eat real whole foods. Focus on plants.
• Eat organic.
• Eat with the season.
• Shop intuitively with your local farmers.
• Learn a few simple culinary techniques.
• Intuitively experiment in the kitchen.
• Enjoy food and life.

Superfood Wild Blueberry Smoothie

Today’s smoothie was inspired by a gift of wild Maine organic blueberries and left-over pre-soaked sunflower seeds.

Ingredients

• Sunflower seeds, pre-soaked 6-8 hours
• Coconut water
• Wild organic blueberries
• Banana
• Hempseeds
• Basil

Simple Steps

• Pre-soak sunflower seeds 6-8 hours in room temperature water.
• Rinse sunflower seeds.
• Blend sunflower seeds and coconut water (creates a quick nut milk).
• Add wild blueberries and banana. Blend.
• Pour into cup.
• Top with additional wild blueberries and hemp seeds, and freshly picked basil.

 

Intuitive Cooking Tip: Create your smoothie with other berries, like raspberries and other nuts, such as cashews or almonds.

My book, “A New View of Healthy Eating,” features 54 plant-based recipes, 3 salmon recipes, and 84 simple culinary techniques.

 

Happy New Year 2018 to you…Melanie