A couple of years ago, because I am a protein type, I was trying to see what I could make for breakfast that had enough protein to hold be over for a few hours. I was looking for something that wasn't highly processed, that wasn't pork, that my husband and son would drink, hence the Strawberry "
Hashe", as my son calls it or a
Strawberry Protein Yogurt Shake came forth. Of course my first option was
Free Range Eggs, which are excellent for your health (I will have to write a post about the myth on eggs and cholesterol in the future), but I need a little variety in the morning. Plus my husband will not eat the same thing everyday, like I can if I like it
lol....
I am going to list the ingredients and I will provide a couple of options or choices for each ingredient. You can adjust the ingredients based on your taste, budget, or the level of sweetness you like. You will need a blender. I recommend getting a
Magic Bullet, because you can make individual cups for your family, but a blender will definitely work too! After I list the ingredients, I will go into more detail about each ingredient and why it is important to use them instead of your typical conventional food sources. I will also list a site to find an
Organic or Natural Food Store near you, because a lot of times you can't find this stuff in regular grocery stores and it is sometimes cheaper to go to an
Organic Store (especially if you can order in bulk).
Strawberry Hashe Recipe:
1/2 cup of
Frozen Organic Strawberries , (Organic Blueberries and
Mangos are great too!)
3/4 to 1 cup of
Seven Star Farm Plain Yogurt or
Helios Organic Plain Kefir or make your own!
1/4-1/2 cup of
RAW Milk (If you can't get raw milk, skip to milk and add more Yogurt!)
1 scope of
Nature's Basic Vanilla Show Me The Whey* or
Dr. Mercola's Vanilla Whey Protein1 tsp to 1 tbls of
Xylitol Sweetener (Best Brand-
Smart Sweet)
NOW Xylitol is pretty good too
1 Probiotic Natren Life Start Powder or Nature's Way Primadophilus Bifidus
Blend and Serve!Here is the site to find a natural food store and local farms near you: Local Harvest.
Organic Frozen Strawberries: It is important that you buy
Organic Strawberries because they are one of fruits with the highest pesticide load. You can read more about fruits and vegetable pesticide loads on a post a wrote a couple of months ago
3 Fruits That you Should Always buy Organic and
11 Fruits and Vegetables you Don't Have to Buy Organic. There will be a little sticker shock to you if you never have bought
Frozen Organic Strawberries, but it is well worth it. To cut cost I know the place where I get my Organic Food,
Organic Food Depot, I can buy
5 lb Woodstock Organic Strawberries for a pretty good deal. Bulk Baby!!! Also, when
Strawberries are in season, buy a bunch of fresh
Organic Strawberries. Just wash, chop the stems off, and freeze. Again Please check out the
Local Harvest Website to see where the closes
natural food store and
local farmers are to you! Remember you can use
Frozen Organic Blueberries,
Organic Raspberries,
Organic Mix Berries,
Mango,
Organic Peaches. Mix it up if you like! Make sure they are Frozen though, otherwise the Shake will be pretty watery!
Organic Plain Yogurt or Organic Kefir: Ideally if you can make your own Yogurt or Kefir from Raw Milk, you get 2 thumbs up from me... but realistic most people don't have the time. So I can only recommend two products to use. Stay away from Horizon and Stonyfield. Horizon doesn't follow traditional farming practices (they milk their cows 3 times a day, instead of 2, They are also mostly Grain-Fed, and not Free Range Grass-Fed Happy Cows...lol). Stoneyfield uses Powdered Milk, not fresh, from what I have heard. Plus these two brands are not going to have as much Live Cultures or Probiotics as Organic Seven Star Farm Plain Yogurt or Helios Organic Plain Kefir. If you like the taste of Kefir they say it has the most amount of Live Cultures and Probiotics in it. These two brands are Organic Grass-Fed Cows too! That means more Omega 3 Fat for you, the good fat! Grain-Fed Animals have a lot of Omega 6 Fat and we get way too much of that fat in our diet from animals and plant oil we cook with. I will have to do a post another time on Omega 3 and Omega 6 fats. Do not buy the Yogurts with sugar or fruit favorites in them. Sugar kills all the good bacteria in the yogurt when digested! No Artificial Sweeten Yogurts Either:(!
Raw Milk: I know some people are saying Raw Milk what??? I ask you to please go to this RAW Milk site to read more about it. There you can also find Local Farmers that produce this amazing raw, grass-fed liquid! If you can't get Raw Milk, skip the Pasteurized Milk and just add more Yogurt or Kefir.
Whey Protein: Ideally I would recommend Dr. Mercola's Vanilla Whey Protein, but I know many of us, including myself are on a budget. I have called Nature's Basic Show Me The Whey and they do not treat their cows with rBGH hormone and they don't use anti-biotics. *Many times this brand will have the Natural or Organic Food Store's name on it (like it is a generic brand) that you are shopping at, so please ask someone at the store (Do you have SHOW ME THE WHEY?) if you are having a hard time finding it. Whey is a great Complete Protein, for people that don't get enough protein in their diet everyday. It has 18 grams of protein in 1 scope. Add the yogurt and milk and you are looking at over 26 grams of Protein for breakfast! I highly recommend staying away from Soy Protein. IT IS NOT GOOD FOR YOU! Most Soy, unless it is fermented is not good for you. It is not a health food, as many companies and even the news would have you believe. I would ask you to watch this video from Dr. Mercola about Why Soy can Damage Your Health. I highly recommend signing up for his newsletter. He is very cutting edge on health.
Xyitol: I love Xylitol. It is a natural sweetener that is a great sugar alternative for diabetics. It is very low on the Glycemic Index (I believe a 7) this is lower than a lot of vegetables. It has about 40% less calories than sugar too! It great for your teeth, in fact many toothpastes have Xylitol in them, because it is inhibits plaque bacteria in the mouth. I have also read it is great for the nose, throat, and ears. My friend who is a dental hygienist says, she knows a dentist that swears by the Xylitol and once said, "I would take a bath in the stuff everyday if I could...lol." It is either made from Maple Trees or Corn Cobbs. Smart Sweet is made from Maple Trees and NOW Xylitol is made with Corn Cobbs. Please do your own research and find what Xyitol would be best for you. I will do more research on NOW Xylitol to make sure they do not use GMO Corn. Please leave a comment if you have any other good brands or information to recommend. Stevia is another natural sweetener option too. It is just a little too bitter for me and it takes a lot to sweeten something, but you might like it.
Probiotics: Okay Samuel is getting fidgety in my lap, so I will have to cut this one short. I recommend you take a capsule of a good probiotic everyday. Here are a few brands to research: Dr. Mercola Complete Probiotic , Natren, PB 8, and Natural Way's. Make sure the main good bacteria is Bifidus. I recommend throwing Natren Life Start Powder or just break a probiotic capsule into the shake for your children, because young children aren't really able to take a capsule. Plus, you can never get enough good bacteria as a child or an adult!
Oh, one last note... If you like Goat Milk and Yogurt you can substitute the Raw Cow's Milk and Yogurt for that instead. I know for some people because the protein in goat milk is a little smaller, it is a little easier to digest. You will find a list of Goat Milk Farmers on the RAW Milk site too. I am not sure if they make a Goat Whey, if you know of one, please leave a comment and I will post it on this blog!
Alright this has been a long post, but I am glad I finally got it up! Enjoy your Protein Shake or "Hashe". Leave me a comment when you try it and tell me what you think! I know you kids will love it!
In Liberty,
Jennifer- Zip-n-go Blanket
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