Vegan MoFo: PB Banana Shake

It's Vegan MoFo time again!! Which also celebrates me being vegan for one year hehe I became vegan just before October of last year, vowing to stick to it at least for October and go from there. Obviously I chose to stuck with it! Haven't had any regrets whatsoever.

So I have a theme for Vegan MoFo this year which is "crazy sexy lifestyle". Basically, I will be sharing recipes (way more than usual), information, tips etc that follow Kris Carr's Crazy Sexy Diet way of eating but in a way that is comfortable to me. Basically, this is a lifestyle way of eating not a short term diet, which is different for everyone!

So will be adhering to the following guidelines in the recipes I post:
- gluten free or with a gluten free option
- vegan obviously!
- very limited sugar, preferably agave nectar
- 80% alkaline 20% acidic, give or take
- some "vegan alternatives" such as faux meats/cheeses + tofu
- little to no processed food (besides what I mentioned above)

Crazy Sexy Diet is also no caffeine or alcohol but in my "crazy sexy lifestyle", I will have some. So, I will share some recipes that include these things!

I'll have a minimum of 20 vegan food posts on the blog this month but perhaps more! That includes my usual "Friday Foodie" posts.

If there are any recipes you'd like to see or if you have questions you want answered in a post, please post them in the comments!

Now let's kick off Vegan MoFo 2012 with a simple, heathy and definitely delicious shake! Yep, shakes can be healthy.

PB Banana Shake

 

Ingredients:

1 1/2 frozen bananas sliced (slice prior to freezing, you'll thank me later)

1 tbsp natural peanut butter (or other nut butter if you prefer)
at least 1 cup non dairy milk (I used unsweetened almond)

1 tsp chopped peanuts (optional)

You can also add greens like spinach and kale to make this even healthier! It'll turn your shake green but it won't alter the taste.

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Add all of the ingredients except the chopped peanuts to your blender. Blend until completely smooth. If you want it less thick, just add more milk. Top with the peanuts, if you'd like that. That's it! So easy but oh man, it's so delicious. It really tastes like an indulgence but one you can have guilt free.

Check out the other MoFo'ers here!

In the Long Term

Sunday and Monday I was still doing the Crazy Sexy Diet with Monday being a juice cleanse day. Now I'm  figuring out what a comfortable diet is for me. I am keeping with 80% alkaline 20% acidic. I am also eating small amounts of sugar and gluten. I like my 1-2 cups of coffee a week (had Pumpkin Spice coffee this week!) and alcohol now and then.  I of course keep processed food at a minimum as well.  I think my Friday Foodie posts will reflect that but with Vegan Mofo coming up, you'll get a better idea. My theme is going to be "crazy sexy lifestyle" which basically means I'll be somewhat adhering to the Crazy Sexy Diet guidelines but in what I feel is a more practical long term approach for me. 

orange carrot grapefruit juice

green juice

green smoothie

 gf sprouted corn tortillas filled with veggies, beans, vegan cheese and bbq tofu

tiny bit of almond butter, unsweetened shredded coconut and strawberries on gf toast 

yummy veggie wrap on gf tortilla 

 Amy's brand Thai coconut soup (very yum) and a tortilla which I did not end up eating because I found this brand of vegan cheese to be pretty gross on its own like that

 gf oatmeal with brown rice puffed cereal and mashed banana 

 juiced orange, grapefruit, spinach and kale then blended with a banana. so good!

gf sprouted corn tortillas with falafel (not gf), hummus and veggies

gf butternut squash mac'n'"cheese". yum! I really enjoyed this recipe.

Indulgence! Made these so not healthy gf chocolate chip cookies. Very delicious. I think something like this is fine every few weeks or so.

Shepherd's Pie again. I actually (not purposefully) made these the night Grey's Anatomy premiered hehe

 I went to a birthday party on Friday. I brought this macaroni salad but with lentils instead of black beans and far less mayo. I also made it for a party last weekend but with the black beans! It's delicious and quick to whip up. I used gluten free noodles both times.  So on Friday I ate that and then snacked on fruit and veggies. I did also have one alcoholic drink.

CSD Continued

I'm on day 18 of the Crazy Sexy Diet, so I'm almost done! I haven't been planning out my meals in advance much which I prefer to do but other than that, all's well. Here's some eats from the past week.

A better look at my Sprouts haul during the BOGO sale. We spent $89 and saved $47!!

the rest of our grocery haul

spinach dal (spinach and lentils) with brown rice and tofu

tofu scramble on gf tortilla

carrots have become my favourite thing to eat with hummus! better than chips or pita.

edamame with fresh lemon juice and sea salt.

invented some cookies haha it's tricky making them gluten free (I just used oats because I had nothing else), vegan and no sugar just agave but these were very healthy!

Greek wrap on gf tortilla

green curry at Thai One On. only time I've actually eaten out this cleanse and my husband really wanted Thai! Thankfully green and yellow curry are generally gluten free.

 grape and red cabbage juice

 very tasty! 

strawberry smoothie

another strawberry smoothie with greens

yet another wrap on gf tortilla

green smoothie

banana, almond butter and cinnamon on gf bread

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quinoa, avocado, eggplant and black lentils

 these cookies

another Mamma Chia drink and some coconut milk yogurt

gf bread topped with hummus, cucumber, hemp seeds and black pepper

protein green smoothie (water, banana, kale, spinach, Life Botanicals plant based protein powder in vanilla)

 orange carrot juice and a leftover carrot cookie

eggplant stack (eggplant, guacamole, tomato) and Amy's black bean chili

juice (carrot, apples, spinach, celery, broccoli, ginger)

quinoa, black lentils, hummus and eggplant