In my "catching up" posts I said I had started adding hemp protein to the smoothie. When I finished the bag of it I got from Marshall's, I got a proper container of it via Amazon. Here's the brand and nutrition info:
Lots of protein, fiber, and amino acids! I only use 1 tsp, rather than the 4 Tbsp serving size indicated.
I also have started using fermented strawberries - 1/4 cup each day. Not fermented to the point of being alcoholic, but just enough to break down most of the sugars and leave the fiber and other nutrients intact, plus of course add all sorts of good probiotics. Here's a link to a page from Cultures For Health talking about fermenting fruit:
I use finished water kefir as the starter and have been adding a spoonful of honey, as per a recipe I found here:
But I think I'm going to leave the honey out of the next batch just to see what happens. 🤷♀️
Anyway, here's a pic of my finished strawberries. They are tart and delicious in my smoothie! I bet they'd be awesome mixed into yogurt or served over ice cream!
I also mentioned that I was fermenting some figs. Brianne got a small bag of small figs from a customer on her training mail route, so I cut them up and puréed them along with an apple I had. They were bubbling happily away today!
I will leave them to bubble overnight, then put them in the fridge tomorrow. I might use them in tomorrow's smoothie!
I had a light lunch today, just some cheese and mixed nuts, and I didn't feel like eating dinner. It's not good that I didn't eat dinner because now my tummy is growling while I'm getting ready to go to bed. 😕
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