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I have had a very busy and exciting month and wanted to share some of the details...

This past Friday, October 28th, I was featured as the expert on The Dr. Oz Show.  J. Morris Hicks wrote a fabulous blog delineating the details of the show on his site. To read it, click here: Healthy Eating Healthy World. After Dr. Oz showed the massive beneficial results of putting 3 women on a whole food, plant-based diet for about 6 days, he had me explain how this is plausible in the real world. I explained how to appropriately and easily find protein, calcium, healthy fats, and carbs in the plant kingdom, all while improving your health. In the second segment, I demonstrate how to make 3 recipes from my book: It's Easy Being Green Smoothie, Mexican Noritos, and Beans and Greens Chili. Overall it was an incredible experience...going to New York City, taping at 30 Rock, and meeting Dr. Oz and his incredible team. If you liked the show, please write in to tell them here because I would love to go back.

Here are the links to watch the show online:
Part 1 sets up the story.
Part 2 explains the results for the women.
This is me describing the details of the diet.
Here are the cooking demos.

One of the most rewarding parts of having this experience is that it helped my book and DVD rankings go all the way into the top 100 books and documentaries! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition ended up as #48 in all books, #2 in Nutrition, #2 in Nursing, #3 in Diets, and #4 in Medicine on Amazon. (Ok, yes, I have become obsessed with these numbers!)

I also had my debut on an amazing website called One Green Planet. Click here for my article which is entitled Reducing Reductionism: A Big Picture View of Nutrition.

I thank you all for your support in my journey to help tell the masses about the benefits of a whole food, plant-based diet!

The Chef and the Dietitian- Episode 5: Part 2 of The Battle of the Green Smoothies

And now for Chef AJ's green smoothie...Try both of ours and let us know which you prefer...Most likely you will love them both and end up with two new recipes to add to your magic green smoothie collection! If you missed the first part, you can click here to watch.

To learn more about why greens are so healthy, click here for The Greatness of Greens and here for click here to see why recipes like these green smoothies should be the foundation of your diet if you want to achieve optimum health!

Remember let thy greens be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy greens!!!

The Chef and the Dietitian

Watch Chef AJ and myself show you how to make two healthy and easy recipes, where we make healthy taste delicious!

Since Chef AJ thinks she is a dietitian and I think I am a chef, we pair up for a great team! In this preview, we make an incredibly sumptuous chocolate smoothie that is chock-full of health-promoting deliciousness! Also, Chef AJ demonstrates how to make her brilliant brownies that magically hide a bunch of fiber and B-vitamin-rich black beans!!!

Try them...you won't be disappointed! And surprise your friends and relatives by not telling them the secret ingredients...they will never notice!

Chocolate Almond Green Smoothie

Here is perfect dessert smoothie or one to make when you are in the mood for a treat that won't wreak havoc on your health, but is actually health-promoting. It is a sweet smoothie that can be made more or less sweet by adjusting the ingredients. Play with it until you find your favorite ratios. Here is my favorite way to make the Chocolate Almond Green Smoothie:

Blend the following ingredients together:

2-4 cups spinach, washed

1/2 cup natural almond butter (no added ingredients besides almonds ideally)

1 cup frozen chunks of banana (this is the key to success with green smoothies...Take bananas at their perfect state of ripeness that you prefer, peel them, divide them into pieces and freeze them in a freezer bag. They increase the sweetness, remove any bitterness from the greens, and enhance the frosty and creamy texture.)

2 Tbsp raw cacao nibs (optional)

2 cups ice

4 cups chocolate almond milk

This will serve 2-4 people, depending on their appetite.

Cheers!

Green Sludge for Going Veg

Yesterday, Jesse Pomeroy and I shot the production of my favorite breakfast, my Green Smoothie, for Going Veg. This is what I make every morning. It provides every nutrient possible and tastes delicious. A perfect way to start the day.

In it, there are as many greens as I can pack in (usually a combination of collard greens, dandelion greens, and black kale). The greens are filled with antioxidants, phytochemicals, vitamins, minerals and chlorophyll which floods the body with oxygen. Then I add a couple tablespoons of both flaxseed and hempseed for the omega 3 fatty acids. Next, I fill the blender to capacity with frozen fruit (typically I combine blueberries, cherries, raspberries, mango, pineapple, papaya and frozen banana). Finally, I pour in either almond milk, coconut water or a chilled mug of green tea (depending on my mood). Blend it all together and voila! The perfect breakfast is served!