So Randy and I started the Fast Metabolism Diet (FMD) by nutritionist Haylie Pomroy 5 weeks ago. It's a minimum-4 week diet that detoxes and repairs your metabolism. She starts the book by saying she's going to change the meaning of the word "diet" to stand for "Did I Eat Today." Reading the book was very enlightening, and the diet has gone very well for us so far. When we finished week 4, we decided to continue until our vacation, and then after vacation to continue a modified version, repeating the actual diet one week every month or two, just to keep our metabolism in shape. This isn't necessarily a recommendation for the diet, but we are doing well on it.
During the last couple of weeks of the diet, I began looking into smoothies. I've found a ton of recipes, a few of which I have tried, and I've made a few of my own.
The FMD is a phase diet - 2 days/2days/3 days/repeat. So I've been trying to make smoothies that fit in with whichever phase we're in. That's where today's smoothie comes in.
It's not a very sweet smoothie, so maybe it's not the best first smoothie to post, but it's where I'm at today! The sweet potato and Stevia add just the right amount of sweetness for a yummy "meal" smoothie packed with greens and vitamins and minerals!
1/2 medium ripe avocado
1/2 c. cooked sweet potato
several leaves of kale
several leaves of spinach
protein powder (I use 2 tbsp. raw hemp protein powder)
Stevia to taste (I use about 2 tbsp. of Stevia in the Raw)
Water to the desired consistency
Blend together in your blender. I blend the greens with some water first to get them very fine, then add the avocado, then the remaining ingredients.
For the way I made it, the nutritional information can be found here: Avocado Sweet Potato Smoothie Nutrition
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