Ola, Bonjour, Benevento,
and welcome to Creative Cooking.
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My name is Nicole Braxton and
I will be your host as we travel
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the world, one bite at a time.
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Today we will be focusing
on our lifestyle segment
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and some of the
recipes we'll be making are
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Infused Detox Water, an Island
Breeze Smoothie, Asian Salad
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Chia Pudding and
last but not least a
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Strawberry Banana Smoothie.
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For our detox water some
of the ingredients include.
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So for our first recipe we
will start out...you can put
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your water into a nice
pitcher or a bowl like this.
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We'll just pour it in, now
you can actually add any type of
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fruit that you like...These
are some of the fruits that
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I like. I like strawberries
because they are filled with
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antioxidants. So this is a
nice fruit to add into the water
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and according to different
books such as Proof Positive,
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they're one of the top ten
fruits with loaded antioxidants.
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So just slice it and it also
reminds me of a different verse
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that I read, it's
talking about essentially the
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fruits of the spirit.
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It's amazing that there are
so many fruits of the spirit
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such as love, joy and peace.
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So when I think of this
detox water, I really think of
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all the beautiful things
that we can have when we have
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a strong relationship with God.
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So this reminds me of
the fruits of the spirit.
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So we have some strawberries
and next I will put some mint
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in there, you want to make
it fresh and it also brings out
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the fruits that you
like to put in there.
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So we will put our strawberries
in and it smells so fresh
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I really really like this,
just by smelling it and once you
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let it sit and marinate
in the water, it really has a
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refreshing taste.
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So we have our mint in there,
we'll also put cucumbers...
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you can slice up
your cucumbers...
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It's starting to take
on a really pretty color...
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And then I like lemon,
this is a really great thing.
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You squeeze your lemon directly
into your water and if you want
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you could add a
little bit more mint leaves,
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put in our
finished strawberries,
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cut up a little
bit more. Alright.
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And now, just give it a stir.
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It smells amazing, I
am so excited to try it.
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And now what you will do,
you can wrap it and cover it
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and then you'll put
it in your refrigerator
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and then get ready to
try it the next day...
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Overnight all of the flavors
will marinate and it will
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be effectively infuse the
water with the different fruits
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and the mint leaves. So make
sure you leave it sit overnight
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and then you are ready to go.
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So this brings us to
our next recipe which is an
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Island Breeze Smoothie
and the ingredients include.
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So let's get started.
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For this smoothie, I'm
going to take the pineapple
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and put it
inside of our blender...
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It's really nice to get a
high speed blender because it
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effectively processes everything
that you put in there.
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And I am going to take some
spinach, you can get it frozen
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or you can get it fresh...
So I will pour this in here.
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I'll also do some parsley,
then I like to add some lemon,
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it gives it a nice
twing, it brings out the citrus
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and it just is a really
nice thing to accent all the
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different fruit inside.
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Then we'll add some water.
Water is a really good thing
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outside of this movie just
to continuously incorporate...
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In your lifestyle it helps you
know, blood to flow effectively
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within your body, it
helps you to function better,
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have a clearer mind and is
a really good thing to add it
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helps get rid of toxins in the
body so including the adequate
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amount of water in your daily
life is really really important.
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So we are going to put some
in there and then we'll also put
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some ice cubes and as you blend,
you can decide how many ice
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cubes you would like if you like
your smoothie a little more...
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to have more liquid or
if you want it to be thicker
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you can add more ice.
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So we have this all in there
and then we are just going to
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blend it.
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The great thing
about the smoothie,
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we only had a little bit of
parsley, we also had spinach
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as well but you can really
see that it's taking on that
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live green color, but
the pineapple sweetens up the
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the smoothie so
it's a good balance.
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Alright now this is my favorite
part, this is the part where I
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get to try this
delicious smoothie.
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Alright. So I am going to
take some...At this point,
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if you want, you can also
put some more ice to make it
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thicker...This is a
good consistency for me.
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Now it's time to
taste. That is good.
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Really really good.
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So if you decide
throughout making your smoothie
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if you want it to have a
little bit more pineapple
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you can do that, if you want to
add a little bit more spinach...
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Remember these recipes are
really great to have as a base
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you can alternate it and
adjust it to fit your taste.
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So this is a
smoothie that I really enjoy,
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I can't wait to try some
more but this brings us to our
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next recipe.
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For our Asian salad, we'll have.
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So for our Asian Salad,
what we are going to do is we're
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going to take some of the
cabbage and we'll put it in
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and what I really like about
it is because it's fresh and
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not only that, you can tell
that you are going to get a lot
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of nutrients. You can
get a mixed cabbage or like a
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slaw mixture or you can
just cut it up for yourself,
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or shred it yourself.
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So we will put some
of that in there as well.
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Now also we will put some
different carrots in there.
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So we'll chop it... I
love carrots because they have
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beta-carotene in there, it's
really good to put in the salad
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and then I like to
do this rocking motion,
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it really helps me to
cut... So you just go like this
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and just keep
rocking, there we go.
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So now we have our carrots,
we'll put those in there...
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You can shred them, you can
chop them, whichever you prefer.
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And you know when
we're making an Asian Salad,
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it really makes me think...
So when I was in college
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I went and studied in Hong Kong,
which is one of my absolute
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favorite places
that I've ever visited.
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I've actually tried to go back
and study there but the said
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I had been there a long
time and they wanted to give
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someone else a chance.
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So I said okay I understand,
I understand but ultimately
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when I was there, I had a really
amazing experience beyond just
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excitement. It brought me to
a point...and actually led me
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to essentially you
because when I was there
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I started to become interested
in developing a relationship
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with God, so I went and
I prayed and I asked God
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you know I would like to
develop this relationship,
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can you please
give me a church family?
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And when I was there, it was
really unique because one of my
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classmates, she
invited me to her church and I
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started learning about
this concept of resting.
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And as human being, rest is
amazing, I absolutely love rest,
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it is one of my favorite things
to do and this concept of rest
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in happened on a Saturday.
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It's like Saturday,
what is that all about?
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So I started going to church
on Saturday's and I started to
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learn more and through this
time, I started learning about
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this concept that there is
one day every week that we as
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human beings can rest
which actually goes back to the
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NEWSTART acronym that
I've talked about before,
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it's called NEWSTART which
is Nutrition, Exercise, Water,
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Sunlight, Temperance,
Air, Rest, and Trusting in God.
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So it's really interesting,
this concept of rest, you know
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literally physical rest, going
to sleep and things like that
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also taking time to
spend away from work
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and to just have that time to
restore and focus on something
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bigger than myself
and that was God for me.
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And I really like that
concept and after learning more
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about this concept of rest,
I prayed and I asked how can I
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share that with the world
and it really guided me in a
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direction of health and that's
how I became interested in
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cooking more. So that's why
I do enjoy making plant based
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meals and I really like
incorporating more plant based
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meals into my diet because it
really helps me to be healthier.
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I really learned this awesome
concept too that our body is
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our temple. Essentially what
we put in our body can actually
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directly impact our
health whether it be mentally,
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physically, or spiritually.
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So mind, body, spirit thing
is a really awesome concept
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and at the end of the day I've
learned that when it comes to
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health it's a journey but I just
love the concept and the fact
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we as human beings have the
ability to rest one day of the
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week from sunset to sunset.
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So I just really love
that concept and it's guided me
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to cooking more and so I
really enjoy making plant based
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meals because it involves the
full concept of total health,
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mind, body and spirit.
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So in Asia it reminds me of all
the different things I learned
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and one of the major things
there was this concept of rest.
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So let's go ahead and
continue with our salad
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so we have some Mandarin
oranges and we can put this in
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for the top. Next in our
salad we'll put some almonds
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which can be a
great source of protein.
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We'll sprinkle
the salad with that.
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And I also chopped
up some cabbage as well,
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you see right here. I have some
purple cabbage, it's one of my
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favorites, it's red cabbage
actually. Put it in my salad.
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You can add a
little bit more leaves.
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And I also like to make a
peanut sauté sauce and I top it
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with that but before that, I
will also add the other liquids
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like the Amino's, I'll add some
lemon juice, I'll also add some
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olive oil, or you can not add
that if you don't want to add.
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Put some sesame oil...you see
it is really starting to take in
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the moisture from all
the different liquids.
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So now I'm just stirring
it, okay, going to toss it,
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you and also put some
oranges in the mixture.
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It smells really
fresh from the sesame oil.
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Alright. Now to give it that
extra kick, I'll also put some
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almonds in there...To give
it that extra kick I am going to
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add some peanut sauté sauce.
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This is my favorite, favorite,
favorite, I love peanuts
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and I also love peanut butter.
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So I'm just going to
drizzle this over it.
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Okay, like so,
it's fairly creamy. Ok.
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Now we'll also put some
more oranges and then we'll
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top it off with some lime juice.
You can also put some zest
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in there as well. So
after you are all finished
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you have something like this.
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And basically it brings
out all the different...
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you can see the peanut
sauté sauce that's all over it.
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You can see the richness of
the purple cabbage, red cabbage,
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the carrots and all
the different things
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coming together and if you smell
it, you can definitely smell the
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sesame oil, it's
really really flavorful.
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So it just reminds me of
all my great times there,
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I miss it so much.
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But ultimately when you travel
the word, you also eat different
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cuisine, and this is something,
if you can't travel at least
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you can try the food so
try this recipe at home.
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This also brings us to
our next recipe which is
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Chia Pudding and
the recipe includes.
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Now let's get started.
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The cool thing about Chia Seeds
is it's a very great source of
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fiber and if you feel it, it's
really nice because they seem
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so small but once you
put a liquid inside of it
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and let it sit, they actually
grow and they really absorb the
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taste and the flavors of the
liquid that you put inside of
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it. So for our Chia pudding
what we are going to do is we're
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going to the Chia into...you
can put it into like a jar,
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a cup, anything like that
and then for the milk source
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you can use Almond Milk,
you can use Coconut Milk,
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whichever type of milk
you would like to make your
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Chia seeds taste really
flavorful, you get to choose
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which one.
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So I'm going to put in sometimes
like using Coconut or Almond...
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So you just put that inside and
so right now if you look at it
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it kind of looks like a cereal
with all the different milk
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inside, but the cool
thing is once you let this sit
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overnight the Chia seeds
will directly absorb the liquid
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inside of your cup or whatever
jar you use for it to be
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inside of. Fiber is really
goo for you because it helps to
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act like a broom
within your system.
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It is a really good source of
getting toxins out of your body,
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it allows you to be regular.
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Fiber is a really good source
to start incorporating in your
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diet. And it also reminds us
in our diabetes support groups
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we also talk about a lot
of fiber and then whole grain
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plants are really
good to add as well.
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So you just let this mix
and then we are going to put
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some vege's aside.
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You'll put this in the
refrigerator and let it sit
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overnight and then we will
prepare our different fruits
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so when you are at home, you
can decide what type of fruit
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you would like to add
inside of your Chia seeds or
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on top of... So just cut this...
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I like Kiwi, I also like straw-
berries, they are really good
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sources of antioxidants
and you can also choose what
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you like.
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The other thing that we'll
add to this is some cashews
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and honey. Now if you
would like to add your honey,
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you can do that at the end,
just a taste when after it sat
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overnight. You can do that
then or you can add it inside
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while it's sitting.
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So I will just chop up my Kiwi,
Kiwi is such a beautiful fruit,
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I love all the different
seeds inside, it's so green and
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beautiful. Alright.
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I will just keep chopping
and then add some strawberries.
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Alright, so now the
Chia Pudding is going to sit
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overnight and when it's done,
all you will do is you will
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top it with your fresh
fruit, you'll add some cashews,
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you can toast it on a skillet
and then you will put it on top
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and it's ready to eat.
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So be sure to try it out.
What I really like about doing
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a Chia Puddings is that
you can make it overnight,
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you can take it to work.
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It's a really good way
if you do meal prepping
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which is another key thing
that I want to share with you.
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Meal prepping is an
amazing thing that you can start
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incorporating in your lifestyle.
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A lot of times when it comes
to cooking, it's very often that
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we are really busy and we don't
want to come home every day
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from work and make a full
meal and be elaborate and put
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all these different
creative spices in it.
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It's nice if you have a day
on every week where you prepare
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for your week so that's
essentially the principle
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of meal prepping.
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One of the...another key
ingredients for meal prepping
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is having Tupperware so
that you can ration out all your
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different meals for the week.
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So for example, if you
are making this Chia pudding,
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you can make a large enough
quantity so that you could
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spread it day by
day throughout the week.
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So I really like the concept
of meal prepping because I love
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delicious meals and I
don't like to be rushed
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and sometimes when I
rush, I eat something,
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it's possible that I eat
something that's unhealthy
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but if I do meal prepping
one day a week or I can do
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one every three days, it
enables me to eat healthy
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and to also feel good because
I have some meals that I know
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exactly where all of
my ingredients came from
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and they are fresh and
delicious at the same time.
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So doing the Chia pudding is a
good day to do it like a Sunday
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or one of the less busy
days of the week for your
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and then you just portion
it out for each day throughout
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the week.
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So that is our Chia pudding
and you could have that for
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breakfast, you could
have it for like dinner...
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Another key principle that I
really learned and that I love
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is to eat like a king or queen
for breakfast, essentially have
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your largest meal in the morning
and then start to decrease your
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meal sizes as you
go throughout the day.
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So that goes to our other
principle that we shared in
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NEWSTART which is essentially
Temperance and making sure
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to not overeat or overindulge.
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When it comes to different
meals to make sure that
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you have the right
portion, let's not overdo it.
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That's how I incorporate that
into that Temperance principle
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to my approach towards food.
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So it's really nice to do
a meal prep and also to use,
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you know, portion sizes that
are healthy for our bodies to be
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at our optimal level.
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So this brings us to our next
recipe which is a Strawberry
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Banana Smoothie and
the ingredients include.
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So let's get started on
this refreshing smoothie.
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So what we are going to do
is we are going to take off for
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our strawberries is take
off the green part and then,
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we'll get ready to
put it into our smoothie.
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The one thing that I really
like about smoothies is it
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allows me to have a lot of
nutrients and also it's not
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you know, consumed in heat, so
I am able to get a more direct
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source of nutrients so I like
in a sense that you can be raw
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when you are having a smoothie.
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You have a raw diet when
you are having a smoothie
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so you can put this in...
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You want to make sure not to
put too many rich ingredients
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in your smoothie so it
doesn't add too many calories
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as well.
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So we put our strawberries
in, next we are going to put a
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banana in there as well.
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Ok, I'm getting excited.
I love smoothies, especially
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first thing in the morning it
I go for exercise in the morning
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I really enjoy smoothies,
and the cool thing, we just did
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the Chia pudding so you could
actually put Chia seeds in your
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smoothie and so you can
also have fiber directly in the
00:24:49.78\00:24:52.69
smoothies that you
eat... I really enjoy putting
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that just to top it off
and some additional nutrients
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in there. So you can put
your pineapples in as well
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and we put a little
bit of orange juice...
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So I will pour this in. Okay.
Now it's time for us to give it
00:25:13.11\00:25:25.05
a blend, but before you do
that I just want to look at
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all the different colors.
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To me, when I see food that's
very colorful, it reminds me of
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all the different types
of nutrients I'm getting
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out of the dish.
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So we have the red from
the strawberries, the yellow
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from the pineapples and
then we have the banana's
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as well as the orange juice.
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So what I really like about
it shows me that I am getting
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different sources of nutrients
and again, I love to have them
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either if I am going
to have a light dinner...
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So going back to what we said
earlier, having the heaviest
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meal in the morning because
usually we're most productive
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in the morning and our
bodies are starting to slow down
00:26:01.76\00:26:05.63
as the day goes on and we're
burning less so I like to...
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you know, you could finish
your day off with a you know
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nutritious smoothie. Maybe
something that has more kale
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and different things like that,
00:26:15.57\00:26:16.91
it's a good way to
also finish your day off.
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So I am also going
to add some ice as well
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ok, and we're going to blend it.
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Alright. I'm super excited.
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Now when you are
making your smoothie at home,
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you can taste it to make
sure the flavor is alright
00:27:06.15\00:27:08.72
um, and you can also
add anything you would like.
00:27:08.76\00:27:12.66
So I am going to take
this delicious smoothie,
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pour it into my cup, alright.
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Now that is good, that
is very, very, very good.
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This is a good
way to start your day.
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So let's look at
what we made today.
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We have the Detox Water,
we also have our Chia Pudding,
00:27:31.61\00:27:38.09
we also have our
delicious smoothies.
00:27:38.12\00:27:42.26
Over there we have
the Strawberry Banana
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as well as the other smoothie
that we made with parsley,
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then last but not least
we have our Asian Salad.
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These are all light and
refreshing meals and good
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to incorporate within
your local and daily diet.
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So again I want to thank
you so much for joining me
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at Creative Cooking and I look
forward to talking to you soon.
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