LeafSide 1-Week Meal PlanSpiced Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
1 Vanilla Cinn-sation Smoothie + 5 ingredients
Makes 2 servings
PREP TIME: 5 minutes • COOK TIME: 0 minutes
Soy-free
Enjoy the mildly sweet & spiced flavors of fall any time of the year thanks to this wholesome smoothie! How can a meal that tastes like pie be good for you? Rest assured that each sip of this perfectly rich pumpkin concoction is chock-full of vitamins and minerals. Indulge to energize your day and glow from the inside out!
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Unique Whole Plant Foods
Ingredients
1 LeafSide Vanilla Cinn-sation Smoothie
4 cups plant milk
1 cup pumpkin
1 frozen banana
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
2 tablespoons date paste
TOOLS NEEDED:
high speed blender with 64oz minimum carafe(800+ watts power)
Directions
1. Pour LeafSide’s Vanilla Cinn-sation Smoothie into a blender (with 800+ watts power); add plant milk.
2. Add pumpkin, banana, pumpkin pie spice, and date paste & blend thoroughly.
Other suggested additions: dates, walnuts, pecans, cinnamon, vanilla.
Optional: top with homemade granola & drink with wide straw
TIP: Easy homemade granola (for topping Smoothies, Smoothie bowls, overnight oats, or to eat on its own)1. Preheat oven to 350; line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.2. Stir the following in a large bowl: 4 cups rolled oats, 1 cup chopped walnuts, 1/4 cup ground flaxseed (grind just before using for best health benefits), 4 teaspoons Ceylon cinnamon.3. Add the following to the dry mixture and stir everything to combine well: 1/2 cup raisins, 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce, 1/2 cup date paste, 1/8 cup unsalted almond butter, 1 tablespoon vanilla.4. Spread mixture evenly onto the baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes, stir, and bake for another 20 minutes or until golden brown & crunchy. 5. Cool & store in an airtight container for up to a month.NOTE: Feel free to add other nuts, seeds, spices, & fruits per your preferences.
Nutrition Nugget
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Squashes like pumpkins boast many health benefits, e.g. the bright orange color indicates carotenoid-rich phytonutrients, including the powerful antioxidant beta-carotene, needed by highly active organs like our brain and eyes, to quench continuous oxidation processes therein. Squashes are high in fiber and micronutrients (vitamins, minerals) as well, especially their seeds; science is actively discovering their other benefits, but don’t wait to partake of this food!
Reference: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6766813/