Wednesday Food Blogging

Carrot, Orange and Apple Juice

Sunshine in a glass

Tired of holiday excess already? I am. What with all the party food, and Christmas dinner, and leftovers of each, I'm ready for less. Less gravy, less sauce, less frosting, less fat and calories and sugar and yes, even spice.

So today I tried out my new juicer. It's incredibly easy to use. In minutes, I had an orangey drink, full of health and vitality and not a drop of excess.

This glass of juice contains two carrots, a green apple, and a peeled, segmented orange. That's all.

I feel better already.

Blueberry Brain Boost

A tall glass of brain food.

For the last few days I've made a blueberry-flax smoothie in the morning, about the time I get the 10 o'clock hungries. With high levels of neuro-protective antioxidents, blueberries are excellent brain food, and flax contains omega-3 fatty acids, also necessary for neuronal health.

I'm not sure, but I think these smoothies are making me smarter. For instance, today I completed 19 Sodoku puzzles when I got up at five, and by six I was working on my morning ration of quadratic equations. After solving for X, I visualized world peace for a bit, then hacked my iPhone. My perfectly symmetrical Rubic's Cube sits on my desk, next to the work of staggering genius I hope to finish writing today, after another Blueberry Brain Boost.

It's really simple to make:

Grind 2 tablespoons of flax seeds in a blender. (You must grind them first, else they won't get properly ground.) Add 1 cup frozen blueberries and 1 cup soy milk. (If you prefer to use soy milk powder, add 2 tablespoons powder and 1 cup water.)

Whiz for 30 seconds or so. Add a sweetener if you like. And if you have a banana, you can add that too, but I've been out of bananas the last few days.

Disclaimer: I do not actually own an iPhone, and it may come as a surprise, but much of the rest of this tale isn't entirely true. That bit about the Rubic's Cube, for instance. I don't own one of those either.