Green Disaster!

There is such a thing as too much spinach!

Smoothie experiment this morning:
2 celery stalks
1 apple
4 cups spinach leaves
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup almond milk
1tablespoon diced orange peels
2 tablespoons chia seeds

Blended above ingredients except chia seeds. Added chia seeds and let sit in fridge for 10 minutes until they are plump like tapioca balls in bubble drinks.

Okay, it was sweet enough, but the green thick texture was hard to swallow :(

I think I got carried away with the spinach. Celery is a tough veggie to blend, very fibrous texture and it smells similar to grass when blended. I'm not selling this one very well.

It may also be my blenders. I ran it first through my commercial oster and then through the magic bullet. And once more through the oster. I may need a better machine. Until then, I will experiment with a little less spinach ;)

Happy Healthy Eating!
Love Always,
Maile
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I Can't Believe It's Spinach!

Kid Approved Super Greens!
Handful spinach
3 frozen strawberries
1 banana
5 peach slices
1/2 cup Pineapple juice
1/2 cup almond milk
2 tablespoons honey
4 tablespoons chia seeds

Blend all ingredients, except chia seeds. Add chia seeds after completely blended and let sit for 10 minutes in the fridge for the chia seeds to plump.

My older son who loves those bubble drinks, agrees that the chia seeds are very similar to the tapioca balls. Of course, WAY Healthier!!! ;) mmmmm try this one. It will rev up your day.

Happy Healthy Life!
Love Always,
Maile
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Love at First Bite

It was a great night at the recognition awards dinner for the Kalaheo NJROTC.

Buffet! I took no photos of any food, shocking! But as it was $30 per person, I tried a little of everything.

With my tastebuds reset since my detox, flavors were WOW! It helps that the Officer's Club is well known for good food. Truly delicious!

I'm a little sad thinking about returning to my, "all the veggies you can eat" detox, but I've sort of just programmed myself for it and I like the idea of it becoming a healthy habit. Well, for a while longer, at least.

Wishing you a very very healthy and Happy Aloha Friday!

Love and Aloha,
Maile
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Salad Again?

A few days into my detox, and I have been too busy to make anything more exciting than just salad.

Getting my whole family on board, that's another story. Apparently they need 24/7 security detail monitoring their every bite, and sadly no one has the time.

The first few days, I was honestly too cranky to care. I think it was toxins leaving my system. I cranked up my vitamins and omega three's and today, I'm feeling better than ever.

I love the increased energy and the diminished cravings for anything.

Healthy veggies, especially raw veggies, have a great effect on your body.

I'm already noticing the improvement in my skin and better sleep.

You can do your detox up to 14 days. I'm thinking about it. Tomorrow I get to add a little protein, as it's day 4. I'm saving it for dinner.

Happy healthy eating!
Love Always,
Maile
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Raw Bites

My family is a bit freaked out over the "all vegetable" meals. So I decided to ease them into it with some yummy fancy raw bites.

Walnut Pate Stuffed Mini Bell Peppers.
My recipe feeds two people well, double, triple, etc, based on your own needs. Also mini bell peppers taste just like the regular size, use either, just adjust for volume.

4 mini bell peppers
1/2 cup walnuts
5 sun dried tomatoes.
Puree these ingredients until it is a smooth paste. I pre-chopped them just to make it easier on my hand blender as I was lazy to pull out the food processor.

1/4 cup finely chopped onions
Add the onion to pate. Sweet Maui onions or red onions would make it better, if you have it.

10 mini bell peppers
I sliced these open and stuffed as much pate as I could in each little bell pepper.

1 zucchini sliced in spirals - I had my mom's as seen on tv Japanese vegetable slicer. Side note- I honestly was irritated when she bought another kitchen tool that the food processor can do, but after playing with it, I admit, it's very cool.

Plating was fun with the zucchini noodles and topping them with the pretty stuffed bell peppers. I also chopped up more sun dried tomatoes and added a handful of chopped walnuts with a drizzle of olive oil.

My older son braved a few bites. He said it was ok. The younger son will need a few threats or bribes maybe to even taste it. Ugh kids!

Happy healthy eating!
Love Always,
Maile
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Almost Triathlon

Jogging along the orange cones around Lanikai loop and being passed by much faster runners with smeared black marker numbers on their arms, hearing the cheers from the triathlon race attendants at different checkpoints, wow! It was extremely encouraging!

The bikes lined up on special racks were filled with amazing high performance racing bikes.
Athletes were sprinting over, dripping wet to get back on their bikes. It felt like an Ironman competition.

I could see the swimmers in the water after completing their run. From the top of the hill, it looked like a mile long swim to the set up buoy.

I wasn't actually racing, and it was almost over as my newly appointed fitness coach and fellow paddler jogged through the race course along with other fitness enthusiasts like us. It was still very exciting and I am really inspired to want to actually participate in one of these events.

I have a lot more work to do to achieve my personal fitness goals, but if you ever need a big boost of inspiration, run through a designated race course, if possible. Even though I know the race attendants weren't cheering for us exactly, it felt special :)

Tomorrow is my first day of my all veggie detox. I'm planning on making a green smoothie or assorted veggie salad. I truly hope to have great recipes to share while I do this.

Wishing you a healthy fun week!
Love and Aloha,
Maile
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Got Veggies?

Mahalo to my mom who already ventured out shopping to buy an assortment of veggies for some yummy meals this week.

I still have no idea what I'm going to create, but am fascinated with my raw food cook book. Every recipe sounds yummy. I will honestly try a few and let you know.

So again, detox rules, all the veggies you can eat and a serving of fruit with each meal. No skipping meals and cut out or really limit the caffeine. No Alcohol. Drink lots of water and take your vitamins.

Ok, one more naughty day of eating. Well, it's my brother's birthday and he wants a pizza party. Yum!

Hope you are enjoying a beautiful weekend.
Aloha,
Maile
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