Pink Cadillac Smoothie

This is one of my favorite smoothies it's a great way to give you energy but also relieve stress because mangos contain a lot of tryptophan, the precursor of the "happiness-hormone" serotonin. Bananas can also act as mood enhancers or mild sedatives because they contain tryptophan too (although it’s not one of the major sources, a medium still contains about 10.6 mg of tryptophan).

 

I think this would be a great drink for at work. Blended it in the morning, put it in your fridge at work and take when needed. This is also a great drink with a little vodka add to it. (not for a work of course...lol). I still enjoy having a few drinks...usually once a month. 

I became a raw vegan a month ago. Your classified as being raw if 75% to 100% of your food is raw. 3 out of my 4 meals that I eat each day are raw. Usually my evening meal is cooked. So I'll still have lots of cooked, gluten free, vegan recipes I want to share with you.

This is a picture my typical breakfast I only eat and drink fruit in the morning, then just raw vegetables through out the day along with 2/3 cup of walnuts and almonds. Dinner is usually a cooked meal. Then back to vegetables for my last meal of the day.

You can make lots of raw meals but many seem to be very time consuming such as spouting your own grains and using expensive equipment like a dehydrator. I like to keep it real simple. There are a few really easy and not time consuming things I make which I will share with you in the future. If you know anyone interesting in becoming raw this one on the most detailed and interesting books on the subject ....

http://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Raw-Essential-Guide-Vegan/dp/1570672385

Pink Cadillac Smoothie

1 cup each:

mango, peeled

strawberries, fresh or frozen

orange juice

Put in a blender and blend till smooth.