03 August 2009

Superfood Chocolate Smoothie!!


37 weeks tomorrow. Baby Marshmallow began to drop on Saturday. That means that its head has fully dropped into my pelvis and is engaged (can't float back out). I was completely exhausted Saturday afternoon - to the point where I could barely keep my eyes open during dinner which is super-unusual for my super-energetic self. Today, I woke up exhausted again. We ended up going out to play and I made a superfood smoothie to try to redeem myself without much luck. We ended up coming back home and had to slip in a video for Lucian while I took a snooze on the sofa. Mmmmm, that felt goooooood! We spent this afternoon with friends at their community lake (thanks Donna and Yahli!) and I got home realizing that my feet were killing me. I took a look at my belly in the mirror and WOW! It looks like it sank a good 5 inches south!

So, as far as timeline goes, what does this mean? Well, I haven't looked at my pregnancy calendar from my first birth, so I don't know how much time lapsed between dropping and birth. It can be anywhere from a day to 2 weeks. Nonetheless, at 37 weeks, I'm pretty sure I'm going to push this babe out with some days to spare to the due date.

Still feeling great though! My pelvis is really separating now which I can feel when I get up in the morning. Its much wider than it was for my first pregnancy which is great since my son got stuck on my pubic bone when I was pushing him out. Feet are still in great condition with no swelling. Last pregnancy I had severe carpal tunnel syndrome in my hands to the point where I couldn't hold a pencil. This pregnancy I've had none. I even raced Lovesprout down the driveway yesterday! He won of course. I feel very strong - strong legs from doing so many squats on a daily basis, strong knees, arms are still strong probably from picking up 35 pound Lucian daily, and even my abdominal muscles feel strong! I can still tighten them!

I ate a couple of sprouted lentil burgers for dinner. We made the cooked version since we were running short on time. The raw version takes time to dehydrate and I didn't plan the day out that well today. Also had some ginger beets, so I feel good with the protein (from the legumes) and iron (from lentils and beets) that was consumed today! Had my daily green juice, watermelon, smoothie and veggies too. Even had a trail mix with cashews, pumpkin seeds, goji berries and a sprinkling of cacao nibs.

So, I posted on my Facebook page some piccies of my superfood smoothie that we gulp down each morning. Allow me to share the recipe with you!

Stanzi's Simple Superfood Smoothie

2 cups almond mylk (see directions below)
2-3 Tbsp. hemp seeds
1 Tbsp. bee pollen
1 1/2 Tbsp. raw honey
2 Tbsp. raw cacao powder
1 tsp. maca powder
1 Tbsp. goji berries
1 Tbsp coconut oil (optional)
1 tsp. Vitamineral Green, or powdered greens of choice (optional)
4-6 ice cubes

Blend all together until smooth. Pour into a beautiful glass with a superfun straw and drink with the morning sunlight streaming on your face. Adjust amounts to your taste. Makes 2 servings.

You can also freeze this in popsicle molds for an awesome anytime snack!

The kids L-O-V-E this deliciousness.

Here's my simple recipe for Almond Mylk:

1 cup almonds, soaked overnight
6 cups water

Blanch soaked almonds in hot water for a few minutes, then remove skins (they should pop right off - takes about 5 minutes to do this). Put naked almonds and water in a blender and blend on high for 1 minute (if you have a Vita-Mix, you can blend for 30 seconds). Using a nutmilk bag or cheesecloth, strain the liquid into a large bowl. The "pulp" will be left in the bag/cheesecloth which you can use in another raw recipe or discard in your compost. Keep mylk in a closed container in the refrigerator. Keeps for about 5 days.


xoxo

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