Showing posts with label raw foods. Show all posts
Showing posts with label raw foods. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Remember the raw choconana pudding?

I made it on Mother’s Day and oh, it was yummy. I made a huge batch a few days later, and when we had Lisa and Doug over for dinner, we had it for dessert. They were both amazed at how good it was. We ate all of it!
On Mother’s Day, Leaf had not eaten any of his dinner, so no pudding for him. At least not until bedtime, when he decided he was hungry. (Leaf is going through a control issue, he refuses to eat sometimes, even though we know he is starving. He eats when he feels like it on his terms. We are letting him go through this his own way, our only rule is that he sits with us during dinner whether he eats or not.) Then he ate all his dinner, pudding and shared a pear with Everest.

He liked it as much as the rest of us. Of course, he wanted to feed himself and use a big spoon, so it was a little messy.

Everest enjoying a pear. I am glad my boys love their fruits and veggies.

Leaf’s turn. If we don’t watch him, he will eat an entire apple, pear or banana. When I say entire, I mean all of it, stem, seeds, peel, everything! It is funny to watch him eat an apple or pear, he eats straight through until there is nothing left.
Nathan loves to take these pictures. My what big eyes you have….



Sunday, May 9, 2010

A Mother's Day Treat

Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mothers in my life. You all inspire me in some way to be a better mama. Thank you.

Today I had a few minutes of quiet time to read my favorite magazine, Mothering. They had a great article on cloth diapering and Elimination Control. Near then end I found another great article on raw foods. I have made some raw food in the past, but I was never really sure what "raw" meant. I learned that it is typically foods that are not cooked, or cooked below 120 degrees. There were some recipes that I can't wait to try, but one I had to try RIGHT away. It is raw choconana pudding. 

(Mine might not be as pretty as they were in the article, but WOW, they were good!)
 I have been craving pudding lately, but can't bring myself to buy the pudding from the store, it all has high fructose corn syrup or hydrogenated oils.....2 things we completely avoid. I bought some organic pudding and made it a few times, it is ok, but not nearly as creaming as I would like. So when I saw this recipe I had to try it. You will never believe what it is made of and how YUMMMY it is. I can't wait to make it again.....maybe tomorrow night.

Nathan and Everest enjoying the pudding.

The secret ingredient.....avocado. We love avocado and eat it often, but if you don't like it, you can't even taste it. Give it a try and let me know what you think. I promise you will not be disappointed.
Raw Choconana pudding (I doubled the recipe, next time I may triple or quadruple it so we have extra)

1 avocado
1/2 ripe banana
1/4 c cocoa powder
1/4 c honey (I used agave, maple syrup would work too)
1 T coconut oil
1 t vanilla

Combine all ingredients in a food processor. Process until consistency is smooth like pudding . (Add water if needed)

I added plain yogurt to our glasses and then garnished with bananas and chopped almonds.
SOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOD!  Hope you enjoy too.