Savory smoothies

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Here's a re-post of some savory mixes I made for my Mom in September and

October 2009. Mom passed away 29 October.

Well, I'm working on something of a smoothie adventure myself just now.

And had one last year after my cancer surgery. In most cases, if you

balance the veggies and the seasonings right, the egg or eggs is merely a

thickening and enriching agent, and adds very little in the way of

taste.

As you may be aware from other postings, my 87 year old Mom has dementia

and congestive heart failure. She is not SCD.

She's decided chewing is too much work.

So, I'm trying to come up with pureed foods that we can feed her, but

which won't be dripping all over the place.

So far, I have done:

chicken, chicken broth, boiled egg, and peeled steamed zucchini, with

homemade poultry seasoning. tomato sauce (I use juice for me), steamed zucchini, basil, and

boiled egg. tomato sauce, steamed zucchini, and bison, with a variety of

seasonings -- everything from Mexican to Italian. As my Mom does do

cheese, I made a " taco mix " for her of the bison, Mexican

seasonings, shredded cheddar, some sour cream (well, dripped half &

half yogurt, since it was what I had handy) and a couple dollops of

guacamole and blended away. I had some additional guacamole and

" sour cream handy, and she alternated bites of that and bites of the

other two. grilled fish filets, chicken broth, assorted steamed vegetables, and

homemade blackened fish seasoning, along with a drizzle of olive oil and

coconut oil chicken, poultry seasoning, onion, garlic, cooked butternut squash,

chicken broth. This one was particularly well-received. I thought I had

three servings there, and she ate it in two. Not that Dad or I minded. grilled pork chop, pork drippings, a leaf of romaine lettuce and a

dollop of homemade Caesar salad dressing I'm working on some other combinations, but these have been received

favorably. Try mixing and matching the proteins and vegetables which are

tolerated with various seasonings. I mention broth as a liquid, but you

can use a little water if you haven't got broth. You can also toss in a

cap of E-lyte to balance the electrolytes if desired.

These are what I call savory smoothies. I ate a bunch of them after my

cancer surgery because I wanted readily absorbed nutrition. I just toss

ingredients into my mini-Cuisinart (or if making a bunch, into my

Vita-mix) and grind first, then blend fine. The big Cuisinart does not

puree things as finely as the mini or the Vita-mix.

Savory smoothies are all about using your imagination on what foods you

tolerate (or your kids tolerate) and then blending away.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

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