Re: New to SCD: Savory Smoothies

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Hi,

I had just been looking at Marilyn's Savory Smoothies. Thank you

Marilyn!

Here they are:

11a Savory smoothies

Posted by: " Wizop Marilyn L. Alm " LouisianaSCDLagniappe@...

marilynxa

Mon Apr 12, 2010 8:27 pm (PDT)

Here's a re-post of some savory mixes I made for

my Mom in September and October 2009. Mom passed away 29 October.

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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

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

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