papaya CACAO POW shake

hey everybody!

so… as i was getting ready for a performance while back,

i decided to make a delicious  nutritious chocolate papaya shake!

this is something that i have for breakfast and lunch almost every day at school

because it gives me so much energy and it is so scrumptious!
i thought maybe you all would be interested in the recipe….  

needed ingredients:

one large ripe organic papaya (half, actually)

1/3 cup raw organic cacao powder (chocolate)

12 cubes of ice (optional.. water or a yummy chilled tea of your choice… i love adding slippery elm tea and maya cacao yogi tea to this shake)

8 teeny tiny scoops of stevia powder (sweetner)

1-3 dates (one is enough I think… I prefer to go heavy on stevia!)

3 shakes organic cinnamon (yummy)

1 shake organic cayenne pepper

a pinch of sea salt (brings out the flavors)

1. first, blend half the papaya with a little water or cool tea (cut as small as you need to first)

2. with about 30 oz of blended papaya (it is nice and thick… perfect for a shake!), blend all of the ingredients into the  mix (i use a basic Cuisanart blender).

and now you have about 40 oz of shake (like ice-cream almost, if adding ice) that can get you through the  whole morning (about 5 servings)!

the consistency is between pudding and ice-cream shake… SO DELICIOUS.  and of all nutrients to have in the morning… these are THE BEST!

i used to use a nut-based mixture or a protein powder type base for my morning shakes.  i thought that the fats and proteins were too much for my body first thing in the morning.  once i discovered how thick and creamy the shake is with papaya, i will never go back!  fruit is so much better for my body in the morning than fats and proteins!!

if you will not be able to eat for a long time, maybe add a little room-temperature coconut oil before the ice (so it won’t solidify) which will make it even more creamy, and the (healthy) fat will help you go a little longer (6 hours or more) without eating (in my experience, anyway).  it’s so yummy!

papaya health benefits here: http://www.home-remedies-for-you.com/articles/Papaya-Health-benefit...

stevia health benefits here: http://www.homeremediesweb.com/stevia-health-benefits.php