Hello all, made a tropical smoothie a few days ago and thought I would share what I put in it.  This is a great smoothie for summer days or as a nice light drink for the afternoon.

• 3 Dates - pitted and chopped
• Pineapple - about 3 cups
• Banana - peeled
• 2 Oranges - peeled
• 1 Peach - pitted

Throw all ingredients in a blender, pour over ice.

Enjoy

bartlett

Here are a few books I read when starting this journey:

• Forks Over Knives - http://shop.forksoverknives.com/Forks_Over_Knives_The_Cookbook_Over_300_Recipes_p/3018.htm
• Eat To Live - http://www.drfuhrman.com/shop/ETLBook.aspx
• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition - http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Idiots-Guide-Plant-Based-Nutrition/dp/1615641017/ref=tmm_pap_title_0
• Thrive: The Vegan Nutrition Guide to Optimal Performance in Sports and Life - http://www.amazon.com/Thrive-Nutrition-Optimal-Performance-Sports/dp/0738212547/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b

• Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself - http://www.amazon.com/Finding-Ultra-Rejecting-Becoming-Discovering/dp/0307952193/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326824965&sr=1-1
  

 

I thought I would start another section to my site that focuses on 'health'.

Over the last 5 months I have totally changed my eating and work out habits.

I have gone from eating everything under the sun (meat, processed foods, fast food, etc) to eating mostly whole food (fruits and veggies).  There are occasions when I eat meat and fast food (gasp).  During my transformation I have lost 30 pounds going from 210 to 180 the last I checked.

I will be using this blog to share things like:

• Eating Habits
• Workout Habits
• Interesting "Health" discussions I have had with folks after sharing my 'new' eating habits with.
• Book and cookbook recommendations