Yield: 2-1 cup servings or 1-2 cup serving.
Otherwise known as the world’s easiest, lightest and tastiest smoothie, this one is a cool, creamy and hydrating blend of lite chocolate soy milk, plain soy milk, banana and ice. At only 210 calories for the 2 cup serving, it is a very sensible and satisfying way to start the day. Though it is packed with protein and potassium, it won’t weigh you down.
I may be wrong, but it seems when people describe their smoothie concoctions to me, they have gone way overboard, packing in hundreds and hundreds of calories of milk, yogurt and fruits of several kinds. Perhaps they need all those calories to last until they have their next meal, but I find many smoothies–including commercially prepared ones–to be too much of a good thing.
By far the most “painful” part of this oral surgery experience, other than the price–ouch!–is the soft diet for two to four weeks. I’ve had this smoothie for breakfast for two of the last three days and, while I love it, I suppose I crave a lot of variety of texture–among other things–in my food. But that isn’t possible right now. (And it’s only been two full days!) Cool foods like this one, though, have an added benefit: since yesterday I’ve been experiencing “rebound swelling,” known in our house as “chipmunk face,” and the cold is supposed to help reduce it.
Stay tuned as I try to spice up this post-op eating plan.
September 6, 2009 at 10:14 pm
yummy!! i love smoothies, and i would live on them only if i didn't enjoy chewing so much. 😉 i've never actually had chocolate soymilk before, i should try it!
September 6, 2009 at 11:09 pm
last spring my vegan husband had jaw surgery that required his mouth to be wired shut for 6 weeks. we became experts on the vegan liquid diet quickly.
peanutbutter/ bananna was a usual breakfast.
we made a puree out of cucumbers, avocado, lime and cilantro which was good.
I also started buying tomato soup so he could puree beans or a veggie burger with different types of spices to make something warm.
hope you heal quickly:)
September 7, 2009 at 6:51 am
Melissa~
Oh, dear, what he had done was so much more serious than what I had. I hope he's completely healed and back to better-than-normal. Thank you for such great ideas. I have some cucumbers and was thinking of taking them in a southwestern direction, so I may borrow a play from your playbook. And the tomato soup base for all kinds of warms soups is so clever. I appreciate your sharing and your well wishes!
September 7, 2009 at 6:55 am
Veggie Vixen~
A chocolate soy milk virgin??? Oh,my. Get to the market and treat yourself! Shake it up well before you pour so that all the chocolate-y goodness is distributed. If you liked chocolate milk before becoming a vegan, be prepared to become addicted!
Here's to chewing, one of life's overlooked pleasures!
September 7, 2009 at 11:13 am
Oh I'm so sorry you're nursing an ouchy post-dentist-y mouth! It's doubly painful for those of us that enjoy the lovely bounty of yummy food out there. You'll heal quickly and be back to crunchy, chew worthy deliciousness soon.
Cheers… from my smoothie to yours 🙂
September 7, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Exactly! Thank you for the encouraging words.
I just made two pureed soups that taste really yummy. They have plenty of body and flecks of color which I find far more appealing than thick homogeneity. If the sun comes out, I'll photograph today and post. If not, as soon as it does.
While making the soups, I ate TWO baked sweet potatoes for lunch that were, admittedly, too generously topped with vegan butter, vegan sour cream and nutritional yeast, but I was dying. Plus, the potatoes had just been dug up at a local farm on Saturday and still had soil clinging to them. Who could control herself under these circumstances???