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Vegan Juicing: Potassium Power Smoothie with Coconut Water

8/3/2012

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I'm experimenting with increasing my potassium intake to combat some of the symptoms that come with the lovely neurological disorder that is always trying to mess up my day. As part of this, I recently picked up some Naked Coconut Water, and today I decided it was time to put it to good use in a potassium-packed smoothie.

Now, while my reason for looking for easy ways to increase potassium intake is specific to what I've got going on, pesky neuro disorders are definitely not the only reason to make sure you are getting enough potassium every day.

The average adult needs about 4.7 grams of potassium per day, and lots of folks don't come anywhere near that mark. Plus, if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, taking certain medications or are an athlete, you might need even more than that.

On the other hand, folks taking potassium supplements or certain medications that can increase potassium levels, such as some blood pressure medications, blood thinners, ACE-inhibitors and whatnot, should definitely chat with their healthcare provider before partaking in self-prescribed potassium loading.

With all that said, let's get to the vegan juicing recipe!

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My Potassium Power smoothie in my sippy cup.
Vegan Smoothie Recipe: Potassium Power

What you need:

1 Naked Coconut Water Single-Serving Pack (11.2 ounces)
1 banana
1/2 to 1 cup mixed berries (or other fruit of choice)
2 teaspoons chia seeds

What you do:

1. Combine the chia seeds with a bit of the coconut water, and let them sit for about five minutes or so to get their goo on. (I'm still working on getting used to the whole gelatinous thing with chia seeds, but if you are already used to it, you can use 1 tablespoon of chia seeds in this recipe instead.)

2. Toss all ingredients into your blender and whip up your awesome, potassium-packed smoothie.

3. Enjoy!

I also added about a 3/4 scoop of Tru Food Vegan, but this is optional, and there's plenty of potassium in this vegan smoothie without adding a nutritional supplement.

Here's about how much potassium each ingredient delivers:

Naked Coconut Water + Pineapple Juice - 510mg
If you use the unflavored Naked Coconut Water, it has 650mg.
You could also use 1/2 cup orange juice instead and get 236mg.

Banana - about 425mg for an average banana

Chia Seeds - one ounce (just over 2 tablespoons) has 45mg

You also get a bit of potassium from your berries, which will vary depending on the type of berries used.

Here are some other good sources of potassium:

  • Avocados
  • Potatoes
  • Sweet Potatoes
  • Pumpkin
  • Mushrooms
  • Tomatoes
  • Raisins
  • Pears
  • Cantaloupe
  • Mangos
  • Papayas
 
Notes on going greener with this smoothie:

1. If you get larger containers of coconut water, there's less packaging waste.

2. Use organic produce when you can.

2. Glass drinking vessels, mason jars and the like are better options than plastic cups (like the one in the picture). I swear I don't break glasses, but my neurological disorder does (and she knocks things over every chance she gets). That's why I usually use plastic cups with lids...which we call my sippy cups. =)



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Elizabeth Sheldon link
8/3/2012 04:09:30 pm

Hello! Thank you for sharing this recipe. I just ordered a juicer and it's coming this week. I have a friend who also suffers from a neurological illness and I emailed her the link to this page. I'm on twitter @eliweekender

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AJ link
8/3/2012 06:32:04 pm

Hi Elizabeth!

Thanks for stopping by -- I'm so glad that you find this recipe useful. You are going to have so much fun with your juicer! I'm excited for you -- it's going to be an awesome journey. I have some more simple juicing recipes and tips in the "Vegan Juicing" section, but you are also going to find tons of juicing recipes all over the Internet.

Your friend might also want to look into B12 and magnesium - upping my intake of these two (as well as calcium to a lesser extent) seemed to really help with some of the neuro symptoms. For me, they seemed to particularly help with the numbness and tingling, but with other stuff as well.

I'm going to go find you on Twitter now!

Best,
AJ

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Elizabeth link
8/3/2012 06:39:51 pm

Thank you, AJ! I will definitely pass your information along to her. She is researching various types of diets to help with the MS. Juicing looks like it will be of great help. I'm curious about the various combinations of nutrients. I'll do some looking around on the Internet. So glad I found you!

AJ link
8/6/2012 06:35:27 pm

Hey there Elizabeth,

No problem at all! Yep, I think she will find that juicing is a good addition to her overall plan to manage her MS. In fact, I remember reading some stuff specifically about that during my diagnosis phase -- when the docs were thinking mine might be MS. I just did a Google search to try to find what I read, but the only one that looked familiar was mywifehasms.com - that might be one place to check out.

Did your juicer arrive? If so, are you absolutely loving it?

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