HEALTHY Egg Nog?

Yes. And by "healthy," I mean cholesterol free and packed with vitamins, minerals and good fats.

Ingredients:

2 cups organic, unsweetened Almond Milk (yes, they have it in regular stores too! just ask if you can't find it)

1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk (you can get it pretty cheap in a can- look in the Asian cuisine aisle)

1/4 cup LOCAL honey

1 tsp Cinnamon (click to see superpowers)

Dash of Nutmeg

1 tsp vanilla, alcohol-free (find it at Trader Joe's for cheap)

1 organic banana

3 oz rum or brandy, I like Maker's Mark Bourbon (optional of course...)

How to:
Blend all that in a blender full force. Chill it up. Sip it down. Sprinkle with cinnamon or garnish with cinnamon stick.

thank you to Mitzi Dulan, RD for the recipe

Coconut Milk

Coconut milk is a awesome. Great for cardiovascular and immune system health!

• Antioxidants- protect from free radical damage, so helps in aging and cancers
• Lauric Acid- anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, anti-viral! NATURAL antibiotic!
• The saturated fats in coconut milk are actually medium chain fatty acids, so aren't stored in the body the same as saturated fats from animal products. Great for energy.
• Rich in Calcium, Potassium, Chloride, Vitamin A & E- happy blood pressure, skin, bones, and blood sugars!

Almond Milk

I've mentioned my position on animal (particularly cow) versus plant milk. Now I have yet another reason to push it. IT TASTES GOOD!

AND it is...

• Lactose FREE- so no hershey squirts for those of you who can't digest milk protein. If you are allergic or have a sensitivity to nuts, opt for seed or grain like Hemp milk or Rice milk (both delicious)


• Antibiotic and Growth Hormone FREE- now isn't it bad enough that we have antibiotics thrown our way for everything under the sun (even when the problem is not bacterial), but then we think, mmmm, i want more of that in my food and milk. yum. And Growth Hormone is a great way to bring on the cancer (as it increases IGF-1) if you're into that...
  

Rich in:

• Magnesium- great for muscles. The heart is a muscle so it helps avoid heart attacks and decreases CRP (inflammation marker)


• Folic Acid- helps reduce homocysteine (bad guy for the arteries)


• FIBER! Be gone constipation!


• Vitamin E, Selenium - heavy hitter antioxidants, also great for hair and skin


• Flavonoids- protect the heart


• Increase blood flow to vital organs...thus an aphrodesiac. Now you're sold.


• Monounsaturated fats- GOOD fats- lower LDL cholesterol


• Low in calories- so you can eat more cookies! uh...

Drink it. Eat it. Almonds do a body good.

Moderation is to Balance as Cookies are to Happiness...