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Here is a good all around smoothie meal.  I did the nutritional analysis for you.  The first number is the amount in the smoothie, the second number, in the parentheses is what you would need for a 1600 calories per day.  I use a HealthMaster.   That or a vitamix is best. 

1 medium apple
1 medium carrot 
1 banana
3 leaves of romaine 
1 tbs almond butter
1 cup milk
1 tbs flax seed oil
1 tbs protein powder

Total Calories (kcals) 597 -  (1658)
Protein (gm) 17 -  (46)
Carbohydrate (gm) 76 - (130)
Total Fiber (gm) 10 - (25)
Total Fat (gm) 29 -  (13.3 - 23.2)
Saturated Fat (gm) 5.4 (< 6.6)

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Thought this was a great article. I can eat/swallow 22/30 and they are in my diet every day.

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The 30 Healthiest Foods
By Mary_RD on Jan 27, 2011 07:00 PM in Healthy Eating

By Liz Welch and Lindsay Funston, RealSimple.com

Real Simple asked the country’s top dietitians and nutritionists to tell us which super-powered ingredients we should be incorporating into our diets regularly. Here are their combined picks, plus some simple and delicious preparation suggestions. (For more of their advice, see The No-Diet Diet: Your New Healthy-Eating Plan.)

Crab Cakes

Prep Time:
20 Min Cook Time:
10 Min Ready In:
30 Min
Servings:
 
Original Recipe Yield 10 crab cakes  
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
6 green onions, chopped
3/8 cup olive oil
1 (16 ounce) can canned crabmeat, drained
1 egg
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 teaspoon dry mustard
8 saltine crackers with no salt on top
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning TM ( I omit this in mine. Burns my mouth and tongue)
1 cup panko (Japanese bread crumbs) or regular dry bread crumbs

Directions
Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet over high heat. Saute green onions briefly until tender; cool slightly.

Crustless Spinach Quiche
 
Original Recipe Yield 6 servings  
Ingredients
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
5 eggs, beaten
3 cups shredded Muenster cheeses

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9 inch pie pan.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft. Stir in spinach and continue cooking until excess moisture has evaporated.
In a large bowl, combine eggs, cheese, salt and pepper. Add spinach mixture and stir to blend. Scoop into prepared pie pan.

Green Bean Casserole

Serves 6

1 (10 3/4 oz.) can CAMPBELL'S® Cream of Mushroom Soup
3/4 cup milk
2 cans low sodium green beans  ( OR  -  2 (9 oz. each) pkgs. frozen cut green beans, cooked until very tender)
1 1/3 cups FRENCH'S® Original or Cheddar French Fried Onions

MIX soup, milk and stir in beans and 2/3 cup French Fried Onions.  Pour into greased 1 & 1/2 -qt. baking dish. 

BAKE at 350°F for 30 min. or until hot.

STIR. Top with remaining 2/3 cup onions. Bake 5 min. until onions are golden.

*also nice with cooked broccoli instead of green beans. 
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Apple Pineapple Ginger Juice Recipe

1 apple, cored and sliced
1 cup fresh pineapple, cubed, skin removed
1/2 inch fresh ginger
Juice the apple and ginger together, then juice the pineapple and serve.

Blueberry Grape Juice Recipe

handful of grapes
1 cup blueberries, fresh or thawed from frozen
Process the fruit in a juicer and serve.
Apple Kiwi Juice Recipe
3 kiwis, peeled
2 apples, cored and sliced
Process the fruit in a juicer and serve.

Pineapple Orange Strawberry Cocktail

1 orange, peeled and sectioned
1 cup fresh pineapple, cubed, skin removed
5 strawberries
Process the fruit in a juicer and serve.

APPLE   CAKE 

2 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
1  1/2  cups white sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
4 cups apples - peeled, cored and diced
Directions
Pre