{"id":22659,"date":"2017-04-11T05:00:47","date_gmt":"2017-04-11T11:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blissfulbasil.com\/?p=22659"},"modified":"2021-04-27T12:01:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T18:01:22","slug":"tickled-pink-bloat-busting-protein-power-smoothie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blissfulbasil.com\/tickled-pink-bloat-busting-protein-power-smoothie\/","title":{"rendered":"Tickled Pink Bloat Busting Protein Power Smoothie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alright, alright. You caught me. This tickled pink bloat busting protein power smoothie has\u00a0more of a magenta hue than it does a pink one, but 'tickled magenta' rang\u00a0a bit lackluster to the ear so the rules were bent. So call it red, ruby, magenta, plum, fuchsia, crimson, or whichever color floats your boat. Just be sure to try it, because this smoothie is packing protein, veggies, and fruit like you wouldn't believe. Twenty-six grams of protein, four servings of veggies, and three servings of fruit, to be exact. Plus 100% daily value of vitamin c, 14 g\u00a0dietary fiber, and 1920 mg potassium. Now that's one powerful, plant-based protein smoothie.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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So what's in this rose-hued beauty? Great question.<\/p>\n

Four stalks of celery.<\/p>\n

Two ripe, speckled bananas.<\/p>\n

One lemon.<\/p>\n

Half a cucumber.<\/p>\n

One small beet.<\/p>\n

Two spoonfuls of pumpkin seed protein powder.<\/p>\n

Ginger.<\/p>\n

Cilantro.<\/p>\n

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Note: <\/strong>The below traverses\u00a0slightly\u00a0into\u00a0TMI territory (lady-things edition), so please feel free to skip to the recipe\u00a0if you're not up for a bit of cycle talk.<\/p>\n

If you've been following along here for a while, then you might remember the post<\/a> I shared in late December about the things I was afraid to tell you (but then told you). One of the things I mentioned was that since going off the pill last fall, I had been battling strange withdrawal effects like hair loss, dry skin, water retention\/bloating, decreased appetite, etc.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, nearly all of these symptoms have since disappeared. (For the record, I now have lots of wildly untamed baby hairs\/horns at my hairline\u2014Dan thinks they're cute, I think they're a real pain yet I'm grateful that my hair stopped\u00a0falling out.)<\/p>\n

The one symptom that continued to linger well into the new year was the water retention\/bloating.\u00a0Despite upping my water intake from 64oz. a day to 96oz. and sometimes even 128oz. (yes, a whole gallon), there were days when I could barely zip up my pants. And oddly, there were also\u00a0days when my pants felt loose. Most blah-inducing of all, there were days when my body held on to so much excess water that even my face appeared bloated. It was weird but most of all, it was just really darn uncomfortable.<\/p>\n

During\u00a0one particularly bloated stint a couple months back,\u00a0I typed the words \"ovulation bloating remedy\" into google and was greeted by a post<\/a> from none other than the game-changing cycle queen herself, Alisa Vitti<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In her post, Alisa explains why cyclical bloating happens as well as natural remedies to combat it. Specifically, she outlines how hormonal imbalances (e.g., estrogen dominance) can cause symptoms that wouldn't otherwise be present. For instance, magnesium deficiency, which causes the body to retain water and salt, leading to that uncomfortable bloated feeling.<\/p>\n

Her fix?<\/p>\n

1) Good dark chocolate. (I love you, Alisa.)<\/p>\n

2) Her \"Anti-Bloat-ini\" juice of 1 beet, 4 celery stalks, \u00bd a cucumber, 2 stalks of kale, \u00bd bunch cilantro, and 1 lemon. It's a powerful, bloat-busting tonic thanks to the natural diuretics, tissue salts, and liver detoxifiers it contains.<\/p>\n

I'm not much of a celery fan but by that point I was willing to try anything, so I whipped up a batch of anti-bloat-ini juice.<\/p>\n

Correction:<\/strong> I misread the recipe (I blame the bcp withdrawal\/bloating because why not) and whipped up a batch of anti-bloat-ini smoothie<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Upon first sip, I had my doubts about stomaching the thing, so I added two frozen bananas (bloat-busters of the fruit world), and gave it another whirl around the blender.<\/p>\n

Well, bananas are miracle workers (as if we didn't already know it). It was delightful. Refreshing, subtly sweet, and incredibly satisfying.<\/p>\n

I've been making this smoothie regularly\u00a0since, tweaking and honing the recipe as I go. One morning, I omitted the kale and added\u00a0two scoops of pumpkin seed protein powder instead, and that particular combination quickly took hold as my favorite.<\/p>\n

Not only does this protein smoothie stave off that dreaded water retention and bloating, it also keeps me satisfied and energized until lunch.<\/p>\n

I'm not sure if it's related, but my skin also seems to have more of a dewy glow to it these days. Whatever the reason, I'll take it.<\/p>\n

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Call it red, ruby, magenta, plum, fuchsia, crimson, or whichever color floats your boat. Just be sure to try it, because this smoothie is packing protein, veggies, and fruit like you wouldn't believe. Twenty-six grams of protein, four servings of veggies, and three servings of fruit, to be exact. Plus 100% daily value of vitamin c, 14 g dietary fiber, and 1920 mg potassium. <\/span>Now that's one powerful, plant-based protein smoothie.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Course <\/span>Breakfast, Smoothie<\/span><\/div>
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Cuisine <\/span>Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, plant-based, Vegan<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Prep Time <\/span>15 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Servings <\/span>32<\/span> ounces (approximately)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Calories <\/span>424<\/span>kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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