Making Fruit Leather with Barlean's Organic Greens

When I was embarking on my 21-day cleanse, I knew that the program would involve drinking some sort of a shake. In the weeks leading up to the cleanse and during the cleanse, I drank protein shakes daily for breakfast and within an hour, I had severe gas and cramping. I kept drinking it, thinking that my body just needed to get used to it. It's amazing because, our bodies know what's best for them, if only we are willing to just listen. I think that the way the protein is processed, regardless of whey or vegan doesn't agree with my sensitive stomach.

Even though, shakes don't seem to agree with me, sometimes I like my meals in a glass. But all of my experimentation has instilled in me a grain of very healthy skepticism.

When I got Barlean's Organic Greens to try, I was nervous about how it was going to make me feel. Luckily, Barlean's Organic Greens isn't a protein powder, it's a supplement made with superfoods, probiotics, antioxidants, greens, and their high quality flax seeds. Sweetened with stevia and fruit extracts, it adds a nice tart kick to water or juice. Barlean's Organic Greens is high in Vitamin C and it's high content of gluten free and dairy free probiotics and greens helps cleanse and detoxify the digestive system. Finally, it contains two Chinese herbs: astragulus and schizandra, both of which are adaptogenic herbs that help your body manage stress and prevent illness.

I added the powder to a smoothie that I made for my daughter and then used the left over smoothie to make a fruit leather. We think that our daughter maybe a little vitamin K defincient, so we've been looking to get more greens into her diet. Unfortunately for us, she runs the other way whenever she sees anything green on her plate. She drank her Berry Smoothie with Barlean's Organic Greens gladly and couldn't get enough of the fruit leather. I drank a juice with a scoop of Barlean's Organic Greens and I had zero pain and my stomach felt great.

Berry Smoothie with Barlean's Organic Greens
Ingredients
2 cups of Frozen Organic Berries
2 cups of Coconut Water/Water/Alternative Milk
2 scoops of Barlean's Organic Greens

Process:
1. Add all ingredients into a blender and blend on high until smooth
2. Enjoy!

Barlean's Greens Very Berry Fruit Leather
Ingredients
2 cups of Berry Smoothie with Barlean's Organics Greens

Process:
1. Spread smoothie on a Silpat Mat at thin as you can get it without any holes

2. Dehydrate at 115 overnight (total of 8-10 hours)

3. Enjoy!