Strawberry Pomegranate Smoothie

Here we go again into a brand new shiny year.  I, like millions of others, set goals a.k.a. resolutions to eat  healthier and lose weight (again).  Yes, January is that month of cleansing, new beginnings and a renewed focus on personal health.  In this process of health, weight and new beginnings I do, however, refuse to give up tasty flavorful food in my quest for my new resolutions.  I am highly influenced and always looking for inspiration, it keeps me motivated~

January is also that month when all those diet books hit the bookstore, but NO I didn’t say I was going on a diet. Here today gone tomorrow.  My inspiration as I start 2011 comes from Mark Bittman’s The Food Matters Cookbook (featured in Bon Appetit January 2011) and an editoral by Mark Bittman in the New York Times Sunday, January 3, 2011 and Whole Living’s 28 Day Detox Plan in the January 2011 issue.  I do sort of feel like I need some sort of detox after the holidays.  Whole Living would have me give up for one week;  added sugar, processed foods, alcohol, wheat, eggs and dairy to name just a few.  Here is what I will commit to give up for one week;  alcohol, sweets, caffeine and processed foods.  What I did discover along the way in that detox plan, a delicious smoothie, a kind of slushy.  Oh another resolution from my motivating mentor, Martha Stewart as found in her new book Power Foods; I will try to fill my 2011 dinner plate with 1/2 vegetables, 1/4 whole grains, and 1/4 lean protein.

Real Food really does Taste Better and Bonus… you Feel Better!  Happy 2011

adapted from Whole Living January 2011

16 oz. frozen organic strawberries

1 cup unsweetened pomegranate juice

1 cup water

1.  Combine all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth