{"id":398,"date":"2011-03-19T11:22:03","date_gmt":"2011-03-19T11:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=398"},"modified":"2012-08-22T13:12:16","modified_gmt":"2012-08-22T19:12:16","slug":"blueberry-sunset-slushie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=398","title":{"rendered":"Blueberry Sunset Slushie"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Blueberry<\/p>\n

Slushies are kinda disgusting\u2026completely gross. They\u2019re loaded with so much sugar and artificial colouring. But you know\u2026some people like them. They\u2019re too sweet for me, but on a warm day I can see how they\u2019d be remotely appealing. So I decided to upgrade the low life slushie to something actually nutritious and still really tasty. This is extremely kid-friendly\u2026and it\u2019s great for us who pretend not to like sugar in advancement of our health. Yah, I admit it. I love the taste of sugar. Confession time is over…<\/p>\n

Oh, and just so you know, this recipe is still a little high in natural sugars (which are actually good for you), but it\u2019s a good idea to balance this drink with a small protein snack to keep your blood sugars more stable. My excuse for protein with this drink was PB & J, which is probably pretty pathetic since the amount of PB on my toast was insignificant. Whatever. I give you permission to drink this any way you wish. It serves one, so double it up if you feel like sharing.<\/p>\n

Blueberry Sunset Slushie<\/h2>\n
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  1. 1 orange, peeled*<\/li>\n
  2. 1 tbsp. agave nectar<\/li>\n
  3. 1\/3 cup frozen blueberries<\/li>\n
  4. 2 tsp. maple syrup<\/li>\n
  5. 6 ice cubes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    *I left a bit of the white pith on the orange. This pith contains bioflavonoids which are great for you!<\/p>\n

    Blend the orange, agave, and 3 ice-cubes together. Set aside in a cup. Whirl up the blueberries, syrup, and the rest of the ice together. Now layer the orange and blueberry mixture together in a pretty glass. Add a straw and pretend you\u2019re in the Bahamas.<\/p>\n

    \"Blueberry<\/p>\n

    Nutritional Info:<\/strong><\/span> Cals: 209, Fat: .5g, Sodium: 2mg, Carbs: 53.5g, Sugars: 55g, Protein: 2g (+ about 171% of your daily vitamin C!)<\/p>\n

    Today:<\/span> Something special is up today. I\u2019m off to participate in a floor hockey tournament all day today, which should be fun. I have to say though, it\u2019s retarded to get up like at 5:00 a.m. in order to get to the gym in time. I worked out hard the last couple days so I\u2019m feeling really sore\u2026hopefully I\u2019ll get in the groove really quickly. Wish me luck!<\/p>\n

    Is there some sinful recipe that you`d like to see me try to make a healthy version of?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Slushies are kinda disgusting\u2026completely gross. They\u2019re loaded with so much sugar and artificial colouring. But you know\u2026some people like them. They\u2019re too sweet for me, but on a warm day I can see how they\u2019d be remotely appealing. So I decided to upgrade<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,232,1182,225,1066,8,4],"tags":[1185,1186,1187,1183,1184,1188,1189,88,87,1193,1192,248,1190,1191],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=398"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":407,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398\/revisions\/407"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}