My green smoothie

I try to have a green smoothie every morning.

Basic ingredients - Greens + fruit + vegetables(optional) + a little fat

Lettuce
Banana
half a beetroot
little seaweed
Dash of lemon and ginger
half a teaspoon of coconut oil


So whats on the right? They are 2 varieties of Purslane. They are good source of Omega-3 fatty acids. And the grass is Durva grass (what is kept for Ganesha). It is also known as Bermuda grass. Dogs/cats tend to eat this when they fall sick. So where did I get this? Oh just look around, these are weeds and you can find it in your garden or in your pots. I never knew about this and would de-weed my garden. Now these are wild foods, they are way more nutritious than the ones that are grown by humans.

In greens you can add anything available. Palak(Spinach), Moringa leaves (Drumstick leaves) , pudina(mint), coriander/ Dill leaves (sabaske soppu in Kannada). I tried moringa leaves raw recently, so I took them very little.This is what I was saying before. Don't think you cannot get raw foods locally. All these are easily available in India. Else where they use Kale, Celery, lettuce, mustard greens and many more. If you know any other greens that can be consumed raw, please let me know. India has huge variety of greens and I would love to learn about them.

Other ingredients that you can add
Flax seeds (Agasi in Kannada), carrots, apples, honey, and wild greens, chlorella, Spirulina , Ashwagandha, olive oil.

Raw shopping at Russel market

How colorful can it get? Imagine you are going to get all those colors along with their vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants into you! Your life will get as colorful & radiant as these vegetables & fruits!

How true .. food is your medicine & medicine your food.

Where did I buy all this ? I went to Russel market in Shivajinagar one early Sunday morning. This was my first visit and I should say it is a heaven for raw foodists. You need to go very early like before 8am to get  Lettuce, Asparagus, Bok-choy, Brussel sprouts, Zucchini etc. All these are sold to the restaurants in bulk so by 8am these veggies go out of stock. I was the only retail buyer here.

Coming to fruits there is a shop solely for butterfruits (Avocados)! You also get seasonal fruits like mangoes, pears, grapes and some exotic ones like Mangostean, Figs, cherries, plums, Kiwi. There are lot of fruits I still need to discover here.

The more local veggies that can be eaten raw like Beetroot, Carrots, Bell peppers(Capsicum), Kohlrabi are also available. While selecting vegetables and fruits include a lot of variety and color. Include green, red and yellow Bell-peppers. Green and Yellow Zucchinis.

You also get a wide variety of local greens but I restricted from buying them because I don't eat non vegetarian food and there is a meat market close to this. However, I could not resist from buying fresh Lettuce, Chinese cabbage as I don't get it easily else where in Bangalore.