Best Coffee EVER!

[Ginger]

The official drink of superheroes everywhere! :D

Ingredients:
Cacao powder
Fo-Ti (Ho Shou Wu)
Maca
Lucuma
Yacon
Agave
Vanilla bean
Nutmeg
Cashews
Ice
Water

Try to contain your exitement :D
Grab your blender and add:
a scoop of cacao powder
add a few capsules of Fo-Ti, minus the capsules!
a scoop of maca
a tbsp of lucuma
a squirt of yacon
a squirt of agave
1/4 inch vanilla bean
dash of nutmeg
handful of cashews
cup of ice
cup or so of water

Chocolate sauce for lining the glass and topping the drink:
cacao and a capsule of ho shou wu & a dash of sea salt mixed with agave.

Pics:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/RVMsSanctuary/FooD/superfood_coffee.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/RVMsSanctuary/FooD/Sonja_superfood_coffee.jpg
Sonja called herself the Chocolate Princess yesterday!

[Anabbytree]

This sounds unbelievable! I cannot wait to try it, it looks so divine!

[Ginger]

oops! Posted this in the wrong forum! MODs can you please move this to the recipes.. sorry :o

[Ginger]

This sounds unbelievable! I cannot wait to try it, it looks so divine!

It is all I want to eat anymore LOL! The bliss feeling you get from it is so amazing, it is the ultimate COMFORT food! :D

[GHOST27M]

Way off the subject but your daughter looks just like you!!!!

or if that is not your pic and that is some one elses kid disregard!

[wyjoz]

WoW! this is unbelievable ! I was @ Barnes & Noble and my Starbucks longings/cravings were really pulling/shoving me to get Iced Latte. (I won !) did not go to Starbucks ! and I come home and here it is. Thank you !

Question: can this be made without; FO TI ?

According to Chinese herbal medicine, Fo Ti is used to invigorate the kidneys and liver, and serve as a tonic to increase overall vitality. In China, Fo-Ti ...
http://www.raysahelian.com/fo-ti.html or is it necessary for flavor? anything else can be substituted? off on another hunt ! Searching the city for Lucuma! which store would have it??????????? Joz

[LearningDaily]

Haha, I don't know what half of those ingredients are.

Off to hit up Google.

[Eva]

I haven't heard of half that stuff either, but it does look really appetizing! I may also google some of that stuff, but if I do the shake minus the stuff I've never heard of, would it still be pretty good? If not, I may (sadly) pass just because it could end up being a $50 drink three weeks from now!

[Ginger]

Thanks that is me & my daughter! :D

You NEED the ho shou wu! You can get it in any health food vitamin type store for less then 10 bucks a bottle!

The main stuff you need for this drink is the cashews, cacao, ho shou wu, sweetner & a dash of nutmeg! :D

[Ginger]

Ho shou wu is not only for flavor, it inhances the cacao like you wouldn't believe! It is like drinking extacy!!!

[barose]

It is like drinking extacy!!!

In that case....I think Ill order a truck load!

[wyjoz]

barose: after the trucker unloads at your place please send him my way? truck full of course !





wow; I need need extacy !

[Dj 247]

I thought that was you after drinking the super drink! :D

[exurb]

WOW, it takes years off you! Makes you look so youthful!!

Must add it to my morning regime.

A place near me sells plants of the Fo-Ti. I'm not familiar with it, can you tell us what all you know about it, what it tastes like, etc.

[rawstrawberry]

LOL

You (dj247) so funny!!

Looks Yummy!! (i actually haVE all the ingredients...)

[LightLover]

bupming up

ll

[wyjoz]

No one has Lucuma ! even Sunfood Nutrition ! (Well UK advertises it for sale !!) LOL WOW!

[LightLover]

www.detoxyourworld.com has lucuma (it is in GB)

LL

[Ginger]

No one has Lucuma ! even Sunfood Nutrition ! WOW!

That's because I bought it al! hahahahaha ok so I did stock up around xmas.. :D

[lavendarJ]

Can't wait to try this drink out on my nieces when I have some extra money for the ingredients

[LightLover]

Rawveganmom, are you also familiar with mesquite?
Could also be nice in shakes.

LL

[SmilingRawDancer]

I'm SO GOING TO MAKE this as soon as I can find Lucuma.
Is the yacon necessary, or can I just use all agave?
I bought the Ho Shou Wu today! Yayy one ingredient down.
I just need:
Cacoa
Lucuma
Yacon
Cashews.

Bammm

[Ginger]

Nope the yacon is not a nescesity at all. I just like to add it for extra flavor. I think I only have a drop left anyway lol.

LOVE mesquite! I'm having a superfood hemp protein medicinal mushroom blah blah stuff frozen blended chai lined with chocolate syrup right now that had mesquite in it too! :D

[Ginger]

SRD, make it with what you have right now! Lucuma is not essential! You have the main flavor there with cacao, ho shou wu, sweetner & cashews :D

[SmilingRawDancer]

Yayy!!! *Glee*

I'm off to guzzle!

[LightLover]

Nope the yacon is not a nescesity at all. I just like to add it for extra flavor. I think I only have a drop left anyway lol.

LOVE mesquite! I'm having a superfood hemp protein medicinal mushroom blah blah stuff frozen blended chai lined with chocolate syrup right now that had mesquite in it too! :D

* Do you mean Chia seed? I hope so, otherwise this would again be a new ingredient for many of us. :D

ll

[Ginger]

Nope, I never tried chia seed actually. I mean Chai like as in a chai tea latte drink. Like the stuff you get at Starbucks but my version has no caffiene (tea) and is RAW :D

[Anabbytree]

RVM-

I'm still stocking up on the ingredients! Where do you get your lucama?

Abby

[wyjoz]

That's because I bought it al! hahahahaha ok so I did stock up around xmas.. :D


You'll just have to dole up little beggies of it and send it to all of us ! tada ! Please??? At least for one Best Coffee Ever. Joz

[wyjoz]

RVM-

I'm still stocking up on the ingredients! Where do you get your lucama?
Abby

I finally ordered some from here:http://www.rawveganbooks.com/product_info.php?ref=6&products_id=1001301&affiliate_banner_id=1

[Ginger]

I always get mine from sunfoodnutrition.com

If you wanna come to my house I will make you a coffee but i'm not parting with my lucuma any other way LOL! You know that stuff makes the most awesome 'nougat' like in candy bars! I mix it with a little cacao & some agave! Dash of sea salt. YUM. I eat that by itself sometimes it's so good!

[LightLover]

Ah, I did google it, Chai is a kind of Indian spice mix, must be great with
all the rest of the ingredients.

RawVeganMom, are you inspired by Shazzie, because she also uses many
superfood-ingredients in shakes?
You both look very energized, so I think it works

Ho Shou Wu works also for reversing grey hair, do you perhaps know if this is so when taken inside the body or apllied on the hair itself?

Thanks, LL

[Ginger]

Thanks! I feel SO very energised now! :D actually I started messing around with superfoods on a regular basis only a week or so ago after reading in the thebestdayever.com forums (David Wolfe's site) about how the properties if cacao are not only enhanced, but actually need to be eaten with ho shou wu to get certain benefits. I kept hearing about medicinal mushrooms & other superfoods on the downloadable audio recordings & videos there so I was curious to try them out. I read some of Shazzies journals & checked out her site a couple years back but didn't realise just how great she was until I saw her you tube videos the other day! Now I am totally inspired to get some hemp leaf powder and try out some recipes with that too! I found out you can get it in the US at rawguru.com!

Yes the ho shou wu is eaten for restoring natural hair color. You can even find it in dried chips in China Town if you are lucky! They are supposed to taste very good! Just remember when buying your ho shou wu to make sure it is light tan in color & not dark like it's shown on shazzies video. The dark stuff is not raw, it's black bean prepared.

[SchoolOfRAWk]

Your daughter is the CUTEST.

And is that coffee blend from teeccino?

[VeggieMel]

thanks. I had never heard of fo-ti or lucuma.

[Ginger]

Your daughter is the CUTEST.

And is that coffee blend from teeccino?

Thanks! :D Not sure if I am understanding your question? Did I use teechino in my coffee recipe? Nope, just a bunch of superfoods I had laying around LOL

[Ginger]

thanks. I had never heard of fo-ti or lucuma.

I never heard of fo-to either until recently. It's been around a long time though. I found out about lucuma last year on rawfood.com.

[trinity082482]

make me a batch and ship it FED-EX by cooler lol :D

[Ginger]

hmmm.. if you can do the ice & water part.. I could prolly bag up & sell the mix! :D

[Anabbytree]

GUESS WHAT? Sunfood has Lucuma back in stock!

I ordered some, yay!


Almost got all of the ingredients!

[SuziS]

Oh, this sounds really good! So did you get the subscription on thebestdayever website? That looks very interesting.

[Ginger]

thebestdayever.com is SO PHENOMINAL I cannot recomend it highly enough! That is the best money I ever spent seriously! At first I was just going to buy the month & download everything then cancel.. but now I will definitly continue on as long as it exists! :D


Woohoo that's great lucuma is back! :D

[SuziS]

okay, now I have to do it! I was on the fence about it!

[LightLover]

thebestdayever.com is SO PHENOMINAL I cannot recomend it highly enough! That is the best money I ever spent seriously! At first I was just going to buy the month & download everything then cancel.. but now I will definitly continue on as long as it exists! :D


Woohoo that's great lucuma is back! :D
--
RVM: can you give a description of the Lucumataste?
Soon, it will be available in Amsterdam (just 10 minutes cycling for me!)
and I want to check the quality by then, I already have the light colour as criterium.
--
thanks, LL

[Ginger]

The light color is for the ho shou wu, I think all lucuma is light in color though? It tastes.. um.. like nougat LOL! It's kinda like a maple flavor.

[LightLover]

Yes, wrong connection; the light colour is for the ho shou wu.
I will take notice of the taste and let know in this thread, when it is so far.

LL

[Stina]

Cute-everyone's all wired! I hope you entered this heavenly concoction in the recipe contest. I'm looking forward to gathering the ingredients for this.

[Ginger]

LOL! :D Yep sure did!

Just a heads up.. I found a huge box of Ho Shou Wu chips in China Town today for 3 bucks!! :D :D :D

[Ginger]

Oh & this is off topic but they had 5lb bags of goji berries for 20 bucks too! :D

[Solace]

Thanx, I will try this asap ! + Yes your little girl is a real dolly, very sweet.:)

[wyjoz]

[QUOTE=RawVeganMom;296714
Just a heads up.. I found a huge box of Ho Shou Wu chips in China Town today for 3 bucks!! :D :D :D[/QUOTE]

oh boy are you going to invent a way for us to smoke those 'ho shou wu chips ? Can't wait LOL
Joz

[Ginger]

Joz.. OMG... The latest drink I made is so simple & REALLY REALLY GOOD too! :D

Chocolate Hazlenut Coffee

Make hazlenut milk. Use it for the drink base.
Add a scoop of cacao.
Add a small handfull of Ho Shou Wu chips.
Add some sweetner.
Add ice.

Blend & drizzle your glass with chocolate syrup before pouring it in! OMG!! YUM!!

[LightLover]

Oh & this is off topic but they had 5lb bags of goji berries for 20 bucks too! :D

How is the opinion in the Us about food from China?
I personally would only eat a table from China, but no food.
(they say chinese eat everything with legs, except a table)

LL

[wyjoz]

I think the expression is "everything that CRAWLS" ? LOL except the table legs ! Joz

[PixieLed]

My boyfriend is Chinese and I've been buying chinese goji berries for awhile. They are much cheaper, think $3 for a 1/2 pound bag. I don't know whether the berries are organic, whether they are really raw or not... but as a student it fits my budget much better!

My boyfriend always says that raw fooders are just eating all Chinese food raw (minus the non-vegan stuff). Because we have the coconuts, the durians, the gojis, the seaweed, the greens, etc. I think it's quite awesome actually. :)

[Ginger]

My fav place to shop is China Town because I can find so many unusual plants & things.. like these:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/RVMsSanctuary/FooD/china_town_produce.jpg
Lemongrass, lime leaves, taro leaves, I don't even know what the other ones are LOL

If I stuck to just my regular supermarkets I would have practically no variety. It's the same old common stuff i've seen my whole life & it never changes. I hope to move somewhere that I can grow most of my foods!

[LightLover]

Do you blend the taro leaves..?;)

LL

[Ginger]

I have no idea! I just got them yesterday so I am going to google them a bit before I use them, but I was thinking they would be great for wraps!

[Ginger]

Aw shucks...


Using taro leaf
Taro leaves must be boiled for at least 45 minutes before consuming. Why? Because small, crystal-like pieces of calcium oxalate irritate the mouth and tongue when not fully cooked. Even then, some irritation may be noted.

[Ginger]

Here is my latest: MINT CHOC CHIP COFFEE

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/RVMsSanctuary/FooD/mint_choc_chip_coffee.jpg

close up of the 'choc chips'
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/RVMsSanctuary/FooD/mint_choc_chip_coffee_closeup.jpg

[LightLover]

Guess, which vegetable is number 1 on nutritiondata.com, for optimum health?
:)

LL
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268 Better Choices for Optimum Health
from Vegetables and Vegetable Products

Click on food for nutrition facts & analysismatches 1-50 of 268
Vegetables and Vegetable Products
# Rating Food Name
001 5.0 Taro leaves, cooked, steamed, without salt
002 5.0 Asparagus, frozen, unprepared
003 5.0 Horseradish-tree leafy tips, raw
004 5.0 Dock, raw
005 5.0 Alfalfa seeds, sprouted, raw
006 5.0 Turnip greens, frozen, unprepared
007 5.0 Dock, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
008 5.0 Kale, frozen, unprepared
009 5.0 Squash, zucchini, baby, raw
010 5.0 Mustard greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
011 5.0 Jute, potherb, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
012 5.0 Turnip greens and turnips, frozen, unprepared
013 5.0 Chives, freeze-dried
014 5.0 Sweet potato leaves, raw [Sweetpotato leaves]
015 5.0 Lambsquarters, raw
016 5.0 Collards, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
017 5.0 Horseradish-tree, leafy tips, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
018 5.0 Turnip greens, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
019 5.0 Pokeberry shoots, (poke), raw
020 5.0 Celtuce, raw

[Ginger]

THAT is VERY interesting... Thanks!! :D

[LightLover]

It ireally is, please let us know how they taste, and how you prepared them :confused: .



LL

[Anabbytree]

Rawveganmom-

I hate to sound so helpless, but before I start messing with recipes on my own I like to make them the way the originator did at least once.

That said, about how much is a "scoop" in your recipes?

Thank you!
Abby

[Ginger]

The scoop of maca is the little scoop that comes in the container when you buy it, I think it's like a tsp maybe? The scoop of cacao is prolly somewhere around a big heaping tbsp or so. I really do have to start measuring my recipes better, I just eyeball stuff.

[Ginger]

Oh yeah I made the taro leaves.. so far Idon't think there's a way to eat them raw though. Even after boiling them twice it still made my mouth & throat hurt. I only had a few bites just to try them. First I boiled them with water & salt. Then I made some coconut milk & chopped an onion and boiled them in that with a little more salt. They have a very interesting flavor. It was seriously one of the best foods i've ever tasted. It did give me an idea to make a similar dish raw but the leaves have such a special flavor..

[Anabbytree]

Thank you!

[LightLover]

So you boiled for at least 30 minutes the taro leaves I guess?

LL

[Ginger]

It said 10 minutes but I kept tasting a bit and it kept stinging so I must've left it on for close to 20 or more minutes at least. Maybe it is longer? Where did you hear 30? I may try this one more time lol.

[spiralgirl]

RawVeganMom,

I'm drooling over your coffee photos. They all look amazing. I'll have to look for some of the ingredients.

[VeganDiva]

I am sitting here at 6:30 in the morning studying and was in serious need of something like this!

I was so excited to make the stuff that I went right to my kitchen to whip something up. The only ingredients I had, however, were the Cacao, maca, agave, (obviously ice and water too!), and nutmeg.

Hmmm...must get creative...neeeeed this drink....

So instead, I used a young coconut meat instead of cashews (I really need to go and replenish my cashew stock!) and the coconut water instead of regular water.

YUM!!!!! The nutmeg really made my morning! The coconut made the drink pretty sweet already so I used very little agave.
It's just like a bad-for-you starbucks drink...but it's GOOD-FOR-YOU!!!!!

Thanks RawVeganMom for the inspiration!

[LightLover]

It said 10 minutes but I kept tasting a bit and it kept stinging so I must've left it on for close to 20 or more minutes at least. Maybe it is longer? Where did you hear 30? I may try this one more time lol.

Hmm, don't know where I have read this. Maybe Google?

Oh, today I bought my first Lucuma in Amsterdam, 16oz for 16.20 euro, that's also a very nice price I think.

[spiralgirl]

RawVeganMom,

Okay I made this morning but minus some ingredients and it was still divine but not as thick as yours.

I used about 1 cup of fresh almond/cashew milk I made
1/4 of a vanilla bean
1-2 TBSP of raw honey
1 banana
couple grates of fresh nutmeg
1 TBSP of cocoa powder
1/4 cup of water

Then I blended it up and boy was it heavenly. The problem was I wanted about 10 more glasses of it. I think I may have found a place where I live that has the Fo-Ti and Lacuma. Also will look for the other things too. The thing was I wanted to try it this morning for breakfast, that's why I threw the banana in there.

Yummers!

[smarison]

Were can I get all these ingredients? Health food store?
capsules of Fo-Ti, minus the capsules!
a scoop of maca
a tbsp of lucuma
a squirt of yacon
Thanks

[Ginger]

Health food or vitamin shop will have the fo-ti also called ho shou wu. If you're on a budget get the chips in China Town, it's only 3 bucks vs about 10 at a vitamin shop.

The maca & lucuma I got from sunfoodnutrition.com Same with yacon but the yacon is not an essential part it just goes well if you have it on hand.

[Ginger]

Then I blended it up and boy was it heavenly. The problem was I wanted about 10 more glasses of it.
Yummers!

hahahaha SAME HERE!! :D Especially at first I wanted it all day long! Now i'm good with maybe twice a day.. I will have to try banana now that sounds good!~

My latest creation was a white chocolate peanutbutter drink! Going to make the fudge to match! Also mint chocolate chip is REALLY good, I think that may be my fav at the moment! :D

[Solace]

i have not had the chance to make this drink yet, i am completely outa cocao right now !!!!! = :mad: very depressing:(

[Ginger]

VeganDiva that sounds GREAT!!! Wow! :D

[Ginger]

i have not had the chance to make this drink yet, i am completely outa cocao right now !!!!! = :mad: very depressing:(
I'm so sorry for your loss, how are you able to get by? :eek: :D

[Solace]

I'm so sorry for your loss, how are you able to get by? :eek: :D
barely breathing:( :rolleyes:

[Ginger]

I would bring you a glass but dang it's just a little far :(

[Solace]

I would bring you a glass but dang it's just a little far :(:( http://www.chicagorooter.com/BABY_CRYING.gif

[Ginger]

AWWWWWWWW http://i10.tinypic.com/4kclmib.gif

[spiralgirl]

hahahaha SAME HERE!! :D Especially at first I wanted it all day long! Now i'm good with maybe twice a day.. I will have to try banana now that sounds good!~

My latest creation was a white chocolate peanutbutter drink! Going to make the fudge to match! Also mint chocolate chip is REALLY good, I think that may be my fav at the moment! :D

RawVeganMom,

Oh your creations sound absolutely divine.

Question for you? Are the Fo-Ti, Lacuma, Yacon, and Maca all in powder form? Is that how you use them? I saw Maca at a grocery store I shop at so I know I can get that one? And I've seen Yacon as a syrup that was like $30.00 for a tiny bottle(I know you said that wasn't necessary though)? Just wondering if yours was a powder type.

Realize mine wasn't thick as I didn't use any ice in it so that would help next time. Also made the cashew milk first and strained through a nut milk bag.

[Ginger]

Thanks so much! The cashew is the only nut I find I don't need to strain, all others so far yes!

The maca, lucuma & fo-ti are all in powder form unless you get the fo-ti chips in China Town. They make the little chips in the mint chip version & just add nice texture to the others. I like it.

Yacon is a sweet very strong flavored syrup, wow 30 bucks is alot! I bought mine a couple years ago and I don't use it much but it was onlt 12 or 14 bucks. Which is still alot for such a little bottle really.

[spiralgirl]

RawVeganMom,

Thanks for answering my question. Yeah I'm in Canada so I think that is why it was more and it was at a health food store that sells a lot of raw stuff.

[Solace]

RawVeganMom,

hey, I was just checkin out your website again = that video you have posted with Davd Wolfe is awesome ! Thanx :D http://therawpath.com/videos.html

[spiralgirl]

RawVeganMom,

Here is my creation this morning after seeing your neat photos of this drink:

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k186/foofooberry/DSCN0053.jpg
Side view, this one was for my sister

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k186/foofooberry/DSCN0054.jpg
Top view

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k186/foofooberry/DSCN0055.jpg
This was mine, side view

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k186/foofooberry/DSCN0056.jpg
Top view

[spiralgirl]

RawVeganMom,

Okay this is funny, but I went around China town today looking for Lacuma chips and didn't find any. Then I come back on here and read it's Fo-Ti chips I wanted. LOL:D

What do Fo-Ti chips look like? Are they like a chocolate chip or do they look like a potato chip. I'm heading down there tomorrow again to go to my favourite herb place so I'll look around then.

[Ginger]

Thanks Solace! I am going to add more of my fav's there later today!

SpiralGirl they might not know what you are asking for unless you call it Ho Shou Wu. It says Fo-Ti on the ones in health food stores but it is more commonly known as Ho Shou Wu. I found it in a little chinese vitamin shop called gingeng co. or something like that, not in the regular chinese grocery store.

Here is a picture of the box of chips:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/RVMsSanctuary/FooD/ho_shou_wu.jpg

Love your pics!! :D They look pink! Did you use strawberries or gojis or something?

[spiralgirl]

SpiralGirl they might not know what you are asking for unless you call it Ho Shou Wu. It says Fo-Ti on the ones in health food stores but it is more commonly known as Ho Shou Wu. I found it in a little chinese vitamin shop called gingeng co. or something like that, not in the regular chinese grocery store.

Love your pics!! :D They look pink! Did you use strawberries or gojis or something?

RawVeganMom,

Oh thank you for the photo. I did a lot of looking today but at Chinese grocery stores and of course looking for Lacuma chips. What a hoot.

Good to know they are at a Chinese Vitamin shop because I passed one today that I'd never noticed before so I'll check it out tomorrow.

I think my camera made it look pinker than it was. It was a medium brown shade but I did put cherries in there too. It was so exciting making the syrup part and drizzling it in the glasses. You should have seen me all happy and thrilled with myself. I brought it to my sister to surprise her and she loved it.

[Eilene]

I was wondering if anyone knows how much to take of Ho Shou Wu. I have the liquid extract & the extract powder.

[Ginger]

I just listen to my body, but I found this online!

http://www.herbaltransitions.com/materiamedica/Polygonum.htm

And i've heard David Wolfe mention eating 30 capsules worth before going to a party on different occasions because it makes you feel so good! :D

[Eilene]

RVM...Thanks so much. I want to start taking it tomorrow. Now I know how much to take. How much do you take?

[Ginger]

No prob! Handfull of the chips and maybe around 2-6 capsules a day I think. I don't really measure I just eyeball stuff and use it for flavor :D

I love your website!! Gorgeous clothes! And the dogs crack me up they are so cuuuuute!

[mblessed]

Hi there RawVeganMom, I am gathering the ingredients for this awesome sounding coffee. I can hardly wait to try it. I have actually been following many of your posts on the different forums, and wanted to say that my husband and I also joined the bestdayever about 3 weeks ago. Would love to email you sometime! Anyway back to the best coffee ever my question is about the fo-ti. I really want to get a really good package (not capsules) of organic, and I know you said on another thread to get the light not the dark. MountainRoseHerbs has an organic, but i think it's the dark. Here is the link:
http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/bulkherb/f.html Do you think would be ok or can you point me in the direction of a different one.

On the Frontiers Herbs website their package of Fo-Ti said it "may" contain sulfites, so for me the organic would be best, to avoid the sulfite possibility and/or other chemical sprays.

Thank you for any help you may be able to give. I really enjoy following your posts!!!!!!! This is quite a journey we are on, isn't it? Have the best day ever!

Blessings and peace,

Marcia

[Ginger]

Hi! I looked at the link you posted and it says 'Cured with a black bean sauce' which means it is not raw. Try to get some that is not powdered down as well as the powdered version, you can use the chips to add the perfect texture to your mint chip coffee! Plus it goes very well with the best coffee ever too! :D

You can absolutely email me any time, ginger@therawpath.com, please put in the subject line something so I can tell you're not spam ;)

See ya around Marci! :D

[Eilene]

Thanks RVM! I have been slacking off lately on the posting end though as I spend too much time in this forum & on the iPhone forum.

[Ginger]

I hear ya! I'm on a handful of boards too! I just saw an ad for the iPhone, havn't checked it out yet though. You have one?

[Eilene]

I sure do & I LOVE it!!!

[mblessed]

RawVeganMom, I wanted to pop in and say thank you for your reply. Still looking for Fo-Ti chips, but I did find this if you would like to take a peek:
http://www.ckls4life.com/fot_ti_tieng.html I'd love to hear any thoughts you might have.

Thank you so much for your email address. I'm planning on emailing as soon as I get some time, maybe this weekend. My husband and I listened to more interviews tonight on the bestdayever, and it sure is interesting and infomative!

Have a fantastic day! By the way, your daughter is just adorable and beautiful! I had fun at her website! :)

Blessings and peace,

Marcia

[Ginger]

Marcia that site sounds great, just a little pricey. Do you have a China Town anywhere near you?

[mblessed]

RawVeganMom, unfortunately I don't (I'm in Western Massachusetts). Thanks for taking a peek at that site.

By the way, all your food on the photos thread looks fantastic! :) I'll email you soon.

Blessings and peace,

Marcia

[honeybee joy]

WoW! THANK YOU! This rawks! RVM you are a genius! I added cinnamon and nutmeg, and sprinkled some on top! Reminds me of Starbucks...with no guilt!

[Ginger]

Wow great minds think alike!! I sprinkled cinnamon on mine this morning! I always add nutmeg- YUM! :D

[GlimR]

RVM~
Thanks for posting the recipe and all the info..really turned me on to maca, mesquite, lucuma and fo-ti...have been reading about all of them and looking forward to seeing their benefits. Made my first drink this morning w/

almond mylk
frozen banana
cacao powder
fo-ti
lucuma
maca
mesquite
vanilla

smooth and very rich..deelicious!!

I read over your daughter's site...very cool...adorable videos..amazing what you can instill in a child...kudos to you~

[wyjoz]

I named this drink:

fo-ti coffee for me !


Have it everyday. Joz

[GlimR]

Hmnnnnnnnn...I made this at 8 am...am still no where near hungry~:)

[Eilene]

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this shake. I drink it everyday!!!

[Ginger]

Yeah it is so satisfying plus it's an appetite surpressant- what a great combo huh? :D

I stopped being lazy and just tossing in whole cashews, lately I make cashew/almond/sesame milk and use that! My fav is still the mint chip version with hazlenut milk and mint leaves. If you want something really rich and decadant- try white chocolate/vanilla bean/peanuts!

Thanks GlimR- it's amazing the stuff she knows about! She tells my friends and my brothers about the food they eat in front of her sometimes- it's hilarious to hear a four year old tell you that your food is too processed and artificial and you need to eat more fruits and salads to be healthy! LOL

[kristi7mark]

This is my teens' favorite drink now! They beg me to make it almost every day. I have been sharing this recipe and teaching everyone who will listen about superfoods.

Thanks for sharing!:)

[wyjoz]

RawVeganMom: please give give more proportions/directions for this:

""""""If you want something really rich and decadant- try white chocolate/vanilla bean/peanuts!"""" Thank You Please; Joz

[Ginger]

This is my teens' favorite drink now! They beg me to make it almost every day. I have been sharing this recipe and teaching everyone who will listen about superfoods.

Thanks for sharing!:)
Wow!! Too cool!! :D My mom gave up her Starbucks fix for this, she says it tastes better and makes her feel better! Yay!

[Ginger]

RawVeganMom: please give give more proportions/directions for this:

""""""If you want something really rich and decadant- try white chocolate/vanilla bean/peanuts!"""" Thank You Please; Joz

Ok trying to remember, only made it once because it was REALLY good but very rich so you can't drink alot at once.


Maybe a little less then 1/2 cup peanuts
a small chunk of white chocolate, like an inch by an inch maybe a little less
agave to sweeten
quarter inch vanilla bean
about 10 ho shou wu chips
2 capsules ho shou wu
big heaping teaspoon lucuma
level teaspoon of maca
pinch of sea salt
I also like to add in mushroom powder from the medicinal mushrooms for fun!

Comes out really light in color-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/RVMsSanctuary/FooD/vanilla_bean_white_cacao_coffee.jpg

[GlimR]

Ok...I know I am haunting this thread but I LOVE this stuff!!! Yesterday when I made it I didn't add any ice just the frozen banana which made it very creamy..today I aded the ice in addition to the banana and it is very frappey!!:D I also made the sauce to drizzle on today and man does that add a lot.hardens on the cold glass and drink like hot fudge sauce.
I'm in love!!!!:o

[wyjoz]

ah Thank You ! I'm shouting can you hear me??? Thank You!

My 4 y/o GD just asked for 'chocolate milk !!!!!!!!!!!!! talk about fo ti 4 me !!!!!! Joz

[Ginger]

I'm so jealous right now! I broke my Vita-Mix, dang drive socket again- I seem to do this about once a year lol! So i'm waiting for my replacement in the mail and I had to use my old blender for backup.. man I do not know why these things are even sold, they are worthless!!! It needs to be watered down so much just to blend and I have to stop every 2 seconds to stir the stuff! I miss my Vita-Mix..... :(

I almost think the sauce is the best bart! I love the way it hardens to the glass and it is sooo good with it! I add a decent amount of salt to my chocolate sauce- makes it really good!! Plus I add medicinal mushroom powder and ho shou wu! :D

[ChaiLife]

Rawveganmom,
Love your recipes and web site and your daughter is just the cutest.

Please educate me about these medicinal mushrooms. I have access to a lot of Asian markets in the area but I have no idea what most of the stuff is. They have entire aisle of just dehydrated shrooms and seaweeds. I am still on the lookout for those ho shou wu chips though.:cool:

BTW, that picture of your daughter with a jackfruit..did y'all buy it? Our local Asian markets have them like that right now. Are they good?

Kelly

[GHOST27M]

WOW, it takes years off you! Makes you look so youthful!!

Must add it to my morning regime.

A place near me sells plants of the Fo-Ti. I'm not familiar with it, can you tell us what all you know about it, what it tastes like, etc.

THats what I though !!!! I almost left work to go get some NOW!!!

but then I saw it was her Daughter

[Stina]

Hey, do you throw in the entire chunk of vanilla bean or do you take the seeds out or anything? thanks

[Ginger]

Thanks! :D

I'm not an experst on the medicinal mushrooms, i'm just starting to get into them after hearing some AMAZING things about them on David Wolfe's thebestdayever.com site!

Here's a neat link-
http://www.rawrob.com/2007/02/12/david-wolfe-on-superfoods/


We did buy that jackfruit! I'm eating some now, I saved some in my freezer.. mmm.. orange pineapple jackfruit smoothie! :D

Yep I just cut my vanilla bean with scissors and toss the whole thing in.

[Ginger]

Just found this:

He Shou Wu, Sometimes known as Fo-Ti Root (Fo Ti or Ho Shou Wu also)

Lifts mood and increases physical energy in a noticeable way whilst also helping to calm anxiety and help with sleep. Many users report ecstatic feelings. It is also used to restore hair colour and thickness over time. It is said to improve memory and be anti-aging and is taken by many Chinese to promote longevity. It strengthens the liver and kidneys and is used for diabetes and a fertility tonic for women.

[GlimR]

At 50, I am hoping the fertility benefit will just pass me by!!!:rolleyes:

Had to bump this...this is by far the best raw thing I have ever had or made! I was so exhausted this afternoon. I run a family day care program and have a huge walk in closet in my playroom/classroom...full to the very ceiling with stuff...Monday starts my new school year so I am in the middle of transforming the room from an infant/toddler room to a preschool classroom, with everything that entails....arghhhhhhhhh.I have every kind of thing you could possibly need for both and then some.........I got to the point where I could just about cry it is so overwhelming, but has to be done.

Tada.....Superfood Smoothie to the rescue!!!

Ok!!! Good to go!!!!

*doing the raw MACArina*:D

*leaving bouquet for RVM*

@)--`--,---------

[GlimR]

Other than the frozen eyeball I'm fine!!!!!!!!:p :p :p :p

*runs from room yelling*


Fo-Ti!!!!!!

[Ginger]

Thank you for that I am laughing so hard right now!! :D :D :D

[Ginger]

I was wondering........ I am getting the new site set up. I just got the domain name and i'm working on adding the content right now. It's going to be located at http://superfoodcoffee.com/ (thebestcoffeeever.com was taken so was bestcoffeeever.com lol)!

I was wondering if you guys who have tried it would be willing to write a testimonial about it including the flavor you tried and stuff like that? Or if I could copy some of your replies from this thread maybe? Pretty please with a cherry on top! :D

[kristi7mark]

RVM- just wanted to share with you~ a friend and I did a living foods "un-cooking" class the other day and I demonstrated your recipe. The ladies and kids there were blown out of the water by this drink. Starbucks, move over!

I make this for all of my teens' friends who come and visit and they all love it and I feel so good giving them something truly healthy!

Fell free to copy any replies I have posted to your site... can't wait to check it out.

[Ginger]

Wow!! That's so cool!! :D :D :D

[Ginger]

Made one this morning with caramel sauce too!

http://i16.tinypic.com/504lxn7.jpg

[bunnybunny]

Yummmmmm!

Remind me where you live again? LOL

[Ginger]

Yummmmmm!

Remind me where you live again? LOL

On cloud 9. Just look up and you will see me floating by! :D

[moonstar]

What is the technique to get the glass lined so beautifully with the syrup?

Thanks -

[Ginger]

I use a bottle of agave with a squeeze top! Just mix up some chocolate or caramel sauce and go to town! :D

[Raw Jewelrylady]

Just an AWESOME recipe! I made 2 yesterday & 1 1/2 today. I still don't have all the goodies, but the maca/cacao combo worked great for me.:) I got so much accomplished~no jitters/clear head-etc.

The taste is incredible. I did mine with Almond butter & almond extract or cashew butter & van. extract.

Thanks so much!

Lana

[ChaiLife]

I have ordered the lucuma and the maca and I think I can get the fo ti capsules at Whole Foods (none of the Asian markets had the chips!:mad: ). Can you tell me about how many of the fo ti capsules you used?

What did you use for the caramel swirl on top?

And how did youmake the mint chocolate chip? Gotta try that.

Thanks so much. I have been wanting to try this since you posted it.:)

[GreenPrince]

Ho shou wu is not only for flavor, it inhances the cacao like you wouldn't believe! It is like drinking extacy!!!
Ecstasy, of course...
I would say, that the recipe looks like a sort of mild to medium crack house smoothie...:)
Fo-ti-tieng and muskot are known hallucinogens, both are inducing visual distortions and a mild euphoria.


The alkaloids and other substances in maca, muskot and Fo-Ti (Ho Shou Wu) interact and reinforce the effect, the chemistry is complex. Avoid using the drink on a daily basis, especially not as a drink for children.

[ChaiLife]

Ecstasy, of course...
I would say, that the recipe looks like a sort of mild to medium crack house smoothie...:)
Fo-ti-tieng and muskot are known hallucinogens, both are inducing visual distortions and a mild euphoria.


The alkaloids and other substances in maca, muskot and Fo-Ti (Ho Shou Wu) interact and reinforce the effect, the chemistry is complex. Avoid using the drink on a daily basis, especially not as a drink for children.

NO WAY! COOOOOOLLLLLLL! :D :p Are you serious? Wow, always learning something new on this board. I need to go do some research now. No wonder it's the best coffee ever. hehe But seriously....are you serious?

[wyjoz]

At 50,*doing the raw MACArina*:

this is cute ! MACA rina !


I'm doing Fo-Ti for me; waltz ! Joz

[fairygirl]

yummmm....i had an iced coffee for dinner tonite, sooo good! :D

[Ginger]

Can you tell me about how many of the fo ti capsules you used?

What did you use for the caramel swirl on top?

And how did youmake the mint chocolate chip? Gotta try that.



I use minimum of 2 capsules, sometimes a add up to 6 :D

Caramel swirl was agave, mesquite & maca with a dash of sea salt I think.. lucuma might go good in there but I was out at the time.

Mint chip was made with hazlenut milk instead of cashew and the chips are the he shou wu chips. I added a small handful of mint leaves. Comes out looking just like mint chip ice cream if you make it thick! Only not the fake green color lol.

[Ginger]

Just an AWESOME recipe! I made 2 yesterday & 1 1/2 today. I still don't have all the goodies, but the maca/cacao combo worked great for me.:) I got so much accomplished~no jitters/clear head-etc.

The taste is incredible. I did mine with Almond butter & almond extract or cashew butter & van. extract.

Thanks so much!

Lana
Wow good idea I have to try that sometime! :D I added your testimonial to the site :D Thanks! :D

[Ginger]

Ecstasy, of course...
I would say, that the recipe looks like a sort of mild to medium crack house smoothie...:)
Fo-ti-tieng and muskot are known hallucinogens, both are inducing visual distortions and a mild euphoria.


The alkaloids and other substances in maca, muskot and Fo-Ti (Ho Shou Wu) interact and reinforce the effect, the chemistry is complex. Avoid using the drink on a daily basis, especially not as a drink for children.

Yeah I can't spell to save my life lol, can't be bothered with spell check either. :D

I have been adding kola nut powder to it recently as well as spirulina, chlorella and bee pollen. The kola nut powder is not recomended for an everyday thing but I love the flavor in there! The rest of the stuff seems to be safe as long as you don't overdo it. What is muskot?

[GreenPrince]

. What is muskot?

Sorry, I forgot to translate "muskot". That's nutmeg (Myristica fragrans).

[GreenPrince]

RawVeganMom,

You are really creative! Don't invent the wheel again... but I think you are into something better.
Cola nuts or guru nuts (Cola sterculiacea), Coca (Erythoxylum coca) and nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) were some of the original, basic ingredients in the welknown american softdrink CC.

Btw,
Fo-ti or Ho Shou Wu (Hydrocotyle asiatica minor) is marketed in Denmark, but forbidden in Sweden since more than 20 years. Some students drank a lot of it before an examination and got hallucinations.

[GreenPrince]

I didn't mean to offend or perturb you guys, but when you get euforic by this type of drinks, there are probably no unknown Vitamin X you lack, but you can suspect substances influencing the neurotransmittors in your brain. ;)

So what? Well, the effect decreases when you are grown into it. Natural tribes, uninfluenced by western culture, knew it and didn't use these substances daily, only for special rituals or sometimes for changing to an alternate state of consciousness in the frame of a spiritual development, like a shamanistic training.
Cacao in the rain-forrest, for instance, was used before hunting to increase the sensitivity and perception.

So what? It's like the ”coffee-effect”. People drink coffee when they are tired and get their energy back again. But it's an illusion - the tiredness is an abstinence reaction induced by the coffee-drinking habit. When you start drinking coffee you don't have this effect. After a while, when the ”coffee-receptors” have grown out on the cellmebrans, you get tired if you don't feed them with coffee. People who never drink coffee don't have this daily tiredness, especially not early in the morning. I write ”coffee-receptors”, because, and according to my opinion, caffeine can't be the only active substance in coffee. You never get the same effect from the caffeine in tea... the content of caffeine often is higher in tea.

Well, that said... If you like to use this type of stimulating drinks, please do it! Many of you have made the transition from SAD to raw and living food - and it's a giant leap! There are a lot of food and drinking habits you have to substitute. Be happy!

My real concern for that matter has a wider perspective. The 100 year vegetarian health movement was partly opposed and destroyed by the rising, biased health food shops. SAD-people thought it was hard to be a vegetarian, because you had to find a health food shop somewhere and buy expensive ”health food”, but in fact the real stuff was mainly in the ordinary groceries.

There is a similar relation between the raw food movement and commercial ”superfood”.
The real superfood is your daily, living food.

Play with your food.:) :)

[ChaiLife]

Greenprince,
That is an extremely interesting post. Are there certain books that you have read for this info? I never knew about the fo-ti bans and hallucinogenic properties. Actually i had never even heard of the substance before RVM posted her recipe.

So do you take any supplements? Or do you just eat raw foods? Just curious.

I did add 2 maca capsules and 4 fo-ti to my chocolate banana milkshake and did not feel any strange effects. But it was a very good drink! :)


Thanks for the added insight.
Kelly

[GreenPrince]

Thanks ChaiLife,

"Are there certain books that you have read for this info?"

Hard to say. I've read thousands of non-fiction books, but most of the information was from books and lects in cell biology and physiology.

I don't take any supplements, just raw food. Many years ago I tested supplements without any effect, so I decided to depend only on my food.;)

The individual sensitivity for this type of substances seems to have a wider range than for other substances, allergenes (allergy-causing agents) excluded.

[ChaiLife]

THANK YOU! I finally got to make this today. As soon as the UPS driver dropped off the ingredients I ran into the kitchen and whipped up a batch. It really is THAT good. Oh my gosh. I can't get over how yummy this is. And I added a TBS (heaping) of maca. :D THis is so yummy.

THANK YOU for coming up with this. It really is the best ever.

If you haven't made this, DO. It's so good.


Kelly

[Lay-Lay]

sounds delish and looks amazing!!!

[tinystrawberry]

that sounds soooo sooo good.
i wish i could make it, but i'd have to go shopping for like, all of those ingredients! ahaa
your daughter is beautiful :)

[ChaiLife]

It is so worth getting the ingredients. The main ones to have are the fo-ti, lucuma and maca. :) maca-rena! http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t179/LdawgRocks/thmacarena.gif

[Yeshia]

Hi Raw Mum

Sounds to die for but I have a question what are

Fo-Ti, minus the capsules!
a scoop of maca
a tbsp of lucuma
a squirt of yacon

I'm from Montreal and my health store had no clue can I buy online?

I'm desperate for coffee hehe

Yeshia:) :)

oxoxoxoxo

[GlimR]

I think I bought most online from sunfood nutrition...the maca, lucuma and mesquite....fo-ti capsules are usually in the herb section of the hfs~

[Yeshia]

Hello. Well after work I make my list and hurry off to the health store. I hadn't realized how much I missed coffee until i saw the recipe he he.

Well I got there and no list(on kitchen table) so with great improvisation and picking the sales girls brain here is what I ended up with lol

Cashew milk
ice cubes
half frozen banana
maca ($35.00 yow )
cocoa
vanilla bean and little agave

Yummy and still to die for I am enjoying it as i write this:D

and I will continue the search for the other real ingredients!!

So thank you for your inspitation:)

A satisfied yeshia

oxoxooxox

[Ginger]

Glad you like it! I made a new version today I like even better! It has hemp seeds, sesame seeds, cacao, he shou wu (powder and chips), maca, vanilla bean, ginseng, gotu kola, bee pollen, astragalus, chlorella, agave, ice, dash of organic coffee extract and water.

I blended it, strained it and poured it over ice!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/RVMsSanctuary/FooD/bcesd.jpg

[spiralgirl]

RawVeganMom,

That looks divine. I'm ready to reach out and grab it. :D Just got Lucuma today and tried this drink again and it tastes like peanut butter Yum.

[RawKnitster]

Can't thank you enough for this recipe!

Tried it yesterday and again today. Without the lucama and yacon as can't find it locally. Made it today with about 1/4 cup of cacao. WOW! It made me so happy! And kept me satisfied all day!

:D I COULD NOT STOP SMILING :D THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH! :D

[WendyLouWho]

I make it without the lucuma and it's still to die for. It really loses something for me without the fo-ti or maca, IMO.

I adore this coffee, but find I'm just replacing one addiction with another :o

[raweater]

I just made the original recipe, I didn't have the ingredients until I got my raw food order with Alissa's book recently. It's awesome, and like 600-800 calories! Real coffee has 0 calories, so it obviously cannot possibly give you any energy, only false energy that gets you even more tired later on.

[Rrose]

I don't think I have thanked you for this recipie, so, here's a shout out!!

THANK YOU!!!!!

I think this is great. Next time, I will strain it.

handful of soaked Sunseeds
coffee extract
vanilla extract
1 cup of teechino herb tea, brewed and cooled. Mocha flavored.
agave
stevia
fo ti
maca
Ice
lucuma was not found anywhere in any HFS in this town. Can you believe nobody even knew what it was???:eek: :eek:

[queenfluff]

Ramon nuts (or Mayan Breadnut) are supposed to be an excellent coffee sub esp for those trying to quit regular coffee. I know they are in teechino. You can also buy them roasted from http://www.rawganique.com/Food/Food-ramon-coffee-substitute.htm

A friend of mine gave me a bag of hers that she didn't want anymore but I haven't used it yet. I quit coffee many years ago.

There is also a roasted Maca they sell that is good coffee sub.

A friend of mine said he was able to find the ramon nuts raw and use it as a coffee sub. I haven't been to find them. Anyone know if you can buy them raw anywhere?

[ViolinCyndee]

Haha, I don't know what half of those ingredients are.

Off to hit up Google.


<---in the same boat! But that pic looks like it's worth the effort to find the ingredients!

[Elfie]

I made this over the weekend, minus the yacon, and it was lovely. We are not coffee drinkers but wanted to try it anyway. It has a delightful taste and I could keep the sweetness down, and the caramel flavour up! It kept my dh focused on his studies all evening. It is fab! Thank you!

Oh and BTW, a lot of the ingredients I had purchased from Nuts on Line. All raw, at a good price and you can not beat their customer service.

[Veganforlife]

Hi Raw Mum

Sounds to die for but I have a question what are

Fo-Ti, minus the capsules!
a scoop of maca
a tbsp of lucuma
a squirt of yacon

I'm from Montreal and my health store had no clue can I buy online?

I'm desperate for coffee hehe

Yeshia:) :)

oxoxoxoxo

My dear friend! We do NOT refer to living foods as foods to die for, but rather foods to LIVE for!

I haven't made this yet, but I'm gonna. Looks and sounds yum-oh!!!

[rawviveyourself]

yum!

i love maca and yacon - there is something so earthy and sweet about them.....especially in creamy cacao drinks... thanks for posting!

[Ginger]

I like to say it is simply to dine for :D

[AutumnBreezColordLeavz]

I am going to go get these off the wall items, I have the agave and nuts, the regular raw stuff, not the chinese stuff. Thought starbucks was expensive, if this is healthy and tasty I will be in trouble! :p

[MaineMomof4]

Way off the subject but your daughter looks just like you!!!!

or if that is not your pic and that is some one elses kid disregard!


I was thinking the same exact thing and then I saw your post, too funny :)

[Veganforlife]

I made this this morning and it's 'da bomb! SOOOOOO good! Yum-oh! Had to bump this up so others could get their 'fix' - LOL!!!

[Moretta]

I'm so anxious to try this. I will have to go and buy me some Fo-Ti capsules.

[RawKnitster]

I love this drink!!!!! I've had it with and without the special ingredients. It is still to "dine" for without the lucuma, fo-ti, and yacon.

If you've got cashews, cacao, and agave....don't wait any longer to try it!

[bigfish]

Looks very very nice...

[Ginger]

w00t. :D I'm having a version of this now with chocolate bliss (David Favors stuff) coconut butter, seed milk, gynostemma tea, vanilla bean & xylitol for a zero glycemic version!

[klomasius]

Bumping this and other great recipes for newbies in time for the holiday season!

[RawKnitster]

This is still one of my favorites. I don't have it very often, maybe once every 6-8 weeks. It is for when I need something really, really special. It is my GET HAPPY Food.

[christinajade]

Yum! I am definitely trying this one!

[T-Bird]

I make something very similar - not with ho shou wu (sp?) but will get some to try!

I use the young coconut flesh from my coconut water fix instead of cashews..... so each coconut is 2 beverages......

I do it 2 ways:

Just with the coconut flesh and water, and whirred up warm in the V for coffee like fix.

Or add in frozen bananas for a cold treat.


Yum-ola!

[T-Bird]

oh - my sweeteners are either date or honey, I don't go for those syrups.

Also put in some cinnamon.

I think it's so funny how people come up with similar recipes to fill in for their old favs!

[RawKnitster]

Still one of my favorites. Summer is finally here and I will be enjoying this frozen treat more often. I picked up a bottle of yacon syrup just for this. It works without the yacon, but it is better with it. :)

[Shels]

I love this drink!!!!! I've had it with and without the special ingredients. It is still to "dine" for without the lucuma, fo-ti, and yacon.

If you've got cashews, cacao, and agave....don't wait any longer to try it!

Wow, thanks for the tip! I've never even heard of those ingredients before, let alone seen them in the store. :rolleyes:

[RawKnitster]

I've been drinking this for over 2 1/2 years. Since going back to work full-time I've been drinking it every 2-3 days. Still my all-time favorite drink. Worth it to get and use all the ingredients in the original post. : )

[GlimR]

This really is delicious!

[garden granny]

I made this today for my breakfast, minus maca and the fo-ti (didn't have any), and it's delicious, I gave some to my co-worker and she begged for more, said it's like liquid bliss!....Can't wait to get some fo-ti and add to it. What do yall think?

[tolondontoparis]

Where does one get all these ingredients? I've never heard of some of them :(