Paleo Mayo

Many condiments are not considered paleo.  Hell, some aren't even considered edible!  I love mayo.  I grew up on Hellman's but it's definitely not the best thing out there.  Making your own mayo is so ridiculously easy that once you master the flavor, you won't want to buy it from the store anymore! The ingredients are basic.  You'll need a quart-sized mason jar and a submersible blender.

INGREDIENTS

In the mason jar add:
*1 cup of oil such as avocado or grapeseed (olive oil will produce a very strong flavor)
*1 raw egg
*2-3 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar
*1 teaspoon of sea salt or Himalayan salt

DIRECTIONS

Put your submersible blender right to the bottom of the jar and fire that fucker up!  Keep that shit blending until you see mostly white and very little oil.  When most of the oil in incorporated, stop the blender and give it a taste.  You might want to add more salt or vinegar or add some other shit like garlic powder, etc.  Blend some more, this time moving the blender up and down a little bit.  Store it in the fridge in the jar you made it in!

Sweet Potatoes In Smoothies

Growing up, the only time sweet potatoes showed up on my table was on a holiday.......usually Thanksgiving.  They were cooked in loads of butter and brown sugar. The result was a sweet, sticky, gooey mess. There was no way to hide the grossness. I never liked them and avoided them at all costs.  It was only just recently that a friend of mine suggested putting them in smoothies.  Shit!  I'll try anything!  Plus I also had my coach who willingly tries anything I make.  I was pretty fucking surprised to discover that putting them in smoothies didn't suck!

Sweet potatoes are distantly related to potatoes but unlike potatoes, they are not a nightshade plant, which is good news for those of us who have a hard time with nightshade veggies.  They have great nutritional content and the darker orange the flesh, the better they are!  They are a simple starch and are loaded with complex carbs, fiber, Vitamin C and betacarotene (the last two both increases when you cook them).  They also have potassium, calcium, vitamins B5 & B6, and manganese.

Cooking these tubers of love for use in smoothies is so easy!  Keep the skins on.  Chop them and throw them in a baking pan with some water and toss that shit in a 350 degree oven until they are soft. Check them every once in a while to make sure they aren't burning.  Once they are done, store them in the fridge or freezer.  If you freeze them, lay them out on a parchment covered baking sheet to freeze otherwise those little bastards will stick together and make your life hell trying to separate them!  Once they are solid, throw them in a freezer bag.