Almond Date Shake – We Love God!

Neither can we say the disciples were “seeker sensitive.” In Luke 10:10-16 Christ gave seventy of His most faithful followers specific instructions to symbolically “shake the dust from their feet” as a rebuke to those who do not accept the gospel. He doesn't tell them to try a different method, revise their message, or buddy-up to the people in an effort to win them over. Instead they were to do exactly as Christ had commanded, preaching the gospel He had declared and ministering in His name, no matter what the result. And what about Paul? Hear again Galatians 1:10: “For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a servant of Christ.” Instead of seeking to be a people-pleaser, the true disciple, and thus the true worshipper, mirrors Christ's uncompromising zeal to please the Father.

Bill Izard

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits		Beverages, Fitness, Fruits, Low-fat	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Orange juice, freshly
		squeezed
1/2		Ripe banana
2	t	Raw unsalted almond butter
1/4	c	Chopped pitted dates
1/4	t	Pure vanilla extract
1/4	t	Pure almond extract
2		Ice cubes, up to 3
1	T	Raw bran, optional

INSTRUCTIONS

Alive with enzymes, this super drink combines high-energy and protein.
Great for weight-gain programs, too. You can cut some calories and
carbs by ommitting the dates.  Whir everything in a blender at high
speed for about 30 seconds.  Per shake: 513 calories; 12 g protein, 17
g fat, 78 g carbohydrate  Nuts to you: Raw nuts (or seeds) and raw nut
butters, available in  health-food stores, are an excellent way to get
a spectrum of  vitamins, minerals, protein and the hard-to-get
essential fatty acids  in their natural state. If that precious oil
forms at the top of the  nut butter, don't pour it off. Stir it back in
with a butter knife.  Keep refrigerated.  Source: Joe Weider's Muscle &
Fitness 5/91 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest  V1 #1066 by "M. Hicks"
<nitro_ii@email.msn.com> on Jan 31, 1998

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 303 Calories From Fat: 8 Total Fat: <1g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 18.6mg Potassium: 1031.8mg Carbohydrates: 75.9g Fiber: 6.4g Sugar: 56.9g Protein: 3.9g