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Ok, so where I live has horrible reception so my posts are not being posted. Though I think I'm just going to quit this challenge and I'll revisit it maybe next year when I have more viewers, a better living situation, more funds for food, and a bigger kitchen lol.

I have lots of original recipes but I can't try them out first to make sure they taste good and if like to post recipes with photos and that's just not going to happen right now. Thank to those who wanted to participate in this challenge with me.

For Day 3, I will share a quick and easy Entree. The carrot is the star in this dish and garnishes perfectly over rice or mashed potatoes. Add a little garbanzo to the dish and you have your protein.

Carrot Sauttee
1/3 cup pureed carrot
1/8 cup garbanzo beans
1/8 cup chopped onions, fresh
1/8 cup chopped celery
1 cup fresh spinach
1 TBS salted butter

Instructions
1. Combined all ingredients together in a pan, place on stove on medium high
2. Sautee mixture until spinach reduces and other vegetables get a nice golden brown transparency to them.
3. Serve over rice or mashed potatoes.
4. Do not freeze.

This will be updated with nutritional facts and tips soon!

Day 2, today is a simple sweet drink made from carrots. If you have a juicer and want to make homemade carrot juice go ahead and do that. You will need 2 lbs of baby carrots to make this recipe. If you do not jave a kitchen weigher, Appx 45 baby carrots makes a pound. 1 lb of carrots makes 1/2 lb carrot juice. Do not discard the puree because we will be using that within the next couple of days.

Ingredients
16 oz of carrot juice
1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
1/8 tsp pure vanilla (optional)
1/8 tsp sugar or maple syrup*(optional)

*not waffle syrup. Pure 100% maple syrup

Instructions
1. Take a little cup and spoon and add a small amount of carrot juice, your cinnamon, and sugar and mix until all ingredients are dissolved
2. Add mixture to the rest of the carrot juice
3. Blend ingredients together until fully incorporated.
4. Serve chilled

NOTE: Carrot juice has a naturally sweet vanilla undertone with an earthy aftertaste. It's slightly sweet and earthy vanilla & carrot-y flavor compliments the cinnamon. There is really no need to add in the vanilla or sweetener unless the earthy notes are to much for you.

Nutritional Facts
Serving Size 8oz
Serving per recipe 2
Calories 70

Sodium 150mg 6%
Potassium 540mg 15%
Carbs 14g 5%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 13g 50%
Protein 2g
Calcium 4%
Iron 2%
Magnesium 6%
Niacin 10%
Phosphorus 8%
Thiamin 4%
Vitamin A 660%
Vitamin B6 6%
Vitamin C 2%

Additional Notes:
1. Cinnamon adds only an additional 1 calorie and 4mg potassium to the entire recipe so it's used mostly to flavor the carrot juice.
2. The sweetener adds an additional 2 calories and 1/2g of sugar to the entire recipe. If your worried about your calories or sugar intake, this shouldn't be too much of a hassle for you.

Tips
1. Try adding spinach, kale, pureed garbanzo beans, lemon juice, celery or other vegetables for added nutrition.
2. Add orange juice instead of cinnamon to add a citrus tang.
3. Chill the carrot puree and add to your salad, sauteed it with otger vegetables, or pickle them.