Acai on Oprah

Did any of you catch Dr. Oz on Oprah a week or so back, when he was talking about acai berries and some other uber-healthy foods? He praised the antioxidant value of acai (pronounced "ah-sigh-ee") and handed a blended acai drink to Oprah to try.



Here is a Raw Acai Berry Pie that I created a month or so back (I have quite a lot of photos to blog, just need to get the time to show them all to you!)

It's a new recipe (not sure for what, just waiting for the next project to reveal itself to me, I guess). I need to tweak it just another time I think, to help it firm up and set a touch more for cleaner and easier serving.



As I watched this Oprah show, I felt excitement to see Dr. Oz talk about foods such as acai, and salba (though he referenced chia, and showed a black seed, which I have heard isn't as 'clean' tasting as the salba brand). Yet, as I watched, I thought "they are talking about all plant foods - foods we eat as vegans - but no mention of the vegan diet". I was excited and frustrated all at once, because I know the term 'vegan' is perceived as so 'radical' that it would never make it into that discussion. WE know it's not radical. I eagerly await the day that mainstream can come to understand what we already know and live.



And, since Oprah was sippin' on an acai smoothie, I thought I would share my Acai Antioxidant Smoothie recipe with you. The recipe is from ed&bv, and is pictured here with my Hemp-anola (which is also good-for-you food, and just happens to be munchily delicious!)



One more peek at the pie... our older girl (who has always LOVED fruit) couldn't resist getting that blueberry in the middle....