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Smoothie Mornings Made Easy with Two Simple Appliances · Fork U with Dr. Terry Simpson

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  >> Dr. Terry Simpson: Today, we are talking about appliances on 4Q,
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  because, let's be honest, it's the things in our
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  kitchen that makes our life easy or
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  utterly maddening. Sure, you can grow your own
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  food, harvest it gently, pluck it at peak
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  ripeness, then cook it over a fire you built yourself
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  using ancestral wood. But most of us,
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  we just want something warm, fast, and not
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  totally awful. And here's the truth. No
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  appliance has brought more people into the kitchen than
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  the air fryer. That little countertop jet
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  engine turned frozen nuggets into culinary events.
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  And today, I, um, want to make your kitchen life even
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  easier.
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  I am your chief medical explanationist and chef, Dr.
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  Terry Simpson. And this is Fork U
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  Fork University, where we make sense of the
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  madness, bust a few myths, and teach you a little
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  bit about food, medicine, and making some
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  actual dishes along the way.
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  Now, for years, I started my mornings with a, uh,
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  grind it yourself, Pete's coffee routine.
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  Major Dickason, pour over time,
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  bloom water, temp dialed, and in the position
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  of an interventional cardiologist.
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  Coffee wasn't a drink. It was a process
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  and a time waster. But lately,
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  I've gone soft, depending on you see it or
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  smart. I switched to Nespresso.
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  Yep, I was on vacation. I didn't bring
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  my typical usual coffee junk.
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  Popped in a capsule at the hotel, not expecting
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  anything, pressed a button, and boom.
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  I got an espresso with crema that would make an Italian
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  nona nod in approval. It's fast,
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  it's smooth, and it means I'm not sacrificing
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  time or flavor. And before you ask,
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  no, I am not sponsored. Not by
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  Nespresso, not by Big Coffee. Just bringing
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  you the things to make your morning better.
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  Which brings me to my blender.
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  Now, you know I have a ton of smoothie
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  recipes. I love smoothies. I recommend them, I write
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  about them. I have written recipes for
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  years. But for years, they making one felt
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  like punishment. Why? Two
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  words. The Vitamix. Now, don't get me
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  wrong, it is a beast of a machine if
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  you're making soup for a medieval banquet or
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  blending a whole coconut tree, sure, but for
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  one simple smoothie, Lugging it out, cleaning
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  five separate parts, reassembling it like a NASA
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  payload. No, thanks. So I stopped
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  making smoothies. Then one day, on
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  a whim, I bought a nutribullet. Small,
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  fast, rinse it, twist it, done. And just like
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  that, smoothies became a part of my daily
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  rhythm again. And no, I'm not paid
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  by NutriBullet either. I just like sharing what actually
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  helps? So here's one that I'm
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  obsessed with lately. It's a smoothie that wakes you up
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  and fuels you, because you deserve both. The
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  ingredients are simple. One cup of cold brewed
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  coffee or a double shot of cooled Nespresso.
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  Scoop of whey protein, vanilla or chocolate.
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  Half a banana for creaminess and sweetness. Half a
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  cup of oat milk or your milk of choice. Teaspoon
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  of peanut butter or almond butter. A dash
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  of cinnamon or cocoa powder. I, uh, will
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  also put in about a quarter to a half cup
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  of Greek yogurt. Throw it
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  all in the NutriBullet. Boom. Fifteen
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  seconds, you're done. Pour it out
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  now. Sometimes I've discovered that tools are the
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  barrier, not the habit. If your blender is a
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  workout in itself, or if your coffee shop setup
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  feels like it's a hostage situation, you're going to skip
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  it. You'll grab a muffin, you'll convince yourself
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  that breakfast isn't my thing. But with the
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  right gear, you'll start building better habits
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  without friction. And that's the key. Whether
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  it's medicine, food or fitness,
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  reduce resistance to the process
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  and increase consistency.
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  So whether it's an air fryer, a capsule espresso
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  machine, or a blender you'll actually use,
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  let the kitchen work for you, not against
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  you. And if you want more recipes, more food science,
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  fewer ads. You know, I have a lot of recipes on terry
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  simpson.com but you will find this one on
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  my blog@ either4q.com or
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  YourDoctorsOrder.com and if
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  you want to support the show without me selling you toothbrushes or
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  magic supplements, you can become a paid
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  subscriber@tsimpson.substack.com
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  this episode was written and researched by me, Dr. Terri
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  Simpson, and experimented on in the kitchen by
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  me. And while I am a triple board certified
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  physician, let me be clear. I. I am not your
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  doctor. If you are making changes to your diet or
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  health routine, please consult your own board certified
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  physician and a registered dietitian. Not
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  a chiropractor, not an eastern trained shaman who learned
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  nutrition by moonlight. All the audio,
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  magic and podcast distribution is handled by our friends at
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  Simpler Media and my own personal pod God,
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  Mr. Evotera.
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  All right everybody, until next time, I'm Dr.
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  Terry Simpson, reminding you that the only thing that should be
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  clunky in your kitchen is is a chunky
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  peanut butter. Have a good week, everybody.
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  Hey Ivo, what's your
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  kitchen appliance hack?
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  >> Speaker B: Pretty sure my kitchen appliance hack will be stealing
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  your coffee maker that you had for years.
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  Pod coffee, Terry. Wait till
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  I tell the fellas.