red pepper garbanzo soup

8 cups of water
2 cans of organic garbanzo beans (drain the liquid)
1 tablespoon sea salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large red pepper cut into thin strips
8 large tomatoes cut into medium size cubes
2 small onions cut into small strips

put all ingredients into a large soup pot and cook for 2-3 hours on medium heat, stirring every 10-15 minutes. 

apple peanut butter shake

4 ounces of clean, cold water
1 large apple sliced into quarters (core removed)
1 heaping teaspoon of ground flax meal
1 heaping teaspoon of natural peanut butter
4 ounces of unsweetened soy milk

Place all ingredients in a blender of some sort and blend until smooth.

(if you prefer it to be a little sweeter, add some honey or another sweetener of your choice.  You can also substitute any other nut milk or regular milk and use whatever kind of nut butter you like as well.)