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| Wait - these aren't what you think! They're healthy mocktails! |
Earlier this year SAT teamed up with Dr Deepa Gopinath
and Asti May to compile The Vet Cook Book. The idea is to promote collegiality
in a profession in which many feel isolated. We set up a facebook page and
since then entries have been dribbling in.
If you’ve not heard here is how it works: any vet, nurse,
technician or person associated with the profession can submit a recipe or
recipes.
BUT you also need to make it and send us a photo or two –
of the ingredients, the recipe, people enjoying the recipe, something related
to the recipe or just your budgie if you need to.
We’re also after a bit of a story. It can be short, long
or in between but something our readers can learn about how a colleague helped
you through a tough time, or good advice you’ve been given, or the ways you
deal with the challenges of working in this profession.
We’ve had a lot of entries but keen to have a few more,
especially in the lunches, main meals and vet-themed snacks departments. If you
need more info, please email us at vetcookbook[at]gmail.com
Pathology-themed healthy mocktails
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| The making of... |
These beverages are not for everyone. I tend to cope
better with reality when I know the gory details and with a dose of gallows
humour. When I acquired a Nutribullet juicer I realised that many of the juices
I made resembled fluids I was sending to the lab. It didn’t take a lot of
tweaking to invent these mocktails, which have the dual benefit of appearing
disgusting AND being healthy. Certain friends love these, certain friends run a
mile from them. They’re definitely a talking point.
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Mocktail
name à
Ingredients
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Biliary
peritonitis
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Chylothorax
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UTI
with uroliths
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Haematuria
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1
Banana
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X
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X
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1
tablespoon cashews
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X
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X
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2
teaspoons agave nectar
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X
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X
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1 cup
loose-leaf spinach
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X
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1 cup
water
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X
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X
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X
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2
tablespoons ground flaxseeds
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1 cup
almond milk
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X
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2
teaspoons white chia seeds
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X
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X
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1
apple (peeled)
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X
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X
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1
pear
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X
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X
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1
handful raspberries
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X
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| The ingredients for the chylothorax cocktail. |
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| The end product. |
Instructions:
- 1. Put the ingredients in a juicer and flick the switch.
- 2. Serve chilled.
Serving suggestion: for the full effect, serve in sterile
urine jars. But if you do this be absolutely certain to ensure these are not
left in the work place or they may be confused with actual samples.
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