Raw Vegan Gingerbread Smoothie

Yesterday I posted the gingerbread truffles recipe, so I thought the perfect way to follow that up would be a gingerbread “dessert smoothie” as I like to call them.  Who doesn’t love a delicious dessert-like smoothie for breakfast, or as a dessert in itself? When I feel like something sweet these smoothies really hit the…

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Raw Food Challenge: Day 5 With a Raw Food Chef

So it has already been five full days of eating 100 percent raw food.  I really thought I would crave something cooked, but I am just loving this! Tonight we were invited by a good friend of mine to a raw food party! That was super exciting to me for a few reasons.  First, it’s…

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Raw Food Challenge: Day 4

At my job they are used to seeing me walk in with my morning green smoothie.  When they ask me (with coffee cup in hand) about it, I say with a smile “this is my version of coffee, it gives me all the energy I need!”  They have been getting increasingly interested in my smoothies.…

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Raw Food Challenge: Day 3

Preparation Today is raw food challenge day three.  It is interesting because usually I eat mostly raw during the day so I didn’t really expect to see much difference.  But it’s like that 10-15 percent makes the difference to push you from feeling good to great! I have more mental clarity, and just more energy…

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Raw Food Challenge: Day 2

Simplicity Today was day two of the raw food challenge.  It was a bit hard getting back into the groove of things after having been gone on vacation.  It was one of those trips that went so well, I just wasn’t ready for it to be over.  So this morning when the alarm rang at…

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Raw Food Challenge: Day 1

                                                                           COMMITMENT As most of you know, I have been out of town for the past few days in…

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