Adding dark leafy greens or other vegetables to a smoothie may not sound all that appealing. Once you get over the initial hesitation, you will find that vegetables are a super healthy and tasty ingredient. Paired with fruit, kale is an excellent way to get more nutrients into your smoothie. Blueberries are packed with sweet […]
Almond Butter Smoothie
This smoothie is sweet, creamy and deliciously satisfying. It’s filled with minerals, antioxidants, protein and healthy fat. One of my favorite snacks used to be peanut butter. I would eat peanut butter and jelly, spread it on apples, celery, toast. I just loved the creamy taste of peanut butter. I guess it was kind of […]
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 […]
14 Day Raw Food Challenge
Whenever the new year is around the corner, somehow it seems like the perfect start for a new beginning. Of course, in reality we just need a new day and we have a fresh slate to start with. But since 2013 is right around the corner I thought we might as well start it out […]
Two Health Hazards of Cooking
Lately there are more and more people talking about raw food diets and its amazing benefits, but not a lot has been explained about why cooked foods are so inferior to raw, fresh foods. The damage done to food when cooked can really be an entire chapter in itself, but I will explain just two […]
