Juice/Smoothie Feasting!!

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We have been making fresh juices lately and they have been so yummy!!

I love that my kids get excited to make juice!

I also love that they like to drink it!!!

This juice had kale, celery, beets, cucumbers, apples, garlic, ginger, and lemon!  I add in some stevia and ice and it is super delicious!!

Don’t mind the face painting-we had spent the day at the zoo!!!

I love the color that beets add to a juice!  Did you know that consuming raw beets is cleansing to the blood??  If you research the health benefits of beets you will be amazed at how good they are for our bodies!!

After drinking this juice my husband and I decided that we would do a 1 day juice/smoothie feast the following day.   I did not have time to do any shopping so we decided to use what we had on hand.

We began our day with fresh homemade vanilla almond milk!

Next, we had fresh squeezed grapefruit juice and then some ginger tea!

For lunch we had a chocolate banana milkshake which is just bananas, leftover almond milk from breakfast, ice, and cacao powder with some stevia.

In the afternoon I made some green juice which consisted of:

kale, celery, limes, cucumbers, and apples….I placed everything in my VitaMix and blended it up like a smoothie!  Then I poured the mixture into a fine strainer bag and squeezed out all the juice!!

Next, we drank fresh squeezed orange juice blended with mangos!

For dinner we had tomato, garlic, green pepper, onion, basil, hemp oil, and cayenne blended together and warmed.  We ate this like a soup!

Lastly, we had beet, lemon, pineapple, and kiwi juice!

Squeezing beet juice through the strainer did a number on my hands though…I had red hands for a day!!!

We finished our night with some more ginger tea!!  It was a delicious and amazing day!!

What is your favorite juice??

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UNPROCESS ME Ebook

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There are so many diets out there and so many health and nutrition books claiming to have the RIGHT information on how to eat or how not to eat.  So much of the information is contradicting and when you try to sort through it all it is overwhelming and complicated!!

Believe me, I have tried!!!!

I have found that it doesn’t have to be hard, extreme, complicated, or even difficult to follow….

it’s really a matter of less processed foods and more whole, natural foods…..

isn’t that how our bodies were originally designed???

Processed foods are fake foods made in a factory using chemicals, dyes, and sometimes very questionable ingredients.  If there is any real food in the ingredient list it is so processed that the chemical structure of that food is not the same as it once was.

These processed foods that come in boxes, cans, packages, etc -they are NOT real food!!  If we spend a lifetime eating these foods our bodies will not receive nourishment and it is primed for disease and sickness to set in.

Take a look at this picture….one side is what the average persons diet looks like each day.

Chips, donuts, popcorn, candy, soda pop, and fried foods……these are processed foods….the other side is filled with foods that have been grown and contain nutrients that fuel our bodies.

Can you for just 7 days go without all of the processed food and see what it would feel like to eat      UNPROCESSED???

 

This ebook guides you through 7 days of eating unprocessed foods.  It provides a shopping list, goal setting help, daily menu planner, recomendations for the 7 days, and time saving tips for the kitchen!  It includes:

  • 14 breakfast recipes
  • 17 lunch recipes
  • 18 dinner recipes
  • 26 snack and dessert recipes
This ebook is designed to help you learn easy and quick meal ideas that you can incorporate into your everyday meal planning.  By removing processed foods from your diet for one week you will feel the difference and be well equipped to continue eating healthier foods.
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Challenge yourself for 7 days!!  See if you can feel the difference!!

 

 

It’s NOT Peanut Butter Cookies-Flourless Version!!!

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I thought it couldn’t get any better but it did!!!!!  These flourless non peanut butter cookies are so much like the real thing!!  I remember as a child my mom made a peanut butter cookie using just a few ingredients.  I would always help her make them so I remember she would use peanut butter, sugar, and 1 egg….there may have been a few other ingredients as well.  I am not even sure where the recipe came from because she just had it written on an index card that she kept in her drawer.  As a child I LOVED peanut butter…I took after my dad-he loved  loves it too!  There are actually pictures of me as a kid walking around with a big spoon of peanut butter as my snack!  When I had children and I found out they were allergic to peanuts I had to stop my addiction for the safety of my children.  It wasn’t even like I could go out and sneak some while I was away because I had a fear that I could still give them a reaction with a snuggle or a kiss once I came home!

Which explains my addiction to sunflower seed butter-and this addiction won’t harm my children.  In fact, they can indulge with me!! :)

So, these cookies remind me of my childhood favorite.  They taste so authentic that I gave some to my sister and dad who have only had the real deal and they both said, “These don’t have any peanut butter???” They couldn’t get over the fact that they tasted just like the real thing!!

It’s Not Peanut Butter Cookies-Flourless Version! or Sunflower Seed Cookies!

1 cup Sunbutter or sunflower seed butter

1 cup organic cane sugar or coconut sugar (the next time I make these I will only use 3/4 cup because they were a little too sweet for my taste!)

1 chia egg (directions below)

1 tsp. baking soda

For the chia egg: take 1 tablespoon of chia seeds

and place them in a coffee grinder

and grind for about 30 seconds

until a very fine chia flour is made…place into a bowl with 3 tablespoons of water.

stir and let sit for about 2 minutes and it will turn into a very thick gel.

this is now your egg replacer!

Place all of your ingredients into a bowl and mix well.

Roll into balls and place onto a cookie sheet.  Use a fork to make criss cross patterns.

Bake at 350* for about 6-8 minutes.

Let cool before shoving them into your mouth eating one.

Enjoy!!!!

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It’s NOT Peanut Butter Cookies!!!!

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They look like peanut butter cookies, don’t they??

Don’t be fooled though!!  They do not contain peanuts or peanut butter!!  Both of my kids are allergic to peanuts and peanut butter so I had to come up with a version that was still yummy but safe for my kids to eat!!

So what we have here is sunflower seed butter cookies!!!

Here is the recipe!!

Sunflower Seed Cookies

1 and 1/2 cups of whole wheat pastry flour

1-2 scoops protein powder (optional: I wanted to increase the protein content in these cookies)

1/2 cup of sunflower seed butter

1 tsp. vanilla

1/2 cup cane sugar or coconut sugar

1/4 cup agave, maple syrup or honey

1 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. sea salt

2-3 tbsp. almond milk

Mix dry ingredients in bowl first.  Add in wet ingredients and mix well.  Roll into balls and place on cookie sheet.  Use a fork to make criss cross patterns.  Bake at 350* for 6-8 minutes.

  I am also experimenting with a flourless sunflower seed cookie so stay tuned!!!

What is your favorite cookie??
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This cold won’t take me down!

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You know when it’s coming…..you can feel it…..you are left wondering where those little germies where when you came into contact with them……at the grocery store while pushing that sticky cart, at the post office when you held the door open for that stranger, actually, maybe it was that stranger!!   It doesn’t matter now, those little germs have invaded your body and are trying to start a war!

Are you ready to fight?

Are you armed with the proper weaponry???

Does your body have what it needs to win?

Here are some great tips to help fight off those germs the next time they come around!

#1-GARLIC!!!

Take a clove of fresh garlic and dice it as small as you can…..

then mix it with a spoonful of raw honey

swallow and repeat!!

Garlic is a wonderful way to boost immunity in your body!  It contains allicin, which has shown to have antibacterial and antifungal properties.

A great tip is to buy organic garlic in bulk.  Peel and seperate each clove and place in a ziploc bag and place in the freezer.  When you need a clove just let it thaw for about 5 minutes!

#2-GINGER ROOT

Take some fresh ginger root and slice it into small chunks.  Place in some water and boil for 10 minutes.

Cover and let steep for another 10 minutes.  Strain ginger pieces out and drink the ginger tea.  Optional: add fresh lemon and honey!

Ginger tea is also good to use for pain and nausea as well as helping to fight off a cold!

You can also buy organic ginger in bulk and slice into small pieces and freeze!

#3-VITAMIN C

Oranges are a great source of vitamin c and when you are sick you need lots of fluids so fresh squeezed orange juice is perfect!

#4-GREEN TEA

Green tea contains antioxidants plus the caffeine helps with the lack of evergy you feel when you are sick!

Try it with a little almond milk and some stevia!!

#5-PROBIOTICS AND OREGANO OIL

 Probitotics should be taken each day but especially when sick.  Oregano oil is a great immune booster-dab a bit behind each ear.

#6-CHLORELLA, BEE POLLEN, GOJI BERRIES

These are full of nutrition, and are a great addition to help strengthen your immune system when it is compromised.

Oh, and remember they say you cannot CURE the common cold so I am not claiming that any of these will cure your ailment, rather, they may help to alleviate symptoms. ;)

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Top 25 Vegan and Vegetarian Blog Nominations 2012

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I received an email yesterday from the Circle of Moms website that said I had been nominated for the 2012 Top 25 Vegan and Vegetarian Blogs!  How exciting!!  I am super excited that I even made the nominations but now I want to secure a spot in the top 25 so I need your help!!

You can vote EVERY 24 hours until February 14, 2012 – All you have to do is click HERE, scroll to find Color Wheel Meals then click “VOTE.” No filling out forms, no giving your name, just a click of a button and your vote counts!!  Have your spouse vote too!!  :)

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2011 in Review

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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 26,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 10 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.

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