There’s no denying that everyone, at one time or another, has had a snack attack. Opinions on snacking differ. Some feel that snacking is bad and that eating between meals leads to weight gain. Others believe that eating many small meals and snacks throughout the day is healthy for maintaining energy levels and optimal weight…. read more
If You Eat Raw Food, Where Do You Get Your Protein?
The one question I almost always get when I’m talking or teaching about raw foods is, “Where do you get your protein?” It’s a great question, considering we lige in a culture that strongly promotes the idea that “good” protein comes from animal products. On a vegan raw food diet, completely devoid of animal protein,… read more
Warming Ginger Tomato Bisque
PREP TIME 5 minutes YIELD 36 oz. INGREDIENTS 3 medium sized tomatoes, roughly chopped 2 Tbsp lemon juice 2 Cups leafy greens of choice- kale, collards, romaine, chard, etc. ½ tsp high mineral salt ½ tsp onion powder 1” piece fresh ginger 1 avocado, peeled and pitted 1 cup or more purified water to blend… read more
Raw Food Myth #3: If I Eat All Raw, I Won’t Ever Get Sick
This 3rd myth that needs to be busted is that if you eat only raw food you will never get sick. To put it plainly, this is not true, though generally speaking, eating high quality food with lots of fresh vegetables and fruit does help keep people much healthier than the average diet can. But… read more
Beautiful Body
Think of all the intelligence, creativity and time you spend on improving, altering and judging your appearance. Who would you be and what could you accomplish if your valuable resources weren’t used this way? Constant emphasis on the external makes us discount the great presence and intelligence that is housed by the body. It makes… read more
Raw Food Myth #2: If It’s Raw, It MUST Be Good for Me!
After eating more than my fair share of processed, packaged, micro-waved and fast foods, when I decided to “go raw”, I was under the common misconception that if what I ate was raw it MUST be good for me. Compared to how I had been eating, this may have proven true. However, eating raw chocolate… read more
Raw Food Myth #1: It’s All Or Nothing!
A lot of things are said about raw foods, many of which can be misleading or incorrect altogether. For instance many people believe that they must eat 100% raw in order to reap the benefits they’ve heard all about- a truly “all or nothing mindset”. Let’s break this down for a minute and get real… read more
Immune Boosting Cranberry-Orange & Pear Juice
PREP TIME 15 minutes YIELD 48 oz. INGREDIENTS 7 oranges, peel removed 4 cups fresh cranberries 7 ripe pears – any variety 2” piece fresh ginger, peeled 2 cups fresh spinach DIRECTIONS 1. Juice all of the above ingredients and store your fresh juice in a sealed container in the refrigerator. 2. Immune Boosting Orange-Cranberry… read more
My 5 Day Juice Fast
Yes, you read that right. 5 days of juice- only. What in the world would make me want to do something like this? Well, my journey with fasting began over 10 years ago, and I continue that journey today as a life and health promoting practice. I’ve been fascinated with nutrition for years and stumbled… read more
Savory Summer Zucchini Pepper Bisque
Summertime recipes demand summer fresh ingredients! This soup is lovely, warm or cold. You can easily adjust the temperature by adding hot, or warm, or room temperature water. 1 red bell pepper, seeded and rough chopped 2 medium zucchini, peeled and rough chopped 2 carrots, rough chopped 1 medium clove of garlic 1 green onion… read more
