When I lived overseas (meaning not in the United States), I would beg my friends and family to ship me bottles of Asian Toasted Sesame Dressing with “hard-to-pronounce”, “not- sure-if- it-is-food” ingredients like these. When I look back, I wonder why was it not sooner that I put together a cleaner version of one of my …
Clean Eating
I live by Dr Seuss’s playful, quirky and surprisingly astute wisdom. “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.” – Dr. Seuss. And I am passionate about adding a bit of green to everything I eat! My version of Dr Seuss’s “Green …
Yes, you probably want to start singing the jingle from the commercial: Ch-ch-ch-chia (pet). And yes, you can eat this seed! Who would have thought it was so healthy back in the day? This recipe is so easy to make it’s almost too good to be true. Makes 1 serving 1 cup coconut, almond, or …
Do you have Bananas sitting on the counter that are turning brown and mushy? Are you planning to put them in the trash? No need to throw them- the best use the over ripe bananas is to freeze them for a later use like in a smoothie, or banana bread. Steps to perfectly frozen bananas: …
A couple of weeks ago, on a Healthy Grocery Workshop as I was taking about seasonal produce , I paused and thought what is it that makes me believe, seasonal eating is the best for my family. In my opinion; thinking outside of the box and eating with the seasons allows our body to try a variety of new, nourishing …
DITCH THE GATORADE and other sports drink to replenish electrolytes. These bottled sports drinks are laden with as much refined sugar as a typical soda, apart from the artificial flavoring colors and other chemicals. Do your bodies a favor- next time you sweat and need to replace electrolytes give these real ingredient drinks a try …
1 cup quinoa 2 cups water Wash the quinoa in a fine metal strainer Soak it for 1-3 hours After soaking rinse the quinoa is a metal strainer Add one part quinoa two parts liquid in preferably a stainless steel pan.. Bring it to boil, and reduce the heat to low Cover and cook for …
Ingredients for the salad: 1 cup cooked and cooled Quinoa (how to cook perfect quinoa) 1 cup cooked Garbanzo beans 1 cup Cucumber chopped ½ cup Cherry Tomato Chopped ¼ cup blueberries (optional) Ingredients for the dressing: Yield 6 oz. dressing (can be stored in a glass container for up 3-4 days) ½ lemon ½ …
1 cup almond butter (Creamy or Crunchy) ¼ cup honey (if you prefer sweeter add 2- 3 tablespoons more) 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract (optional) Pinch of Himalayan Salt ½ cup quick oats 1 tablespoon Coconut oil ½ cup Grain flakes (this is what I used ) Optional: ½ cup Chocolate chips or ½ cup protein powder. …
1 whole large beet 2 small carrots ½ small cucumber (optional) 1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Coconut oil 10 curry leaves 1 teaspoon mustard seeds Himalayan Salt to taste Red Chili Powder to taste (optional) Handful chopped cilantro Juice of 1 lemon Coarsely crushed dry roasted peanuts or cashew (optional) Cube and dice the beets, carrots and …
