Optimal Wellness Blog by Kristie

Sweet Potato Chips

Sweet Potato Chips

Sweet Potato Chips Sweet potatoes are an excellent food to support your adrenal system because they contain a great source of vitamin B5, (pantothenic acid). Pantothenic acid is an important nutrient that helps build stamina, boosts the immune system, and help to reduces stress. Sweet potatoes also contain Anthocyanin, a well known anti-inflammatory nutrient. Sweet potatoes are a good source

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Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus This is a simple and easy hummus recipe that adds a boost of nutrition to your snacks. I love this with crunchy vegetables like carrots, celery, cucumbers, bell peppers, or sprouted flax crackers. If you are not sensitive to wheat, this makes a delicious spread for whole wheat pita bread. Garbanzo beans are

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Chia Breakfast Pudding

Chia Breakfast Pudding

Chia Breakfast Pudding Chia seeds are an excellent source of omegas and fiber. Chia seeds expand and absorb the flavor of the whatever liquid they are added, too, and help keep you full longer. Chia seeds make delicous, healthy puddings. I love chia puddings for afternoon healthy snacks , and especially for breakfast. You can Serve it

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Spicy Green Smoothie with Ginger

Spicy Green Smoothie with Ginger

Every now and then, I need a little “kick” to my smoothies. Ginger add just the right flavor for this, and is a great superfood to add to smoothies, teas, and warmed lemon water. Spicy Green Smoothie Ingredients: 1 ½ cup nut milk (coconut or almond); use water or coconut water if watching calories. 1 big handful

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Delicious and Creamy Carrot Soup

Delicious and Creamy Carrot Soup

There are so many ways to enjoy clean whole foods. One of my favorites is in raw soups. Enjoy the vitamins from the carrots and the omegas from the avocados. Feel free to warm this soup if enjoying it cold doesn’t appeal to you.   Delicious and Creamy Carrot Soup 1 Avocado 2 Medium Carrots, chopped ¾

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Simple Detox Salad

Simple Detox Salad

Simple Detox Salad  Adding greens to your nutrition plan is a simple and effective way to cleanse your body. I love making salads the star of my meals. This is my favorite detox salad recipe–it’s simple, clean and offers a simple detox for my adrenals and liver. I love helping my body do what it does naturally.

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Gorgeous Spring Salad

Gorgeous Spring Salad

Gorgeous Greens Spring Salad – makes one giant salad–or your could share, and serve 2. Summer is around the corner, which means it is time to slim down with spring greens and body loving veg. Add in vegetables that naturally boost your body’s ability to cleanse and detox your GI and liver for added superfood benefit. Making

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Easy Coconut Whipped Cream, Dairy-free

Easy Coconut Whipped Cream, Dairy-free

Coconut Whipped Cream I love whipped cream, but I don’t do dairy, and I don’t do high-fructose corn syrup (like cool-whip). So what’s a girl to do? Make coconut whipped cream, of course. This is super simple. Simply follow these steps for a delicious whipped cream to add to your pancakes, puddings, ice creams and other health

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Delicious Tropical Pineapple Smoothie

Delicious Tropical Pineapple Smoothie

Delicious Tropical Pineapple Smoothie Adding pineapple to any smoothie will sweeten it up nicely. So if you are new to smoothies, sweeten them naturally with pineapple. Once you get used to drinking green smoothies, you can increase the greens (more spinach), and decrease the fruit (reduce to 1/2 c pinepple and 1/2 banana). Try one of my

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Strawberry Banana Goodness Smoothie

Strawberry Banana Goodness Smoothie

This is one of my favorite smoothies. It reminds me of spring and gardening my strawberries–I cant wait to get the strawberries going in the garden again! Strawberry Banana Goodness Smoothie Ingredients: 1 c filtered water (or coconut water) 1 c frozen strawberries (or fresh) 1 banana 1 c spinach 1 scoop vegan protein 1 T ground

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