Sweet Mango Smoothie I love green smoothies and giving them a tropical flare with mango is a fun way to liven-up and refresh your typical green smoothie. I prefer not to use nut-milks in my smoothies, because I dont need the extra calories or extra cost, but you are welcome to replace the water in this smoothie
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Quinoa Salad with Avocado Ingredients: 2 c Quinoa, cooked 1 cucumber, chopped 4 celery stalks, chopped 2 bell peppers, chopped (I used red and green for vibrant color) 1/2 red onion, chopped 1 avocado 1/4 olive oil +1 T 1 lemon, juiced 1 clove garlic, mined 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper Instructions: Place the quinoa in
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Roasted Potato and Spinach Salad This is a simple, robust salad that serves as a delicious side dish. It takes only the baking time of the potatoes to make, and requires only a few ingredients. Ingredients: 8 baking potatoes, cut into 1″ cubes 1/4 c Olive oil 2 cloves Garlic 1 lemon, juiced Salt Pepper Directions: Toss
Read more →Let’s talk minerals. Minerals are foundationally required for every process and function in the body. Magnesium is magical and vital to every cellular process ranging from building proteins and bones, to DNA formation, to maintain muscle and nerve function, to maintaining circadian rythym, to managing your metabolism. If you are deficient in Magnesium, you could experience
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Kale has so many incredible health benefits. Not only is it great at helping to balance hormones, its also a superfood due to its awesome vitamin, mineral, and antiinflammatory properties, it also contains glucosinolates–the stuff that makes greens bitter–which helps to prevent breast, ovarian and prostate cancers. Pretty awesome ruffled leaf, right? And if you’ve read
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Kale, Cabbage & Carrot Salad with Tahini Dressing Kale is a beautiful green. Leafy, ruffled, full of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fiber. It is a great green to add to your nutrition plan. This is one of my favorite, simple salad recipes, paired with a delicious dressing. Salad Ingredients: 6 c kale (about 2 medium sized
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Kale, Cucumber and Avocado Wrap with Dijon Dressing Serves 4 Ingredients 4 large kale leaves, washed and chopped mustard dressing (see below) 1 avocado, sliced 1 cucumber sliced ½ red onion diced 2 stalks celery finely chopped 2 basil leaves, finely chopped ¼ c cilantro, finely chopped 4 large collard greens Dijon Dressing Ingredients 5 T olive oil
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A few years ago I had a major crash in energy. I was a busy mom, working 60+ hour weeks, running marathons and more. Overnight: it seemed that My Stamina for making it through the day was so exhasutingly low; my sleep became irratic (tired all day, couldn’t sleep deeply at night), my digestion was annoying (lots
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We are all getting older everyday– and we just want to feel good and look good doing it, right? Afterall, what good is living a long life it you can’t enjoy every minute of it in a healthy body? A vital component to looking good on the outside, and feeling good on the inside, is what you
Read more →Sweet Potatoes & Green Beans with Honey Thyme Glaze This is a simple, satisfying dish that can serve as either a full meal, or a lovely side. It is warming, sweet, filling and delicious! Ingredients 4 sweet potatoes, peeled and diced into 1/2 inch cubes 3 handfuls of green beans, washed and ends snipped 2 cloves garlic,
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