PRETTY RAINBOW...

Nina, 8 years old. 

Are you drooling yet?

Eating raw foods makes you appreciate food in such an awesome way...the time you put into making it, touching the food, smelling it, admiring the colors and texture and tasting..hmmm. So why is it that we humans like to take the shortcuts, avoid pain and change, when we know that those things are very necessary to building and molding us? Something to think about isn't it? Lots of great new this week and last, so my little Wonder aka my 8 year old, Nina, got a very impressive report card and a certificate because she made it to Honor's Roll. How cool is that? As a mom and her home-school teacher I feel so humbled and extremely proud.

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PRETTY RAINBOW SALAD

Ingredients:

1 small head cauliflower, lightly steamed and then chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped thinly
1 medium carrot, chopped thinly
1 Tbsp green onions, thinly sliced
1 Tbsp fresh parsley, thinly sliced
1/2 Yellow bell pepper, chopped thinly
Dash of salt
Dash of black pepper

Place all ingredients in a bowl and set aside.

Salad Dressing:

1 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp dry yellow mustard
1 Tbsp cashew butter (or nut butter of your choice)
1.5 Tbsp agave nectar

Mix all ingredients for the dressing until smooth and then pour over salad. You may add a few cashews or chopped almonds over the salad or eat as is.

VERDICT= I LOVE IT! It was so refreshing...

Little Miss wants to make a Yoga DVD  for kids. This is one of her invented stretches, well,  for kids huh? mommy can't do this for 3 seconds without tumbling over ! (And I am very flexible :o)

Breathe, MEDITATION

Ninashka

Remember to EAT &  DRINK TO YOUR HEALTH, YOU'LL THANK ME LATER!

CHOCOLATE FOR ALL YE CHOCOHOLICS

The great thing about raw desserts is that you can never finish it all in one sitting, well, for me though. I had  about  2  tablespoons of this and my sweet-tooth was totally soothed. It is so very rich and filling. LOVE THAT! Saved the rest in the fridge for another day. 

I hope you have all been having a great week. Mine has been a little stressful but hey, I survived :) Anyway, I know sometimes some of us run towards food when we feel a little low. Sometimes I crave food, sweet foods when I feel blue (who doesn't?) and raw desserts are guilt-free for me. I don't need a lot to satisfy me so I make a batch and just save it in the fridge for whenever I need it.


DARK CHOCOLATE-RASPBERRY MOUSSE

Ingredients:
1 vanilla bean seeds or 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/3 cup cacao powder
1/3 cup frozen or fresh raspberries
2 small Haas avocados
1 cup maple syrup (I use grade B maple syrup)

Blend all together in a food processor until creamy. Enjoy as is or with slices of strawberries.

Seeds from vanilla bean

MINI FLOURLESS BROWNIES

I kept these cute little trays from some candy box I found and decided to use them for my mini brownies

Ingredients:

1 cup maple syrup

1 cup coconut oil, melted

1 cup cacao powder

1/3 cup mixture of dried cranberries and chopped almonds

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Put all ingredients except the dried fruit and nuts in a food processor and blend. Pour into ice tray or candy tray. Place in the freezer for about 30-45 minutes until it's firm. YUMMY.

Some good music for your listening pleasure: LUCKY

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Remember to EAT & DRINK TO YOUR HEALTH, YOU'LL THANK ME LATER!

JUICE, JUICE, REJUVENATING JUICES & SMOOTHIES

Why does Nina feel the need to put on my glasses each time she 's drinking her smoothie in the morning?

Very interesting I tell you (scratching my head)

B.A.C.K JUICE (Broccoli-apple-carrot-kale Juice)

Ingredients:

3 granny smith apples, cored
1 bunch of kale, stems removed

6-7 large carrots
1 head of broccoli
1 lemon, whole
2-3cm fresh ginger root, peeled



BEET-iful Veggie Juice

Ingredients:

3 red delicious apples
6 large carrots
1 bunch kale
1 cucumber
1 zucchini
1/2 beet root
1 lemon
2cm ginger fresh ginger root

Strawberry-Mango Green Smoothie:

My two little munchkins love their smoothies :)

Ingredients:

2 handful spinach leaves
1 cup frozen strawberries
1 cup frozen mango
1 ripe banana
1 cup water (You may use almond or soy milk if you chose. I like water with this one)

Blend all together until smooth and enjoy.

Blueberry Smoothie:

Ingredients:

2 ripe bananas
2 cups frozen blueberry
1 Tbsp flax seed meal
1 Tbsp coconut oil
1/2 cup soy milk (vanilla flavored)



Spinach-Blueberry Smoothie

Ingredients:

3 ripe bananas
2 big handfuls of spinach
1 + 1/3 cup water
1 Tbsp coconut oil
1 Tbsp Flax seed meal
2-3 cups frozen blueberries

I've found a way to use all my blurry pictures; turn them into art!

Remember to EAT & DRINK TO YOUR HEALTH, YOU'LL THANK ME LATER!