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4 Vegan Smoothie Bowl Recipes

The weekend is approaching, and what better way to start your mornings off than with a bright, colorful, healthy and refreshing smoothie bowl? These bowls are packed with nutrients and taste amazing…and you can whip them up in a few seconds! The only hard part about making these is just deciding what ingredients to use. That’s why we love this video from Aline Sophie–she shares 4 awesome smoothie bowl ideas that…

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Vegan Unicorn Frappuccino

vegan-unicorn-frappuccino

You probably heard all of the commotion last week when Starbucks unveiled its limited time Unicorn Frappuccino – a magical concoction of pink and blue something or other. What exactly were all the ingredients in the colorful drink? We’re not sure, but we do know that the Frapp was definitely not vegan. That doesn’t mean that vegans have to miss out on the magic though! LunchBoxBunch has created a veganized version…

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Pumpkin Smoothie Recipe

Pumpkin Smoothie Recipe

It’s almost October, and to me means it will officially be pumpkin season! I’m a major fan of pumpkin; it tastes amazing and has so many health benefits. Today I’m sharing with you one of my easiest pumpkin recipes, a pumpkin smoothie! Benefits Pumpkin has 7 grams of fiber per cup. Fiber is excellent for your digestive system and helping you feel full to prevent weight gain. Pumpkin also contains…

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Health/ Organic/ Recipes

Exotic Tropical Green Smoothies

Exotic Tropical Green Smoothies

My Exotic Tropical Organic Green Smoothies are the easiest health solution yet! You can bond with friends and family while blending, and you never know what wonderful health improvements you can expect from adding organic greens to your life! Directions: 1.) Add to a blender the following (high powered blender is best because you really need high power to liquefy the greens): 1 cup organic liquid (organic unpasteurized fruit juice, organic…

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Banana Deliciousness Recovery Smoothie

Banana Deliciousness Recovery Smoothie

We are now in full swing of running, biking, hiking, swimming and kayaking season. Race events are scheduled every weekend. Retail sports stores are advertising the latest and greatest high tech running sneaker that is weightless and made with the most advanced materials to promise maximum performance. Brightly colored tech shirts and shorts that whisk the moisture away from the body, compression socks that give extra support and increase blood…

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Organic Pineapple Express

easy pineapple smoothie

Pineapples are full of Vitamin C and manganese, which are good for your bones, among other nutrients! Delicious clean eating! I’m not a big fan of blended or juiced fruit. I give different guidance on this depending on the person and their blood sugar issues. However, if you’re drinking soda, beer, or eating refined sugar, then this is probably a fantastic upgrade!     ORGANIC PINEAPPLE EXPRESS Ingredients: 1 sweet organic pineapple* 12 filtered…

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Malty-Maca, Mango & Coconut Smoothie

Malty-Maca, Mango & Coconut Smoothie

In a culture that tends to bombard us with pollution, free-radicals, electro-smog and a myriad of vibrational lowering stress, I love to know that every morsel of what I eat is supporting my health and helping keep my vibration high. I love starting off the first meal of the day with a fresh juice or smoothie, loaded with nutritious gems. Below, I’m sharing a recipe for my malty-maca, mango and…

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Recipes/ Thirsty Thursday

Apple & Cinnamon Smoothie With Tahini

Apple & Cinnamon Smoothie With Tahini

Smoothies make a regular appearance in our house around breakfast time each morning. Apples don’t always spring to mind when people think of smoothies, which is a bit of a pity because they really are one of nature’s finest super foods, well worthy of our attention. I find that adding a little tahini (a paste made from sesame seeds – see notes below) helps to slow down the release of…

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It’s Hemp Week and Two Delicious Recipes!

It’s the 4th Annual Hemp History Week! June 3rd-9th, 2013 Hemp has been on the “IN” list for years. It’s one of the most well known “superfoods”. But for some reason I did not get on the hemp train until this year. Sure, I’ve had it in smoothies and dressings at restaurants, but didn’t start using it on the regular in my own kitchen until a few months ago. Crazy…

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