The other day, we had ice cream for breakfast. Seriously. Of course, it wasn’t the run-of-the-mill grocery store frozen sugar-laden stuff. It was raw ice cream, made from young coconuts. I based it on the recipe in Natalia Rose’s book, The Raw Food Detox Diet, but decided to modify it. The original recipe calls for [...]
Dessert? Healthy?! Yes, Virginia, there is such a thing as healthy dessert recipes. Following are several summer dessert recipes that not only taste great, but are packed with nutrition and help cool you off! Meal Replacement Shake Smoothie Serves one. 1 scoop meal replacement shake powder 1 cup water 1 cup frozen bananas, berries, or [...]
by emily on January 19, 2010
Surprised by the title of this post? The truth is, you can avoid the flu and other severe illnesses. I’m talking about long-term. When I say “never”, I mean never. Why do I have the audacity to claim that you could get to a place in your life where the flu can’t even touch you? [...]
by emily on January 8, 2010
Wondering whether you should bother growing sprouts? Whether the nutrition in sprouts is worth the hassle? There is some debate about the issue, even among the nutritional “gurus” who agree on most other points. My opinion–based on my own personal research and experience–is that to grow sprouts is a worthwhile and easy endeavor, and that [...]