Wednesday, August 31, 2011

oh so simple cabbage salad

Yessss!  I do love a good cabbage salad!  This is an example of less is more.  Try it simple; shred

Saturday, August 20, 2011

labels

Why don't grocery stores have nutritional labels for produce?  When buying spinach or romaine or

Monday, August 15, 2011

vitamix justification

Okay, so you like green smoothies, and you can buy a 80 dollar  blender and explode it in a week!  (And they do not break your food down on the cellular level, or make it smooth liquid.)  Sooooo...That's where I was!  I balked at the cost of a Vitamix, (the cheapest one I could find was costco, $380,) but I quickly crunched the numbers, justifying it easily...so now I pass them on to you:

Saturday, August 13, 2011

take hold of your future!

A lot of people are afraid to change, but it is a natural and beautiful process to embrace...an adventure to willingly embark on...with style and grace...lately dietary change has been inspiring change in all aspects of my life, and the old me would NOT

Friday, August 12, 2011

Salmonberry Juice!

Yesterday we picked some delightfully ripe salmonberries out in the woods and this morning

Thursday, August 11, 2011

bananna coconut shake

Viva Coconut Butter!  So tonight was hot,  and thinking about ice cream is what one does in the heat...so I threw 2 frozen bananas

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Chia seeds

My dear friend Rachel told me to check out Chia seeds...I had read a bit about them, but checked them out again and found out more about them...she was right...they are amazing!  My favorite part is

freestyle sweet veggie or fruit dip...maybe even frosting

Okay...I just made a veggie tray for a backyard picnic and I needed something for my son to dip his veggies in....so freestyle dip was born.  It's DELICIOUS.
In vitamix blend: