Cold Weather Smoothie Ideas To Help Warm You Up
The days are getting shorter and the air has a crisp chill that hints at the winter to come. There’s no need to take a vacation from healthy green smoothies during the coldest months of the year. With the cold and flu season in full swing, you need that vegetable nutrition more than ever! Instead, [...]
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Chocolate-Berry Superfood Smoothie Recipe
This is one of our sweeter smoothies that blends antioxidant superfoods like cherries, blueberries, cacao and chia seeds. All of the flavors mingle together nicely without overpowering each other. There are so many health benefits in this smoothie. The cherries, cacao and blueberries are full of antioxidants. The chia seeds offer healthy omega-3′s and the [...]
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Acai-Pluot Superfood Smoothie Recipe
This smoothie is loaded with superfoods as well as some interesting fruits such as pluot and acai. What’s a pluot? It’s a hybrid of a plum and an apricot. The pluot is actually the result of cross breeding, so it is not a product of lab-induced genetic modification. They’re very sweet and are more like [...]
Raw Vegan Chocolate Pudding
Oh yes! Raw vegan chocolate pudding! This is my once-in-a-while decadent raw food indulgence. It’s a really good pudding. I’ve tried some recipes that were made with avocado and coconut oil, but I didn’t like them. This one was rich and chocolaty. I didn’t add additional sweetener other than really ripe bananas. While this pudding [...]
Sapote (Zapote) Smoothie Recipes and Nutrition
Sapote (aka zapote) fruits have become our favorite smoothie foods while we spend the winter in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. They are exceptionally delicious and make a perfect base fruit which gives tropical smoothies a thick, creamy texture. Sapotes are not regularly available throughout the USA, but can be found in southern Florida, Texas, California and [...]
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Raw Chocolate Cocount Balls Recipe
Who says you can’t have a raw indulgence every once in a while? We make these chocolate coconut balls for special occasions. This is a great recipe for kids because you use your hands to make them and they’re really easy. We used macadamia nuts and coconut but you can use any nut or dried [...]
Raw Chocolate Fondue Recipe
For this recipe, I mixed cacao and carob powder to reduce the overall fat content. You can use either all cacao or carob powder depending on your preference. You can also add an additional ripe banana instead of the dates. If you want it thicker, you can leave out the water. Ingredients: 1 ripe banana, [...]
Creamy Chocolate Smoothie Recipe With A Hint Of Vanilla
This delicious, creamy chocolate-vanilla smoothie is a concentrated source of calories so it makes a great on-the-go meal replacement. It’s a yummy smoothie treat rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. This recipe makes 8 ounces of smoothie, but you can always split it with someone instead of drinking it all at once. It has a [...]
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Creamy Peppermint Chocolate Smoothie Recipe
Here’s a smoothie submitted by one of our readers, Rachel. She described it as a tasty option when you’re “craving mint chocolate without all the sugar.” Davy and I like to try all our recipes before posting them, so of course I tried this one. I had to make a couple of modifications, though, and [...]
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Durian Smoothie Recipes and Nutrition
It was a matter of time before I’d have to face the formidable durian and experience it’s spiky, stinky glory. Native to southeast Asia, the durian is either loved or hated for it’s unique aroma and flavor. Because of it’s aroma, the fruit is banned from some hotels and public transportation in Asia. You either [...]
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