Friday, April 4, 2014

HEALTHY CHEESECAKE

Crust
Put 2 cups of walnuts, 1/4 cup of pecans, 1 tablespoon of orange juice and 1/2 cup of pitted dates into a food processor and keep it in until it forms a soft ball of crust. 
Filling
Put 3 cups of cashews, 1/2 cup of honey/agave, 1 banana, 1/4 cup of lemon juice, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and 1 cup of coconut oil and keep it in until it forms a completely liquid mixture. 
Chocolate layer
Blend 1 cup of organic peanut butter, 1 tablespoon of mashed avocado and 2 tablespoons of raw cacao powder 

Place the layers carefully on top of each other and freeze for about two hours.

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

2-Layer Smoothie

This is a really good smoothie to drink in the morning. Not only is it beautifully colored and energizing, but it's also filled with vitamins. And it tastes delicious!

Recipe:
Start with the bottom layer.
Bottom layer: 
Blend: 1 cup of freshly squeezed orange juice
1/2 cup of honeydew melon
2 dates
1 banana 

Pour more than half of it into a cup.

Top layer:
Blend two strawberries into the rest of the mixture
Pour into the cup.
Sprinkle on some pomegranate seeds and raw honey.

Friday, March 28, 2014

Potato Corn Rice Salad

To make this simple but satisfying salad, cut up:
- kale
- carrots
- red peppers
- avocado 
- cucumbers
Sprinkle the salad with
- green cabbage
- sunflower seeds
- tahini
Lastly, to make the rice, you must:
Sauté olive oil, then sauté 1 shallot and 1 cut up 1
onion in it. Then dice up 2 potatoes and sauté them in the mixture as well. Throw in 1 cup of brown rice and sauté that for 1 minute. Then put in 2 cups of water and once that boils, cover it and simmer until there's no fluid left. Add some pink Himalayan sea salt/pepper if desired. 

Monday, March 24, 2014

THE BEST BLONDIES

This blondies recipe is soooo good and I can't wait for you guys to try it out!

Here's the recipe:
I can of chickpeas
1/3 cup of maple syrup or honey
2 tsp of vanilla
1/2 cup of peanut or almond butter
1/2 tsp of salt
1/4 tsp of baking soda
1/4 tsp of baking powder
Put the mixture in a food processor and add 1 egg and 1/2 cup of choclate chips
Cook for around 20 min at 300 degrees

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Sweet Potato Fries

Yes, we love healthy food. Yes, we run a healthy account on Instagram. And yes, we run a healthy blog. But that doesn't mean we don't appreciate a good plate of fries.
(Keep in mind that not all fries are unhealthy)

Our sweet potato fries recipe is healthy AND delicious.

Recipe:
Cut sweet potatoes into slices. Do not peel the potatoes. Then sprinkle in some olive oil and a dash of paprika, cinnamon, kosher salt, and pepper.
Cook for 45 minutes at 400 degrees.
ENJOY!

Monday, March 17, 2014

Healthy Ice Pops

You can never be too old to enjoy a good, colorful ice pop. And this recipe for our ice pops will keep you eating our ice pops until you're old and gray.
That's how good they are.

And they're easy to make! It doesn't really get better than this.
Recipe:
Ice pop #1: Blend a couple of kiwis and a handful of coconut. Freeze.
Ice pop #2: Blend some watermelon and lemonade. Freeze.
Ice pop #3: Blend some strawberries, blueberries, and pineapple. Freeze.

ENJOY!

Monday, March 10, 2014

Chickpea Flour Pesto Pizza

Today's lunch was a delicious chickpea flour pesto pizza. The toppings were fresh pesto (recipe below), sliced mushrooms, and spinach leaves.



Chickpea flour crust recipe:
1/3 cup of chickpea flour
1/3 cup of water
Dash of pepper
Quick squeeze of lemon juice 
Dash of pink Himalayan sea salt
1 piece of fresh garlic 

Pesto recipe:
1 head of fresh basil
2 tbsp olive oil
3 pieces of fresh garlic
Dash of kosher salt
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