Empower Guiltless Chocolate Indulgence
Why give an ass-expanding box of typical holiday chocolates when you could empower your favorite chocoholics to indulge in healthy, delicious ways. Raw chocolate contains the same beneficial fats as olive oil and more antioxidants than green tea. It contains fiber, iron, vitamin C and more! The only thing that makes chocolate [...]
Ann Cooper Feeds Kids Healthy Foods and Fresh Ideas for a Brighter Future
This woman is a HERO for children, serving them organic, locally sourced food instead of the typical cafeteria “foods” the FDA allows. “The Renegade Lunch Lady” has revamped the Berkley lunch program from a high-fructose, hydrogenated nightmare to every educated parents dream. Education [...]
Need a healthy spin on your favorite holiday dishes??
The Godizilla that tramples my healthy eating during the holiday season is my mother-in-law’s Lemon Bars. They are tangy and sweet with just enough tartness that they border on, but do not cause the sour pucker or that tinge of jaw pain that accompanies a bite into [...]
Raw Cranberry Granola Bars
Another raw cuisine experiment with happy results. For raw to-go baby food I usually use avocados, but I wanted to add a raw granola bar to our to-go menu. This raw granola bar with cranberries is what I came up with. Maverick, who turns 10 months old today- HAPPY BIRTHDAY little man!- [...]
Easy to make raw, vegan brownies
I am brewing up a 14 day tour of raw cuisine for friends and family (sign up for the newsletter if you’d like to get it too). The goal is to keep it simple, well scheduled, and totally laid out with menus and shopping lists. The recipes will be delicious [...]
Fast and Fabulous Green Smoothie with Dill
Starting you day with greens gets your body off to a healthy start, but salad may not sound appetizing in the morning. This smoothy is sweet, light and delicious, making it a good choice for your morning does of fresh greens. Toss all ingredients in your Vita-Mix and off [...]
A Delicious Way to Drink Your Spinach
This delicious smoothie evolved from a need to ensure my nine month old son gets plenty of iron. The experiment went well, he loves it and so does the whole family.
1 cup spinach
1 cucumber
1 large or 2 small Asian pears (apple or pear are great too)
1 cup loosely packed [...]
An Easy Delicious Green Smoothie Kids Love
Always on the lookout for a tasty way to drink greens, I have tried quite a few with kale and chard and been disappointed. That’s always a bummer because I’d feel too guilty to waste the yummy fruits I put in the botched juice, so I end up pinching [...]
One of the sweets I wanted to emulate with healthier sweets was the good old fashioned orange creamsicle. Now when I was a kid this was actually made with regular sugar, fruit juice and ice cream, but take a look at the ingredients list on a box of those things nowadays and you’ll need [...]
Avoid the high fructose corn syrup and excessive food coloring in Slurpees or Icees by giving your kids this healthy alternative. Save the juice from canned pears or peaches and toss the liquid and any small bits of fruit left in the blender with ice. Provided you are using organic fruits canned [...]
