There are many precautions to take when preparing produce for salads, smoothies and juicing. The precautions are important to prevent contamination of the produce from E. Coli, handling, pesticides, and other bacteria. These precautions extend to shopping, washing and properly storing, produce. For Example: When shopping, choose unbruised and undamaged produce. Select organic when possible. Wash your
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Tropcial Green Protein Smoothie: This simple tropical green smoothie has 25 grams of plant-based protein, for those of you who like to count your macros. Personally, I focus more on eating clean whole foods, than on counting calories, protein, carbs and fat. Nutrient-density should be your nutrition focus–when you eat nutrient dense, you eat more fruit, veg,
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Watermelon Slushy I love summer slashes–and this is a healthy alternative to the traditional iced cones or snow-cones. I like to freeze these and make them into healthy popsicles–when I do this, I add chunks of strawberries to the molds for a fun fruity appearance. Ingredients: 2 c Strawberries 1 lemon, peeled, and sliced 3 c watermelon
Read more →As a hormone specialist, I am often asked, “What is the simplest, most cost-effective, thing I can do to help balance my hormones?” My Answer? Eat more greens–and the easiest eay to do this? Drink a quart of green smoothies daily. Smoothies are a simple, 10 minute habit you can perform daily to radically improve your health,
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Summer Smoothie I love drinking summer, and I love drinking the Rainbow, too. This is a delicious, simple and healthy smoothie that nourishes you with the colors of the rainbow! 3 c water 2 handfuls spinach 2 kiwi fruits, unpeeled 1 banana 1 c strawberries 2-3 mint leaves 1 scoop organic vegan vanilla protein 1 T ground flax
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Sunrise Smoothie Beautiful, yummy, simple. Drink with the sunrise. 3 c filtered water 1 banana 1/2 pineapple 1/2 c raspberry 1 red apple 1 scoop vegan protein 1T ground flax Optional: 1/2 c ice Blend well and enjoy! Live Life Optimally, Kristie
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Swimsuit-Ready Smoothie Summer brings so many great things into our days: sunshine, blossoming flowers, butterflies, blue skies, green grass, overflowing vegetable gardens, barefoot afternoons–and swimsuits. If the later just made your heart flutter, you are not alone. Wearing a swimsuit can be daunting for most, especially after a long Utah winter, and particularly for women over the
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Tropical Green Smoothie Bowl I love smoothie bowls. They are simple and fun, and an alternate to a smoothie when you still want something super-healthy, but also want to “chew.” Ingredients 1 c water 1 c spinach 1 scoop vegan protein 1T ground flax 1/2 banana 1/2 c pineapple 1/2 c mango 1/2 c ice Directions: Blend well–add
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Berry Blast Post-Run Recovery Smoothie–Yum! Marathon training begins, and with it comes great smoothie recipes. All of these ingredient nourish, hydrate, alkalinize and repair my body after a long, hard Saturday morning run. You can enjoy this smoothie anytime, even if you’re not a crazy runner girl like me 🙂 Ingredients 3 c coconut water 1 1/2
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Very Berry Green Smoothie INGREDIENTS • 3 cups filtered water • 2 large leaves kale (with stems) • 3 large handfuls spinach • 2 cups frozen mixed berries (12 oz bag–look for blueberry, blackberry and raspberry blends) • 1 banana (peeled) • 1 scoop vegan protein powder (berry) • 2 T ground flax and 2 mint leaves (4 if
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