After a long run I need a pick-me up. What better way than good fats from yogurt, antioxidants from blueberries and a nice heapin’ scoop of Vitamin C from oranges??

All you need is:

2 Oranges
1 Cup Blueberries
1/2 Cup of Brown Cow Plain Yogurt

Toss this into your blender and enjoy!… Read the rest

Here is a quick and simple juicing recipe that’s a little on the sweet side. So if you’re not a fan of beets like me, then I would for sure try this one out.

2 Beets
4 Medium sized Carrots
1 Cucumber
2 Tomatoes
1/2 Orange Pepper

I would use all of the pepper but my mangy mutt loooooves them so much that I simply must share.

I feel like beets are highly underrated on their nutrition value. They provide plenty of vitamins and minerals that will help jump start your day or be the perfect afternoon pick-me-up. Click here… Read the rest

This juice is a quick pick-me-up in the morning or in the afternoon. It’s quick to make and tastes delicious.

Here we go:

4 organic carrots
3 organic celery stalks
1 organic cucumber
1 beet

I’m not usually the biggest fan of beets, but lately I’ve been diggin’ on ‘em a bit more. Maybe I’m getting used to their unique earthy flavor, or the other veggies in my juice are overpowering with their own flavors. Who knows, but try these other beet juice recipes — click here, here and here.

I don’t think it’s necessary to say that … Read the rest

This particular smoothie is, oh so, delicious and tart but not tart. Makes perfect sense, doesn’t it? Blackberries are are an amazing berry that I feel is so underrated. Did you know that blackberries contain the highest concentration of antioxidant phytonutrients of all the berries? I bet you didn’t! When you think of berries most people’s go-to berry is a strawberry. Mine are more the blueberries and blackberries.

Just keep this in mind: Blackberry good for body. Blackberry tasty for you.

Now that that’s outta the way, here the recipe for this smoothie delight!

2 Cups Blackberries
1 Orange
1 … Read the rest

Raw Revolution Bars are tasty. More than tasty. They fill up my belly a little and quench my need for sugar. I heart sugar, and I will totally swear to you that my body actually needs it. But that doesn’t mean I want to stuff my face full of Little Debbies. I used to, though, before I began reading about the food I was putting into my mouth. I used to loooove the Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pie snacks. Let’s just do a little comparison of the ingredients for that and then the Raw Revolution Cashew & Agave Nectar Bar, … Read the rest

Cereal doesn’t fill me up in the mornings. I eat a couple of bowls and I’m hungry again a couple hours later. Oh, woe is me. So a gal pal of mine told me to try bulgur. Bulgur wheat has a super long history, dating back to approximately 2800 BC with origins in the Mediterranean region. Nowadays it is located in my kitchen pantry.

Bulgar contains numerous vitamins and minerals which will give you a jump start for the day. What’s actually so good about it, you ask? Well, how ’bout some folate, niacin, phosphorus, copper, zinc, magnesium and manganese. … Read the rest

Beets are not my favorite veggies. At all. Not even close. Buuuut, if I juice ‘em then they’re not so bad. And beets are actually very healthy for you. Beets are loaded with Vitamins A, B1, B2, B6 and C. Beets are also a great source of calcium, magnesium, copper, phosphorus and iron. Celery is full of Vitamins A, B and C with rich amounts of calcium and magnesium. The Red Pepper gives you high levels of Vitamin A, C and E. Not to mention other minerals such as potassium, manganese, thiamine, molybdenum, trytophan, copper, cobalt and zinc.

So … Read the rest

This is Raw Revolution’s Organic Live Food Bar, Chocolate & Coconut with Sprouted Flax Seeds. Sounds delicious, right? Actually, it’s not too bad. I most def prefer Raw Revolution’s Chocolate and Cashew one but still this one isn’t bad.

First let’s go over the ingredients: Organic Cashew, Organic Agave Nectar, Organic Date, Organic Coconut, Organic Cocoa Powder processed with Alkali, Organic Almond and Organic Sprouted Flax Seed. This bar is also 82.2% Raw.

These bars are vegan, gluten-free, kosher, raw and have no refined sugars, no GM foods and completely soy free. Can you name a healthier bar out … Read the rest

Nothing beats an ice cold smoothie on a hot day! Since I live in Green Bay, the hot day I’m referring to is in the 60′s All my Florida friends can kiss it.

Anyway, here’s the goods –

2 Cups chopped Pineapple
1/2 Cup Blueberries
3/4 Cup Blackberries
3/4 Cup Organic Whole Milk — MMmmmmm, whole milk.
1 Orange

Toss all the funky junk into your blender and blend away, my friends.… Read the rest

I ran in the Door County Half Marathon a few weeks ago and the morning of the race I picked up my bag o’ goodies supplied by the race sponsors. Usually you just get an XXL t-shirt that is completely unwearable, unless I wear it as a dress, and my racing number and forms. But at the bottom of my bag was this Raw Revolution Bar. From the title, you can gather that it’s uncooked. What is it exactly? Well, it’s a combination of things: It’s organic, it’s raw, it’s vegan, it’s soy free, no refined sugars, it’s kosher … Read the rest