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.

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People keep asking me about Sulfite Free wines. Which ones are good? How do you know if the wine is Sulfite Free? Are sulfite free wines organic too? Well, the answers to those questions are: Lots. It says. And sometimes.

Let me give you the run down. Organic wines mean no pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers or synthetic chemicals of any kind are permitted to be used on the grape vines or in the soil.  Also, organic wines use waaaaaay less sulfites. As in, practically none compared to other non-organic wines.  Here’s a blurb on the definition between “No Sulfites Added” … Read the rest

Moving on down the Zevia line we tried the Lemon Lime Twist one. Back in the day I used to be a Sprite fan and since I don’t like drinking sodas full of funky junk I never get a change to drink my lemon lime soda. I’m not saying the organic soda, natural sodas or stevia infused sodas are totally healthy buuuut, I do believe that they are a much, MUCH better alternative.

Check out the ingredients in Sprite: carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, citric acid, natural flavors, sodium citrate and sodium benzoate. But when you have other, … Read the rest

Another red wine produced by Emiliana is the Novas Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot. This wine is made from organic grapes and does contain sulfites but the bare minimum. What’s so great about an organic wine by Emiliana? Well, click here to read my last wine rant and click here to read about the actual vineyard.

This organic cab sav was not my favorite, but it was still good. I thought it was on the sweet side with strong flavors of berries. But maybe that’s just me. After a few sips the sweetness did seem to subside and you could taste the … Read the rest

2 Beefsteak Tomatoes
3 Carrots
3 Celery Stalks
1 Beet
1 Cucumber
1 Broccoli Stalk

Chop these veggies up on drop it into your juicer. I’ve had my juicer for a little over a year now and it is still going strong for as often as I use it. I heart my Omega 8006 big time. It was under $200, which is a lot of money, buuuut, when you use use at least once a week or more, the price per use is SO small.

This makes 2 large juices. Yum. It also gives you plenty of Vitamin A, … Read the rest

I tried this new organic Cabernet Sauvignon and it was excellent. So, I looked upon the bottle to see what vineyard it was from. This Natura Cab Sav is born and raised in the Emiliana vineyard and made with organic grapes. What I also found was another bottle of wine in my arsenal with a different name but born and raised in the same Emiliana vineyard family. Which leads me to believe that Emiliana makes more than a few different wines. Upon further research, Emiliana has Biodynamic Wines, Organic Wines and Integrated Management Wines. Their Natura brand falls under the … Read the rest

Zevia is an all natural soda. That means good quality ingredients. As good as a soda can get anyway!

Check out what’s inside:  Carbonated H2O, Stevia, Erythritol, Caramel Color, Tartaric Acid, Fumaric Acid, Caffeine, Natural Flavors.

And if you’re looking at those ingredients and slightly freakin’ out about all that acid stuff in there click here and read about it more on their website. Don’t worry, it won’t take long, so just do it!

And now let’s move on to what inside regular cola soda:  Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Caramel Color, Citric Acid, Phosphoric Acid, Natural Flavors and … Read the rest

I’m no stranger of Santa Julia organic wine but I’m no expert either. I have only had the Santa Julia Organic Malbec, so I was thrilled to have my little eyes spy a Santa Julia Organic Cabernet Sauvignon. This Cab Sav will cost you about 12 bucks and it’s worth it. Man, oh man, it’s great to have cheap wine, that’s made with organic grapes and, annndd, gives back to the environment by ways of recycling and energy conservation.

The winery is located in Argentina and not only do they do what’s mentioned above, Santa Julia also does social … Read the rest

4 Carrots
1 Apple
1 Beet
2 Handfuls of Spinach
1 Cucumber

Chop it up and juice it for a power punch of vitamins and minerals. The apple and carrots add some sweetness to the earthy beets and spinach. For other great juicing recipes click here, here and here.… Read the rest

This recipe is easy, quick, and delicious and very, very similar to this one. The really only difference is that we used shrimp instead of scallops and maybe slightly more cheese.

1 Tbsp butter
1 pound jumbo prawns
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 box (9 oz) frozen artichokes thawed
1/4 tsp ground oregano
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 lemon’s  juice
1 1/3 cup crumbled feta in brine
1 large tomato diced
2 Tbsp extra virgin cold pressed organic olive oil
1/2 pound organic angel hair pasta whole wheat

Once … Read the rest