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Smoothy Thursday!

August 27, 2009
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  Turn on the TV, pick up a magazine or newspaper and you can’t help but read something about how unhealthy our eating habits have become. More and more people are recognizing that a diet of processed, highly sugared foods are much less than ideal. Adding more veggies and fruits is the number one suggestion [...]

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Chia Fruit Salad

March 12, 2009
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What do you think about when you hear, Chia? If you are like a lot of people, the commercial, chia…ch ch ch ch Chia…starts playing in your head. Did you have a chia pet? I did. Little did I know that those tiny chia seeds…the ones that grew the mad “hair” on the little terra [...]

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Dried Cherry Chocolate Truffles

February 3, 2009
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I have a sweet tooth. It can be the bane of my existence! When my daughters were younger, I used to bake sheets and sheets of cookies and bars. Great for the taste buds, horrible for the waistline and diet. I love to experiment with recipes and made at least 20 different chocolate chip cookie [...]

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My Raw Journey

January 18, 2009
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I spent a good part of last summer eating 100% raw food. It was amazing. I had unbelievable energy, mental clarity, and all of my aches and pains went away. I was having a great time. I got a dehydrator, a vita-mix, and about 20 cookbooks. I was amazed at how good the food was [...]

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