Green Smoothies

I really like raw vegetable juicing as a way of getting much needed nutrition and nourishment into the body as quickly as possible, and with as little digestive effort required as possible. However, it's hard to get much in the way of healthy fats and proteins from raw vegetable juice, and that's where green smoothies come in. (more…)
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Healthy Sweets?

I guess "healthy" is a relative term, but these treats are made without sugar and using only whole foods, although they do contain dried fruits that are not for everybody. My kids love them, and my daughter christened them "coco-balls". Anyway, on with the recipe. Ingredients: 1 cup of dried apricots (preferably unsulphured) 1 cup of dried dates 1 cup of raw nuts (cashe...
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Juicing

Why raw vegetable juicing? I first starting raw vegetable juicing in 1999. I had started experimenting with vitamin supplements to treat my acne, and I was getting results. This raised a question - why was I not getting enough of the required vitamins from the food I ate? (more…)
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