Green Apple Berry Pie Smoothie

The trees around us are starting to put on their colorful coats and the weather is dipping delightfully  in the evenings.  I’m in the mood for Autumn with an eye towards getting healthy Blend on low in Vita-mix to keep some of the texture: 3 apples 1 pear 1/2 C frozen blueberries* 1/2 C raisins 1/2 banana [...]

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Chia Pudding

Around our house, we have been working on hydration.  We’ve rediscovered chia! Chia seeds, best known for the chia pet of the 80′s, is an amazing little seed… A superfood, actually! Chia’s use in South America has been traced back to 3500 BC.  It’s hydrophilic action can absorb more than 12X it’s weight in water [...]

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Back to Health Basics: First Things First…

In this series, we will be looking at the basic steps to moving toward health.  One step at a time… 2011.  Did you make resolutions this year? I find that setting new goal for the upcoming year, month, week, day or even hour to be incredibly helpful.  Just the act of writing a goal down [...]

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