The easiest way to improve your diet is to add in leafy greens in the form of big salads, smoothies and freshly pressed juices. Pick real foods and a colorful variety of different vegetables and fruits instead of processed food-like substances. Choose organic and local whenever possible and eat mindfully without hurry.
All these recipes are plant-based, gluten, sugar and dairy free.
Recipe for this energizing colored, warming and filling carrot-sunflower seed-cashew soup comes from Katja Kokko, one of the founders of Jolie, a finnish well-being web media and natural cosmetic store (online and in Helsinki). The original recipe here is from an earlier entry in her Moments blog, which currently resides under Jolie’s web media. The [...]
As an esthetician I love all the beautiful, colorful and well-designed things that are also practical to use for many different purposes on a daily basis. I especially enjoy bright colored glasses that reflect the sunshine through them and bring extra spark to the morning smoothie moments. One of the new practical, and beautiful finds [...]
As you have probably already noticed I love blending together simple smoothies with not too many ingredients. In this one, I am featuring coriander, which has many health benefits. One of its greatest being that it is a powerful heavy metal chelator (wonderful in different dressings and pestos too). It adds a wonderful depth and [...]
Chia seeds are a staple in my kitchen because using them is extremely easy, quick and healthy. They are packed full of protein, calcium, potassium, antioxidants, iron, omega 3′s and are a great source of fiber. I always notice an improvement in my digestion, and they are delicate on my sensitive stomach. Chia seeds are [...]
Greetings from Toronto! This week I have been able to get fresh herbs, kale and other leafy greens from an organic garden. What a joy it is to enjoy a freshly made green smoothie outside in the sunshine! Today’s take from the garden included kale, basil and mint. Approximate ingredients: 2,5 dl coconut water 3 [...]
Berries might be one of the food groups that I love the most. I use them daily in smoothies, put them on my porridge, pancakes, or eat just plain or with coconut yoghurt. Berries provide us loads of antioxidants and brighten our day with vivid colors. At our summer cottage in Finland we have dozens [...]
Today’s green smoothie was blueberry spinach smoothie. I don’t ever really measure the ingredients because I love to experiment and throw in my vitamix what there are available in the cupboards and fridge/freezer. I order most of my supplies from iHerb because I love the quality vs. price. Approximate ingredients for this smoothie included: 2,5 [...]
Ingredients: 3 carrots 3 stalks of celery 1 cucumber a fingertip size of peeled ginger coconut water to taste Juice all the other ingredients and stir in coconut water (it needs only a splash, add carefully and taste). Enjoy!
These savoury kale chips don’t last long after taken out from the dehydrator. You’ll likely eat them before they hit the bowl. Ingredients: 300 g of kale 2 dl cashew nuts 3 dry sundried tomatoes 1 tsp paprika powder a dash of cayenne pepper or chili to taste 2-3 cloves of garlic 2 dl of [...]
I made this colorful and zesty sweet potato, carrot and coconut soup with turmeric and curry a couple of days ago after I finished my three day juice fast. It was so delicious that I needed to pay extra attention not to inhale it while still transitioning to solid foods. It’s silky smooth texture makes [...]
