Don’t let the ‘cream’ in the name scare you away! This smoothie doesn’t have cream or sugar added, but it’s creamy and sweet enough to be called strawberries n’ cream! Earlier this week I posted the homemade healthy granola, and mentioned I use oats in my smoothies but realized I haven’t posted a smoothie that [...]
Today is the last day of school for many kids in the Atlanta area, so let’s start summer off with watermelon lemonade! Since it has been warming up here I’ve been using my juicer more to make lots of yummy juices for us to enjoy in the morning or late afternoon. This will also [...]
This is a favorite recipe of my family as well as my clients. I had a requests this week to add this to the blog – so Melissa here you go! Sweet potatoes and sweet onions help give this recipe it’s name as well as add amazing flavor. Even if you never thought of combining [...]
I always have an abundance of oats in our house. I use oats for oatmeal, baking, and smoothies, but I have never tried making our own granola. Last week we were at Whole Foods and they were sampling Ruby’s Gold Golden Granola. I wasn’t sure what the girl’s would think of it since we don’t [...]
Our skin takes a beating every day, from the sun, sweating, or kids putting their hands all over it. This smoothie is full of vitamin A, C, E, and Omega-3′s, all of which are perfect to help heal, and protect your skin. Time to get glowing, radiant skin! Vitamin E plays an important role in [...]
The other day I posted about how great blueberries are and how much I LOVE them! Well, here is a recipe highlighting these little beauties and it is Gluten and Dairy free to boot! I am using my Gluten Free flour blend and the results are just as good as with regular flour. My kids and [...]
I love eating seasonal – that means you get fruits and veggies at the peak of their flavor and nutrition. If you have a farmers market near you, you understand the notion of eating seasonal as that is how the farmers sell their goods. If it isn’t growing they can’t sell it. Once the fruit and [...]
There are two things you will not see me eating very often, if ever, olives and cottage cheese. So, I never thought I would be making pancakes using cottage cheese, but I decided to try since it has lots of protein and not much sugar. Surprisingly, I loved it! I blended everything together so there [...]
Pink lemonade is a huge hit in this house when it’s hot and sunny outside. I have two toddler girls in the house, so anything pink is a hit. Thursday we had a bunch of strawberries that were on their last leg, so I wanted to use them fast. Smoothies are always a great way [...]
We all need some go-to, healthy, store bought snacks to rely on. So here is a brand for you to remember, Pure Organic bars. I’ve had almost every flavor of these, and they are all delicious! The chocolate brownie, pictured above, is my favorite. It’s like taking a bite out of a brownie with bits [...]
