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9 comments Mar 27/13 Healthy Eating, Recipes, Salads, Vegetarian

Mandarin orange & grapefruit kale salad

The first time that I ever tried raw kale in a salad, I absolutely hated it. I thought it was chewy, rough, and just plain gross. After just a few miserable bites, I was all set to write it off forever. Somewhere along the road, I got into making kale chips and adding kale to my smoothies… And I figured that I’d give kale salad another chance. Massaging the kale with things like olive oil, coconut oil, or vinegar for several minutes really improved both the consistency and the taste, and before I knew it, kale became a...

2 comments Feb 26/13 Healthy Eating, Recipes, Salads

Lunchtime check-in (Salmon strawberry poppy seed salad)

Happy Tuesday! As you can tell by the title of this post, I’m going to do another lunchtime check-in today. If I’m going to be perfectly honest, this was actually yesterday’s lunch. Since my blog was out of commission at lunchtime yesterday, I didn’t get to share it with you, but it was just so delicious that I simply had to post it today. Lunch was a salad consisting of: Baby spinach Sliced strawberries Sweet onions Sliced baby bella mushrooms Dijon herb salmon (leftover from the previous night) Panera poppy seed...

16 comments Feb 22/13 Beauty, Beverages, Healthy Eating, Skin care

Anti-aging green juice

You may recall that I was on a big juice kick awhile back which was later replaced by a massive smoothie obsession. Well, I was reading back through some of my old posts a month or so ago, and I remembered how wonderful I felt when I was drinking both smoothies and juice. So, I dusted off my trusty juicer and have been happily juicing ever since. My favorite concoction right now is just filled with lots of anti-aging properties. In fact, I’ve even gone so far as to nickname it “Botox in a Glass” (though you’ll be...

4 comments Feb 08/13 Beverages, Healthy Eating, Recipes

Chocolate banana breakfast smoothie & giveaway winner

Although I didn’t ever think it would happen, I’ve replaced my morning omelet with a smoothie. I’m clearly still on an omelet kick though because I’ve been eating them at lunchtime several times a week. Old habits die hard. But lately, I just really love starting out my day with a delicious green smoothie. Right now I’m drinking a smoothie made with: A large handful of kale A large handful of spinach 1 teaspoon of liquid chlorophyll 1/2 frozen banana 1 1/2 cups of coconut milk...

8 comments Jan 29/13 Beverages, Food, Healthy Eating, Recipes

Green pumpkin smoothie & Cake Boss

Happy Tuesday! My day is off to a healthy start, and I feel really energized (especially since the baby slept in until 8:30 am). After my usual morning routine with him, I had a nice cold glass of ice water with lemon followed by a delicious smoothie. (Yes. My Valentine’s decorations are out already. I couldn’t resist!) Green Pumpkin Smoothie Ingredients: 1 scoop vanilla pea protein (plant-based protein is my favorite) Huge handful of spinach 1/2 cup canned pumpkin stevia 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk 1/2 tablespoon...

6 comments Dec 12/12 Healthy Eating, Recipes, Salads

Lunchtime check-in: Red quinoa salad

Good afternoon! I just made a nice healthy lunch for myself (one-handed with a baby in one arm, I might add). It’s a simple and delicious meal that would be perfect to pack up and take to work. And it would be even easier to make with two hands. (After I snapped this photo, I tossed everything together in a giant wooden salad bowl.) The salad consisted of: Romaine lettuce Avocado Red onion Trader Joe’s organic red quinoa Red beets Mandarin oranges Sweet onion vinaigrette dressing If you liked seeing what I had for lunch...