To be honest, I usually buy my almond milk…but I’m trying to make my own more often, because it’s fresh and I know exactly what goes into it. It’s pretty simple (only a couple ingredients) and pretty quick too. If you want to know why in the world people would drink “milk” made from almonds, [...]

Almonds are a convenient, tasty snack, and the base for many raw vegan desserts, drinks, and smoothies. I’m about to tell you why they’re such a good choice…

“Antioxidant” is a word that most of us are pretty familiar with, right? But what does it really mean? What are they, what do they do, and why do we care about getting them anyway? I’ve tried to explain all this in the most simple, basic way. (not because I think you’re simple or basic, [...]

There is so much information available about the health benefits of flaxseed. It would be impossible to share it all with you, so I’ll just share some of the basics.

I am obsessively organized…except when I’m not. With me, if it’s not all put together, it all falls apart. This seems to apply to everything, even posting recipes and nutrition information. So, I’ve decided to highlight a different ingredient (herb, fruit, vegetable, nut, supplement, etc) each week, then share recipes that showcase that ingredient. Rather [...]

This smoothie is made with Organic Chocolate flavored Nutiva HempShake, but you can also use carob or cocoa powder to make a somewhat similar drink. The hempshake powder adds raw plant protein (which is supposed to be easier to digest than protein from animal sources), omega-3 essential fatty acids, 9 essential amino acids, and a [...]

Generally, wheatgrass is juiced with a special juicer. Have you ever tried to put leafy greens in your regular (centrifugal) juicer? It just doesn’t work. Wheatgrass juicers are made to crush the juice out, not spin the juice out. If you don’t have one, you’ve got to get creative with what you’ve got. And that’s [...]

I absolutely love young Thai coconuts, so I use them in a lot of recipes. The great thing about these coconuts is that the “meat” inside is very soft and blends smoothly. They are also much easier to open than the little brown coconuts, and their meat is easier to scrape out. (I also think [...]

You know the funny grass that you see growing on the countertops at Jamba Juice? It’s wheatgrass, and it’s so cheap and easy to grow yourself!