Archive for the ‘Healthy Eating’ Category

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Re-stocking the Pantry and Fridge

Today, Dave and I went to Atwater Market to re-stock our pantry and buy fresh produce and ingredients for this week’s meals. We have been working on preparing weekly meal plans and buying for the week. Our goal is to have about 12 mostly Raw Vegan meal recipes to rotate over a 2-week period with [...]

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Chocolate Blueberry Energy Bars

Here’s another Thrive Diet recipe. We just finished making these along with a new batch of apple sauce in the Vitamix. *** Chocolate Blueberry Energy Bars from Brendan Brazier‘s Thrive Diet “High in antioxidants and flavonoids, these bars help reduce free radical damage in the body and improve cellular recovery.” 1 cup fresh or soaked [...]

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Burger Update & A Salad Dressing Recipe

I have to say I was pleasantly surprised to find the almond flaxseed burger so incredibly tasty. The garlic and balsamic vinegar gave it such a nice taste and I was comfortably full after eating half a patty with the rest of my lunch. I’ve saved the other half for dinner. Lunch consisted of half [...]

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Almond Flaxseed Burgers, Gluten-free Cupcakes and the Challenge of Healthier Eating

Dave decided to challenge himself today by only eating vegan food so he pulled out Brendan Brazier‘s Thrive Diet and whipped up almond flaxseed patties to eat with a side salad for his dinner with a smoothie for lunch. Oh and he also made another batch of that toasted apple cinnamon cereal (which I DID [...]

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Toasted Apple Cinnamon Cereal and Hemp Milk

Dave wanted to make wholesome cereal and milk (almond milk and hemp milk) in preparation for this week. We’re going to try to get back to the gym and start being more active again now that Spring is on the way.