Last Nights Dinner

Whole Foods Vegan Friendly Menu to my rescue.
For an easy evening of no cooking and being home alone,
veggie roll, fire roasted eggplant and a golden draak. mm.

Green Smoothie Perfection

Eat you greens!!
Kale is my superhero.
The idea of drinking a vegetable used to really freak and gross me out. Now I cannot get enough. Try this:
3 to 4 leaves of kale
1 or 2 handfulls of spinach
1 frozen banana
1/2 cup of frozen or fresh blueberries
1 kiwi
about 10 cashew nuts
about 1 cup of water
vanilla stevia to taste
optional: omega or flax oil
blend, Enjoy!!

purple potatoes

last nights dinner
purple potatoe salad con shallot tarragon dressing and a side of tempeh. mmm mm mmmm

nuts for coconuts

need an extra boost of electrolytes..why settle for sports drinks drowned in sugar..thankfully we have coconuts! did you know that coconuts are not only high in electrolytes but are also high in essentials like

vitamin a- good for hair and nail growth, helps vision in dim lighting, bone/tooth growth, reproduction
vitamin b- increases energy, maintains healthy nervous system, lowers cholesterol and triglycerides (derived from fats eaten in foods or made in the body from other energy sources like carbohydrates.), assists growth in the body, aids in carbohydrate, fat, and protein synthesis (process of cells building protein), aids in emotional health like depression,
riboflavin (aka b2)-energy metabolism, and for the metabolism of fats, ketone bodies (produced as by-products when fatty acids are broken down for energy in the liver and kidney.), carbohydrates, and proteins.
niacin (aka b3)-in a nutshell it helps to reduce cholesterol
vitamin c-also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin which is essential for normal functioning of the body. protects against immune system deficiencies, cardiovascular disease, prenatal health problems, eye disease, and even skin wrinkling.

what else are coconuts good for?

eat the meat- coconut meat that is-
healthy fat!- saturated yes, but they are not all bad and this one is a fat that can cause fat loss with the proper diet. when the body receives enough good healthy fats; coconut oil, avocado, omega 3 etc. and does not get loads of processed, hydrogenated bad fat then, it discards fats from the body because it is in a secure state and knows it has what it needs.
cooking-coconut oil is very heat stable so it makes an excellent cooking and frying oil.it has a smoke point of about 360°F (180°C).

oh..did i mention how delicious they are! yes there is that too.
drink it-stick a straw right in
oil-cook veggies with it, spread it on toast with a dash of cinnomon in replacement of butter, put it in a smoothie, use it as a skin moisturizer
coco meat- scrape it out with a spoon and enjoy, make ice cream, yogurt, milk, smoothies
-roughly two healthy tablespoons a day-

try this to cool off:
http://kblog.lunchboxbunch.com/2009/04/coconut-water-ice-cubes-best-smoothie.html

enjoy.