When I first went raw, I jumped in with both feet and went 100% raw for 30 days. The first few weeks I found myself eating tons of nuts! I know it’s not uncommon for people transitioning to raw food to overeat nuts, so I decided to share my story and advice about nuts. Why [...]
Summer is here, and that means hot days and refreshing watermelon slices. Photo by Luke Robinson Unfortunately, one of the reasons people don’t enjoy fruit as much as they could is they haven’t learned how to pick the freshest, ripest fruit. With most fruit you can smell it, touch it and check for firmness… but [...]
Is there such a thing as a healthy snack? I think so, and I think there are a couple of principles to keep in mind if you’re going to eat a snack.
If you’re going to have a snack between meals, make sure it’s easy to digest and that it will not cause any “stomach traffic jams”. Find out more about food combining in this video.
What I mean by this is that you should try to eat one meal and then give your stomach time to digest before adding something else on top of that. So if you ate lunch 30 minutes ago, don’t snack right away.
A snack should really be like an island to rest on before you next destination. I think having a healthy snack is important if you’re going to have a late dinner, since it stops you from overeating at dinner.
Another trick to having a healthy snack time is to make your snack a mindful activity. Don’t just eat while you’re at your computer or focused on something else. Take a few minutes to unwind while you’re eating your snack, and you’ll find you don’t need to eat as much… and you’ll feel a whole lot better when you get back to your work!
The problem with snacking is that we usually reach for an instant food when we’re under pressure. Instead of going to the vending machine or stopping by the corner store, bring your own snacks.
Try this healthy raw cashew snack…
(Click here to watch the video.)
I’m sure you’ve got some awesome snacking tips up your sleeves… please share them with us in the comments below!
I am super excited to announce the release of my latest recipe book!
It’s called “11 Snacks to Silence Your Stomach“.
I’ve been working hard preparing, measuring, and photographing each of these recipes. These are all tried and true recipes that I make regularly.
They’ve even got my boyfriend Robin’s seal of approval. If you know him or how he likes to eat then you’ll understand that he is very picky. ;)
Why am I giving this delicious snack recipe book away, you ask?
Because I believe it’s great to give back to every one of you who have made my business what it is today.
But I’m also releasing it to give you a taste of what kind of recipes I like to put together. Because once you know how great tasting some of these raw recipes can be, you’re a lot more likely to sign up for my latest project when I unveil it. ;)
After you’ve devoured the deliciousness which is the “11 Snacks to Silence Your Stomach” ebook… make sure you keep an eye out for my future emails and videos.
I’ll be announcing and unveiling my latest project – code named The Magick Menu!
Lots of love and snackish goodness!
In my article on healthy foods vs. unhealthy foods I mentioned that there are certain foods that we all agree to be healthy. Desserts tend to fall in the unhealthy food category.
Somehow we inherently know that eating too many desserts and sweets is not good for us. Either we’ve been told this growing up, or we just don’t feel so good after we overindulge our sweet tooth.
Since I’ve got a wicked sweet tooth, I thought it would be interesting to investigate why it is that we crave sweets and desserts. (Or at least some of us.)
I was speaking to my dad about this the other day and he mentioned reading an article about sweets that said sugar is an indication that food is not a poison.
This made sense to me, if something tastes sweet then it is probably safe to eat. Think of eating bitter unripe fruit, you immediately get a bad taste in your mouth and push it away. However if the fruit is ripe, it is sweet and edible.
I’m sure this doesn’t apply across the board, and that there are exceptions to this rule. But I can accept the fact that we use our taste-buds and the sweetness factor of a food to determine whether to eat it or not.
Another reason I believe we are big on eating sugar and sweets is the connection between bacteria and yeast. I don’t want to get too deep into this topic, but I have observed it in my own body.
At one point the balance of beneficial bacteria in my gut had been broken and there was an overgrowth of yeast. I’m not talking about female yeast infections here, because anyone can have too much yeast and not enough beneficial bacteria.
I noticed that whenever I ate lots of sugar, I had a huge rash on my stomach. That was the yeast flourishing. Yuck much? Luckily, I knew there were alternatives to traditionally high sugar sweets and desserts.
The short answer is yes! Why else would I “give up” my old favorites, if I couldn’t have something equally delicious?
Healthy desserts get a bad rap. Think of desserts made without any sugar, and these seem bland, granola, a little boring.
But what if you could get the richest, most decadent of desserts without all the junk that most processed desserts come with? It’s totally possible with raw, naturally sweetened desserts.
Okay, you might be thinking that the only thing raw foodies can eat for dessert is fruit. Fortunately, there’s a lot more to raw desserts than fruit.
Take a look at these:
I’ve put together free a downloadable ebook called “28 Desserts You Can Eat Every Day”. Yep, that’s right I’m giving it away for free!
Grab your free copy of the 28 Desserts You Can Eat Every Day ebook now.
Feel free to share this ebook with all of your friends and family. I really want as many people as possible to experience these healthy desserts.
Because it’s time for us have our cake and eat it too. After all, health is wealth and what would our life be without a little treat now and then?
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