This is the perfect drink to have before or after a challenging workout. It's packed with protein, some carbs, other good-for-you-stuff (details below), and it tastes like an iced mocha coffee! Post-workout, get this into your system within 30-60 minutes after exercise to feed those hungry muscles. Sipping this shake before your workout helps fight … Continue reading Mocha Protein Shake
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Green Dream Juice and Smoothie Recipe
These two recipes are smooth, mild, and cooling...perfect for easy drinking on a hot day. Recipe for Green Dream Juice makes approximately 40 ounces 2 large organic apples, cored and cut to fit in juicer - I recommend Golden Delicious or Fuji 2 large cucumbers, peeled 2 limes, peeled 1 inch fresh ginger - No … Continue reading Green Dream Juice and Smoothie Recipe
Creamy Potato and Carrot Soup
I love fall. The air turns crisp. Pumpkins pop up in windows and on porches, some al naturale while others wear dramatic expressions. Trees dress in the latest fashions of amber, chestnut, and garnet. This soup is perfect for transitional weather...creamy and dreamy and warms you up without weighing you down. Even if you live … Continue reading Creamy Potato and Carrot Soup
Strawberry-Lime Sorbet
When the temperatures get dangerously close to the triple digits, all I want are things that will cool me down. Like this strawberry-lime sorbet. I found the recipe in my Vita-Mix cookbook and decided it was the perfect time to try it out. I made a few modifications, of course, to up the health quotient. … Continue reading Strawberry-Lime Sorbet
Tangy Apple-Ginger Compote
This nutrient-loaded compote is versatile enough to show up for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. The apple cider vinegar and ginger lends a spicy tang while the raw honey imparts a bit of sweetness to balance it out. Five-spice powder, used in Chinese cuisine--a mixture of cinnamon, cloves, fennel, star anise, and pepper--gives off an intoxicating … Continue reading Tangy Apple-Ginger Compote
Kristin Rath 