Friday, March 30, 2012

Juices and Delish Nutrient-Dense Salad

i've been addicted to my tonic ice creams lately but today i was totally craving a huge colorful nutrient-dense salad!!!
i've been making a green juice and adding my exotic superfoods coconut water. This is a great after workout electrolyte replenisher!! even better is adding the chlorella tablets with this!!!

my cayenne lemon water this morning. remember this is a great way to start every day!! lemon is alkalizing to the body and the cayenne gives your metabolism and colon a kick!! i put this in my water bottle for my morning equinox workout.


this morning i made loads of juice for the family and I- apple/ginger and sprout/green. The green juices are:
sunflower sprouts
pea sprouts
dark greens: kale, chard, spinach, beet greens, bok choy
parsley, cilantro
cucumber, celery
ginger



today i did a double session at equinox- my 5am cardio/yoga session and then i returned for a training session with nancy which i love!!! she totally pushes me and i love incorporating new things into my routine!! i drank this apple, ginger, maca juice after my workout. a few minutes later i drank more green juice and ate my chlorella tablets. both maca and chlorella are amazing recovery foods!!




check out the delish salad i wrapped in nori for lunch. Owen and i feasted on loads of colorful veggies!!!


salad:

sunflower sprouts
arugula herb blend
cultured carrots and sauerkraut
dulse
red pepper

dressing:

2 tbsps tahini
1 tsp miso
juice of one lemon
1 crushed garlic clove
dash of kelp
a few dashes of water

i also lightly steamed some broccoli and drizzled tahini, sea salt and nutritional yeast on it!! owen and i both love this!!



happy friday!!! i'm home with my boys for the next two weeks because my nanny is on vacay!! let the adventures begin!!!

kelly

Monday, March 26, 2012

Juice and Tonic Day!!

I want the warm weather back!! We still got out and rode bikes but it was a little windy!!
Loads of green juice and chlorella tablets!! I've been separating my greens from fruit so that i can mix and match various juices for myself and family. Made this at 4am this morning (before leaving for equinox at 4:45).


Carrot Ginger Juice- yummy!! i love this juice. Made this with the boys after everyone ate breakfast and was ready for school!!

Light Green Apple Juice with Maca!! This was a sweeter green juice loaded with maca!!

Vanilla Pumpkin Spirulina Ice Cream!! Made this after our bike ride. I was soooo craving it!! I wanted to make a second but i know that is too much protein for my body to handle at one time. One serving of this is loaded with protein!!

Vanilla Pumpkin Spirulina Ice Cream!!
*all tbsps are heaping tablespoons!!
1 ½ cups ice (you can also use ice cubes of spring dragon tea)
1 tbsp maca
3 tbsps tocotrienols
1 tsp non gmo soy lecithin or sunflower lecithin
¼ cup vanilla sun warrior protein powder
1 tbsp lucuma
1 tbsp xylitol
1 tbsp spirulina
1 tbsp pumpkin seed oil
2 droppers vanilla stevia
2 droppers ionic minerals
1 tsp coconut oil

check out the upcoming newsletter for the benefits of each of these ingredients!! now i'm sipping on a GT trilogy kombucha tea!! i feel very light and nourished!!

check out my little golfers!!



have a wonderful week!!

kelly

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Exotic Superfoods Coconut Water and Meat!!!

I just got my new shipment of Exotic Superfoods Organic Coconut Water, Meat and Smoothies!! if you love coconuts and want to include them in your diet for all their health benefits then you must buy them from this company!!
the smoothie is just coconut water and coconut meat blended!!

This coconut water is sooooo refreshing and replenishes your electrolytes!! great for after a workout.

the coconut meat comes frozen in a bag and in each bag you get approximately 2 coconuts worth of meat!!

Yesterday and Today i made this nutrient-dense thick and creamy smoothie!!

3/4 cup coconut meat
3/4 cup coconut water
2 handfuls spinach
1 1/2 frozen banana
1 tsp vanilla (i used vanilla fresh from the pod!! it totally makes the flavor!!)
dash sea salt

**There will be many more coconut recipes in the future!!

check out today's juices. i did pineapple ginger juice and then two pure green juices!! i drank some separate and mixed some together throughout the morning!!

the pure green juices included kale, celery, cucumber, parsley, cilantro, spinach, collards, lemon and ginger.

owen and i had a fabulous day friday enjoying the beautiful weather. we biked on the trail together, played at the park and had a picnic together.

i love getting close-up pics!!




after picking mason up at school we went bike riding again!!

check out mason's new trek bike!!! now he can go super fast!!!



i look forward to a long summer of biking with the boys!!!

enjoy the rainy weekend. kelly

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Easy Fruit Ice Cream for the boys!!

Tonight i made another Vanilla Pumpkin Seed Oil Ice Cream for me (see yesterday's post for recipe). i made one and a half servings because i knew i would want more!!

The boys wanted a fruity ice cream!!

1 cup almond milk (homemade almond milk, dates, vanilla stevia, vanilla bean)
1 scoop vanilla sun warrior protein
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 cup frozen strawberries
1/2 cup frozen mango
1 frozen frozen banana
*blend it all up in vitamix till smooth and creamy!!

The boys enjoyed this after working up an appetite playing soccer with me in the back yard!!!

enjoy, kelly

Monday, March 19, 2012

Green Pumpkin Seed Oil Ice Cream!!

what a fabulous day!! check out another delish tonic ice cream!!!


1 1/2 cups ice
3 scoops vanilla sun warrior protein
3 tbsp tocotrienals
1 tbsp just barley greens
1 tbsp pure synergy
1 tbsp mesquite
1 tbsp xylitol
2 droppers super ionics
1 dropper vanilla stevia
1 dropper toffee stevia
1 tbsp pumpkin seed oil
*blend all ingredients in a high powered blender!!

have a fabulous night!! kelly

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Blueberry Gelato and more...

what a beautiful evening!! today was a fabulous sunday: 5:30am up to make juice, equinox at 7am, my organic market and whole foods next, home to organize kitchen and prep juices, nut milk and food for week (owen was a big helper in all of this), organized spring/summer clothing for family and prepped bikes for spring bike riding! mason got a new bike yesterday which we pick up tomorrow and my bike rack and hitch will be installed tomorrow!! here we come bike riding!!! Finally, it was time to play soccer in the back yard with the boys and eat dinner with the boys outside under the sun. fabulous day!!

my juices for the morning. i packed this up and took it to the gym in a cooler so i can drink my juice and eat my chlorella right after the gym on my way to the market. the house is stocked for the week!!

i love my carrot ginger juice!! owen loves it too!!



made my carrot cumin nori wraps for the week with the leftover carrot pulp.


2 cups carrot pulp
1 cup sprouted ground flax seed
1 tbsp cumin
2 tbsp nori flakes
1 tsp sea salt
process all the above ingredients in food processor and spread evenly on two dehydrator sheets.
owen's snack while he helped me spring/summer clean!!

variety of homemade almond milks. made a big batch and separated into 16ounce bottles of different flavors. they are all good but here is one recipe.
16 ounces almond milk
2 dates
5 drop vanilla stevia
1 tsp cinnamon
ginger juice to taste
These bottles will last us about 2 days. we use it for smoothies, tonics, ice creams, drinking by itself, in other recipes like kids pancakes or for sauces etc..



This was fabulous!! Blueberry Gelato!!!

1 cup ice
1 cup frozen blueberries
2 scoops vanilla sun warrior protein
2 tbsps lucuma
2 tbsps mesquite
1 tbsp mucuna
1 tsp organic vanilla bean
1 dropper vanilla stevia
1 tsp xylitol
1/4 cup home made organic almond milk
1 dropper ionic minerals
**i ate my gelato while i watched mason play soccer and owen dig a little town!!
my soccer star!!


in addition to being a soccer star owen could spend hours building roads and hills of dirt!!


enjoy your sunday!! kelly

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Mason's tae kwon do exam, Greens Juices and "Coffee" Herbal Tonic!!

i'm soooo proud of mason. he took his yellow belt exam today and did fabulous. what i love about tae kwon do is the discipline, focus and discussion about courtesy, integrity, perserverance and being a kind and good person. It physically trains them as well increasing their strength with push-ups, jack knifes and more. They need to memorize forms which are combinations of kicks, punches and various movements which takes alot of mental focus. we go to class three times a week and i love it and he has a blast!! he was sooo excited to get his yellow belt today and that is the most important thing.


as usual i wanted to fuel him well this morning so the boys had:
green juice, cantaloupe, buckwheat pancakes with sun warrior vanilla protein and fruit smoothies with almond milk, mango, strawberries, blueberries and banana!!


Today was another Green Juice, Superfood and Tonic Ice Cream Day!! woke and did a long yoga practice before the family woke!!
started with supplements of megahydrate and msm.
2 ounce shot of e-3 live!!

i did lots of superfoods and herbs in my green juices today. total green juice in the morning was about 40 ounces. in my green juices i added ionic minerals, crystal energy, ginseng tincture, goji/schizandra tincture, zeolite, marine phytoplankton. i did not do all of these in one drink but did small glasses with a few at a time. Plus i did all my capsule supplements (multi, d-3, b-complex etc...). I've been doing a b-12 patch too. Use your juices as a way to get loads of other nutrient-dense superfoods and herbs into your body.

mason and i were out running errands all day so i prepared my juices and put them in a cooler so i had them in between our errands. i was fueled for an action packed day with mason!!

juiced a pineapple and added one ounce of e-3 live and ginger juice!! this was sooo refreshing mid-afternoon.



stopped at puree and got 2 ounce shot of wheatgrass and coco-phyll which is greens and coconut water. i drank this and munched on my chlorella tablets as an afternoon snack.

Tonight i made one of my favorite ice cream tonics!! It tastes like coffee but is filled with nutrient-dense herbs and superfoods!!


1 1/2 cups ice
1/4 cup dandy blend
2 1/2 scoops vanilla sun warrior protein
1 tbsp maca
1 tbsp mesquite
2 tbsp tocotrienols
1 tsp eucommia bark
1 tsp chaga
2 droppers ionic minerals
1 tbsp coconut oil
2 droppers vanilla stevia
2 droppers toffee stevia
1 tbsp xylitol

Creamy and delicious. i ate it sitting outside at the picnic table while watching the boys play soccer!! i love being outside as much as possible!!!

i challenge you to experiment with new ways of nourishing your body. kelly