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Posted by on May 22, 2013 in Nutritarian Recipes, Smoothies, Juices & Drinks | 0 comments

Coconut Water

Coconut Water

Provided you are in an area where you have access to “young coconuts”, it just doesn’t get any better than seeing your little ones sipping on cooled, refreshing coconut water straight from the coconut itself…especially after a long day of playing hard outside in the sun. There isn’t a sports drink or pedialyte pop out there that could win over first place in my heart from the natural coconut water of a young coconut with it’s sweet, nutty flavor and it’s high electrolyte and mineral content, with no artificial colours, flavours, or preservatives…It is, in my mind, simply pure, all natural AWESOMENESS. Although I think it is important to support local grown and sold foods that are in season, I also consider it a blessing that we have access to and are able to experience such a wide variety of whole foods available to us from all over the world. My first experience with drinking coconut water however, was while on a humanitarian trip to the pacific islands of...

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Posted by on May 22, 2013 in Nutritarian Recipes, Sauces & Dips | 0 comments

Date Paste

Date Paste

Date Paste is a raw, whole food, ready to go sweetener that you can make yourself with a gel or paste like consistency.  It stores well in the fridge and is a quick & easy replacement for sugar or honey … you know it’s rare to find a child that doesn’t like the taste of sweet. Use date paste in dressings, drinks, sauce recipes or any place where one would be tempted to add a little bit of honey here or there such as, mixed in with peanut butter for fruit & veggie dip or in a peanut butter and “honey” sandwich. It is very useful to have on hand at a moments notice to add a guilt free sweetness to your dishes. I learned this recipe from Russel James’, “The Raw Chef”. Although we are not completely raw, at least 60% of our diet is raw whole foods and I have found myself learning many useful tips, tricks and lessons on food preparation from raw foodists. They have a...

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Posted by on May 2, 2013 in Nutritarian Recipes, Smoothies, Juices & Drinks | 1 comment

Green Smoothie Blueprint

Green Smoothie Blueprint

Aside from a few discovered favourites, when we make green smoothies, we rarely follow a recipe as we usually use what we have on hand at the time and 9 times out of 10 they are a hit. In order to assure that it does indeed taste good, we usually follow a sort of guideline or blueprint if you will and here is our go to blueprint in the order the ingredients are added to the blender: Print Green Smoothie Blueprint From: Mommy Kristi Prep time:  5 mins Total time:  5 mins Serves: 1 adult, 2-4 children   Ingredients ½ - 1 Cup Liquid (Water, Coconut Water, Orange, Apple, or Pomegranate Juice) 2 Cup Greens (Spinach is most mild, I just stuff as much into the blender as I can) 1-2 TB Flax, Chia or Hemp seeds Any additional superfoods such as goji berries, nuts and/or dried fruits like, currants, raisin, dates or figs. 1-2 Fresh Fruit (1 banana & 1 apple, pear, mango or pineapple slices. Banana adds sweet.) 1½...

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Posted by on May 1, 2013 in About, Nutritarian Kids Information | 0 comments

The Discovery

The Discovery

You know that can’t sleep, can’t eat feeling you get when you are so excited about something that you just want to share it with the world? That’s how I’m feeling today and ironically, the thing that I’m passionate about is FOOD, but not just any food, food that I can feel good about feeding to the people who mean everything to me: My Family! But before I go any further, let me introduce myself: My name is Kristi and I live in the wonderful northern world of Canada. I wear many hats but the one that fits me best is the one called MOTHER. I am also a WIFE (I love you honey), a CHRISTIAN, a DENTIST and a FOREVER STUDENT. I have a love of learning that lets just say borderlines on addiction. The only thing that has kept me up more at night then reading is my sweet little girls of which there are three: Sai, Mo and Lei. Those three precious pearls are the motivation...

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