Raspberry Banana Blast

If you want a quick pick-me-up during the day, particularly the 4pm hunger curve, then this smoothie is the perfect thing to make! It is fast (so it doesn't involve lots of prep time), and tastes incredible, and will fill that aching hole in your stomach just when you may reach for something that would otherwise leave you feeling drowsy and tired (i.e., junk food/fast food). Read on to get the recipe!

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Ingredients:
4 ripe spotty bananas
2 cups organic raspberries (frozen or fresh)
1 cup young thai coconut water
Vanilla (optional)
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Enjoy!

Baby Green Zucchini Salad with Lemon Cumin Dressing

I made this salad a couple weeks ago, and have made it at least 7 or 8 times since then (haha). I had never thought of adding cumin to a dressing but it tastes incredible! If you want something incredibly satisfying, look no further:

Ingredients:

- Organic baby greens of any kind (use as much as you like, I eat a lot of salad, so I use like 20 cups or so)

- 2 Organic zucchinis, chopped into half circles

- 1 Organic cucumber, chopped into half circles

- 5 Organic cremini mushrooms, chopped

- 1 container organic broccoli sprouts

- 1/2 organic avocado

- 1/2 cup dill, finely chopped

- 1-2 tbsp hemp seeds

Dressing:

-2 cloves garlic

-2 tsp. raw hemp seed oil (or you can use olive oil, cold pressed)

-1/2 lemon, squeezed

-1/2 tsp. cumin

-1/4 tsp. - 1/2 tsp. freshly chopped rosemary

-1/4 tsp. thyme

(let dressing sit for 10 minutes after mixing together)

Add dressing to the above salad ingredients. Enjoy!

Herbal Detox Green Juice

Spring has sprung! It is that time of year again to get things moving, both physically and mentally. What a better way to do so than using green juices as your medicine to heal the body and flush out toxins we accumulate from our environment and the foods we eat. Herbs are excellent for pulling toxins out of the body, and ginger is wonderful for reducing inflammation. If you want a green juice that will leave you feeling awesome in the end, look no further!

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Ingredients:

- 4 carrots (beta-carotene, excellent for eye health)

- 4 stalks celery (great for cellular regeneration, infusing your cells with essential cell salts)

- 1 cucumber (hydration)

- 1 bunch cilantro (major heavy metal detox)

- 1 bunch dill (leaves you smelling awesome)

- 1 bunch parsley (incredibly high in anti-oxidants, and helps improve arthritic pain)

- 1 inch ginger (reduces inflammation)

- 2 lemons

Juice the above ingredients, and drink up! Enjoy!

Sweet Ginger Bliss Smoothie

This smoothie (also going to be featured in my new e-book coming out in late May) is so delightful. If you have ever had the experience of eating a ginger snap cookie, this smoothie tastes exactly like that. The best thing about this smoothie is that it is easy, and can be consumed at any time of the day (not just for dessert - but you can definitely make it a "dessert" if you please). When I discovered the combination of ginger and cinnamon, I was very delightfully surprised! Read on for the ingredients, and give it a try :)

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Ingredients:
3 ripe, spotty bananas
4 medjool dates, pitted
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tbsp ginger juice (I normally just take the ginger and squeeze it in my garlic press to press out the juice. You could also chop it finely if you do not have a garlic press)
1 cup young thai coconut water

Blend & Serve!