Ooooo, you know you have to go make some…right now!

Raw Vegan Strawberry Ice Cream:
A Raw Food Recipe by Joanna Steven

Serves: 4

Prep Time: About 1 1/2 hours, mostly inactive.

Every Summer, I buy several pounds of strawberries to freeze for the winter months, and keep a few pounds for smoothies and other treats like this
luscious ice cream. My first attempts at cooked ice cream were not so great. I guess I should stick to raw, right? Probably, because this strawberry ice cream is delicious!
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Is your normal healthy snack looking a little boring? Try these new ideas.

Snacking has become a big deal in today’s modern life. According to studies and surveys, people are snacking more than they used to decades ago, and they’re snacking more often throughout the day. Between 1977-78 and 2007-08, those who snacked on any given day increased from 59 percent to 90 percent. In 2007-08, about two-thirds of adults snacked two or more times a day, whereas in 1977-78, most snacked only once or not at all.

Is all this snacking helping or hurting us? There is evidence on both sides of the fence. Some studies show that snacking is contributing to our obesity epidemic. Research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that children eat snacks almost three times a day that are high in calories and low in nutrition. A second study found that Americans are consuming more calories today than they did in the 1970s, and that portion size and snacking are the biggest factors responsible for the change.

Other studies, however, have shown that snacking is beneficial for managing weight, as it helps control appetite and prevent overeating at meals. Some have found that snacking can help improve recovery from exercise, and add good-for-you nutrients to the diet.
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Here’s how to give your sprouts the nutrition of wild food!

After yesterday’s post about making super-sprouts and veggies, we got a lot of questions about how to do it…

So today, I’m going to explain!

A while back, we did a complete video on how to grow sprouts and how to make your own sprouting jar at half the cost.

I’m going to share this video now, as well as spell it out for you below in writing!

Here’s where you can watch, if you’re a visual person, and below you can read.

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Tahini is made from sesame seeds, and is full of nutrients and protein.

Sesame seeds are best known as toppings for rolls and bread in North America, but in other parts of the world they are an important source of high quality protein and edible oil. These tiny light beige or black seeds are made up of 55% oil and 45% protein. The long shelf life of sesame oil is most likely due to its antioxidant properties.

Whole sesame seeds are commonly ground into a butter, called tahini, with a consistency a bit thinner than peanut butter. Available roasted or raw, the healthiest choice would be tahini made out of raw sesame seeds, with nothing added, subtracted or refined. Available ground from hulled or unhulled seeds, you can choose either—it’s a matter of preference. The unhulled variety, however, could have more roughage than desirable for some people. If the jar does not use the word ‘raw,’ then assume it is made from toasted sesame seeds.
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Don’t worry, this is not exactly a movie review… LOL!

I recently went to the theater with some friends to see The Avengers…

If you don’t know anything about it, it’s a film that features a handful of mega-superheros who all are called together to save the world from evil. (I know, it sounds like every superhero movie!)

I’m not a fan of comics, nor did I have any intention to go to see the movie, but it just so happened that we were thinking about things to do, this was suggested and we were on our way.

The film was actually pretty good. There’s something about the good overcoming evil theme that always sucks me in, particularly when it’s done in a fun and creative way.

But of course, this isn’t a movie review blog. You can head over to Rotten Tomatoes if you want to read reviews there.

I want to talk about a different type of battle between good and evil.

I want to talk about how you can turn your homegrown vegetables, sprouts and wheatgrass into Avenger-like superstars. Read the rest of this entry »