Raw Food Goodness w/ Steve & Lori

Meg Making Green Veggie Juice

Here is Alex's favorite snack: green apples with almond butter. He actually made this plate himself. How cute...will he be a future Matthew Kenney in the works? ;)

Green Juice Fasting On The Go

A Visit to Glen Ivy Hot Springs

I have been going to Glen Ivy Hot Springs for almost 10 years and it always seems to bliss me out. I don't know if it is due to the immense amount of detoxification from the sauna, steam room, or mud. Perhaps it's just a good healthy dose of sunshine, water and lush greenery. I almost feel like I have a nature deficiency if I am not around plants.

Anyhow, I have been making it a point to keep myself in a heightened state and to keep allowing my life to unfold in beautiful and magical ways. This is just one of the ways that I enjoy spending my time. I read, I write, I dream, I savor, I celebrate. I just feel fantastic every single time I go here and I ALWAYS meet the coolest people in the mineral bath. The vibes are just rocking. I leave with the softest skin, a golden glow, and an open heart and mind!

Ways to Eat Your Greens

I am always recommending that people consume 2 bunches of leafy greens (about 2 lbs.) a day and the most common responses I receive are, "Why are greens so important?"Followed by, "How do I prepare them?" I decided to prepare a list of ideas and recipes for you to get you started. Once you get the hang of it I am sure you'll be creating awesome recipes yourself.

If you don't know the importance of eating greens I recommend the book Green for Life . I just watched Greens Can Save Your Life and it has so much valuable information. It's incredibly important to vary your greens. Here is a list of common leafy greens that you can use in the following recipes. The cool thing about adding two bunches of leafy greens to your diet is that it gradually squeezes out the "junk" that we shouldn't be eating. Instead of just eliminating foods and wondering what to eat I like to start by ADDING to your current diet and then after fitting in your quota of greens see how much room is left for the other "stuff".

Juices/Liquid

• Wheatgrass Orange Juice
• Green Lemonade or a fast version I use is: 2 T lemon juice, 1 packet of stevia, 2 T of juiced greens & 8 oz water.
• Check out Mehgan chugging down this green drink version with TONS of Vitamineral Green. WOW!
• Kale & jicama juice: juice 1 bunch kale w/ 1 jicama (peeled) This tastes much like an unripe banana. Don't ask how, but it does!
• Green Juice: 1 bunch spinach, 1 head celery, and 1 cucumber ( this is a common juice prepared at Tree of Life)
• RawModel's Spicy Green MSM Tonic

Smoothies

• Chocolate green smoothie ( kale, bananas, ice or water, cacao or carob powder blended in a Vita- Mix)
  
• Here is a video of one of our first green smoothies

Savory Green Energy Soups (Benefits)

• Ann Wigmore's Energy Soup

Salads

• Alexis's Massaged Green Salad ( mash it together with your hands)
  
  1/2 (or more) bunch kale chopped
  1 ripe mango chopped
  1/2 ripe avo chopped
  1 small, ripe lemon juiced
  1 jalapeno diced
  1 green onion chopped
  
• Check out this video w/ my kids preparing a Massaged Greens Salad
• Prepare Zucchini Hummus ( minus lemon, cumin, paprika & added red bell pepper, & cayenne pepper ) and massage it into a green of your choice. I like spinach myself.
• Courtney's Spirulina Salad
  

Snacks

• Shake a bag of lettuce with a squeeze of lemon or lime in a bag and eat them fresh like chips.
• Kale Chips
  

Dessert

• Leija's Chocolate Pudding

If you have a favorite green recipe, don't hesitate to share it in the comments below!