Simple Vegan Chili Recipe

Sometimes I over complicate chili. I want to add all of these crazy ingredients (i.e. beer, sweet potato, etc) and I end up not being satisfied. I always feel as if I’m not creating the best chili that I can. Then, one day, I only had a limited amount of ingredients to use. I decided…

Activated Charcoal and Coconut Oil Toothpaste

Activated Charcoal and Coconut Oil Toothpaste Ingredients: Activated Charcoal: 1/4 Teaspoon Coconut Oil: 2 Tablespoons Peppermint Essential Oil: 20-25 drops Aluminum Free Baking Soda: 1 Teaspoon 1 Packet of Raw Stevia This is a great toothpaste alternative! The activated charcoal and baking soda help whiten and clean the teeth while the coconut oil is antifungal…

Dandy Blend

My eyes were puffy, I felt sluggish, and my allergies never seem to cease. I was drinking enough water and my diet is essentially only whole foods. My excess intake of coffee was the only thing that I could think of that could be too acidic for my body. My consumption of coffee was affecting…

How to Make Kombucha+Grow Your Own SCOBY.

I made my first batch of kombucha and I made it all from a SCOBY that I grew myself! The word SCOBY stands for “Symbiotic Colony Of Bacteria and Yeast” and some people refer to it as the “mushroom” (even though it is NOT a fungus) or as the “mother”. I caught myself calling it…

Pomegranate Berry Banana Smoothie

A summery smoothie recipe! Enjoy! Ingredients: •1 1/2 cup pomegranate juice •1/2 cup mixture of raspberries and blueberries •4 bananas Directions: Blend together and enjoy!

Maple Cinnamon Nut Butter

I made some raw nut butter today. Well, the maple syrup and the roasted cinnamon are not raw, but the nuts are. You can modify this recipe any way that you like. It’s a basic nut recipe that could be used with any nut and any type of seasoning. I chose Brazil nuts and hazelnuts…

What I ate for breakfast!

I’m going to start doing random updates on what I ate for a specific meal. Here’s what I ate for breakfast! 1 Peach 1 Banana 1 Tablespoon of Hemp Seeds 1 container of So Delicious Dairy Free Cultured Coconut Milk Yogurt in the flavor Passionate Mango What did you eat for breakfast? Much love and…

Thai Green Curry. Vegan+Soy Free+Gluten Free+Sugar Free.

I’m obsessed with Asian food. Thai food, Chinese food, vegetable sushi, and Korean food… But it’s really difficult to eat any type of Asian food when I try not to consume processed sugar, gluten, or soy! So I attempted to make my own Thai green curry… And my attempt was absolutely delicious! This is definitely…

June.

This summer is swallowed whole by summer school (my first and only summer semester at GSU so I can get into the nutrition program by spring time! Wish me luck!) but yesterday I got to go to the river with my boyfriend, Joe, and my roommate, Tim, while it was still light outside. I was…

Get Ready w/ Me + RMS Beauty Makeup.

Products used: -RMS Beauty Un Cover Up in Shade 11 (Concealer/Foundation) -RMS Beauty Living Luminizer (Highlighter) -RMS Beauty Cream Eye Shadow in Shade “Seduce” (Contour) -100% Pure Fruit Pigmented Lip Gloss in Shade “Pink Berry” -Pixi Voluptuous Lashes Mascara -Anastasia Brow Pen in Universal Light Shade

Raw Vegan Peanut Butter Cups w/ Hemp Seeds+Maple Center

Ooey gooey peanut butter cups that taste just as good, if not better, than the store bought kind+health benefits of all the raw food goodness? YES. YES PLEASE. The peanut butter flavor with the delightful nutty flavor of the hemp seeds is a win win in my book. Oh, and guess what? There’s a thin…