cooler cleanse
by spabettie on February 10, 2012
in Breakfast,daily juice,Gluten Free,product review,Vegan
I recently finished another cleanse, this one was three days, plus a week of raw eating my own meals after. This way of eating is so good for me, makes me feel good and extremely energetic.
After we celebrate Valentines and finish up all the pink treats, I am doing another one. I will be doing this one, again.
Cooler cleanse. I love the way this is designed, and I love the juice – all delicious! You choose a three day or a five day cleanse, and you are sent a variety of juices and a cooler (cute cooler, I use it all the time!). There are six juices a day, each bottle with a number on the lid, 1-6. The cleanse is planned out to be consumed by number, and these are the daily choices:
1) sweet greens
2) grapefruit & mint, pineapple ginger or watermelon lime
3) essential green
4) young coconut water or spicy lemonade
5) essential red
6) almond nut milk or brazil nut milk
The essential greens? There are three pounds of greens in every bottle.
The pineapple ginger is amazing – it’s a flavor I make often anyway, so its good to know I’m making good combinations on my own.
The sweet greens and the essential reds are great, and I looked forward to them. They are a great way to start the day and get through the afternoon.
Finishing the day with a nut milk felt soothing and relaxing. These people know what they’re doing.
The watermelon lime tastes like summer. Makes me want summer.
I cannot wait for summer.
The young coconut water is one of the best flavors I have tasted in a while, of anything. It was amazing, and as weird as this will sound, tasted like cereal. I want to buy coolers full of this one flavor, if they let me. A delicious flavor that was definitely a favorite of the week. The most accurate way I can describe it is a tasty comfort cereal flavor.
SO good.
I have never tasted anything like it. I’m not excited to drink other coconut juice now…
Many of my readers already know I love to juice and cleanse. If you want to know my reasoning and experiences (and see a fun pineapple pepper!), please read this.
For a detailed FAQ / ‘your questions answered’, please read this. If you have any questions, please ask.
I love my juicer, I got a new one a couple months ago (details on that soon!). With as much juicing as I do, I have gotten into quite a groove with it all – from prepping the produce to juicing to cleaning the juicer, I can get it all done within 20 minutes at the most. I know a common complaint is cleaning the juicer, heck, for some it is “dragging it in from the garage”. A cleanse like this is a great alternative to doing it yourself and saving time.
I realize the price is out of range of many daily food budgets, and I already know this will be something I splurge on, plan and save for. There are times in life (like mine, right now) where having everything planned and done and ready for you is a really good thing. With my days being non stop and completely packed from 6am to 9pm these days, I welcome this. It is quick, convenient, portable (cooler! keeps it cool!), and completely nutritious.
I can’t wait to do it again!
POST SPONSORED BY COOLER CLEANSE. MY POSITIVE VIEWS OF JUICING AND THIS CLEANSE IS UNBIASED.
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cream cheese brownie fudge
by spabettie on February 9, 2012
in baking,Dessert,Gluten Free,recipes,Vegan
I have had an unstoppable brownie craving recently. I’m giving in to it.
Just when I thought that salted caramel was the best thing to swirl into my new brownie fudge, I had another craving – cheesecake flavor. I have always loved a pastry with sweet cream cheese filling. I had to give into that craving too.
Today I am very excited to share a new project I am a part of, and once again find myself in the company of some extremely talented writers and chefs that I have looked up to for some time.
Foodie is a new website and community that launches today, featuring recipes and discussions from ‘The Foodie 100′. As a featured author, I am sharing recipes there that are not published on spabettie, like this one!
See my cream cheese brownie fudge on Foodie, and follow me there if you’d like. More fun things will unfold soon, including a Foodie blog and bios on each featured author in the Foodie 100.
Cheers!
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pomegranate cranberry hearts
by spabettie on February 9, 2012
in Dessert,Gluten Free,recipes,Vegan
Today I bring you yet another Valentines treat (I think I declared it Valentines Week?). As rich and flavorful as this recipe is, it is also very easy, and no bake.
Even if you do not make the bars heart shaped, it is already appropriately colored for Valentines. Naturally and vibrantly colored.
If you do make heart shapes? You get many little scraps to snack on. This is another positive in my book.
pomegranate cranberry bars
sesame cashew crust:2 cups raw cashews
2 tablespoons coconut oil
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
Pulse cashews and sesame seeds in food processor; add coconut oil and blend until dough forms. Line 9X9 square baking dish with parchment, spread crust in even layer.
pomegranate cranberry filling:6 oz (1 bag) dried cranberries
1/4 cup pomegranate arils
1/3 block tempeh
1 tablespoon agave
Pulse cranberries, pomegranate and tempeh, add agave. Spread filling in even layer atop crust.
Refrigerate 1 hour before cutting in squares. Makes 9-16 squares, depending on serving size.
I entered this recipe into dear Cara’s Valentines Bake-off:
Are you baking, cooking or crafting anything for Valentines? Please share links, I would love to see!
Speaking of creative Valentines crafts, I am spending Friday night making these. I have friends, family and a bunch of ICU nurses to give Valentines to.
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