Recipe: Orange Carrot Smoothie

Brighten up your day with this delicious orange carrot smoothie.

Ingredients:

• 4 whole organic carrots
• 1 organic orange
• 1 organic banana
• A few slices of fresh organic pineapple
• 1/2 cup of water

Instructions:

1. Slice up the carrots, orange, banana and pineapple and place into your blender or NutriBullet
2. Add 1/2 cup of water and blend for a minute until the texture is smooth
3. Pour into a glass and enjoy!

Recipe: Matcha Green Tea Latte

Matcha green tea latte is the perfect alternative to your morning cup of joe. Matcha green tea is high in antioxidants and provides an energy boost due to its natural caffeine content. It also helps to detoxify your body by naturally removing heavy metals and chemical toxins. Last but not least, it has an amazing flavor when combined with almond milk.

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon warm water
• 1 cup of organic almond milk
• Organic honey to taste
• 1 teaspoon organic matcha green tea powder

The matcha green tea powder can be purchased at your local tea shop, health food store or on Amazon.com. I purchased mine from Amazon.com and have included a photo of it below. The brand is Ryu Mei.

Instructions:

1. Warm up 1 cup of almond milk
2. Mix 1 teaspoon of matcha green tea powder in a mug with 1 tablespoon of warm water
3. Mix until the powder is dissolved and creates a thick paste
4. Pour in half of the warm almond milk into the mug with the matcha green tea and stir
5. Add in the rest of the almond milk and stir
6. Stir in honey to taste

Enjoy!

Recipe: Baked Sriracha Kale Chips

Found this delicious baked kale recipe at SarahHearts.com. It’s super easy to make with only 4 ingredients, including the kale and total bake and prep time of 30 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 1 bunch organic kale
• 1 tablespoon Sriracha
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• Sea salt

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 300º F
2. Remove the center stems from the kale and cut kale leaves into large bite size pieces (they will shrink once you bake them)
3. In a large bowl, mix the olive oil and Sriracha
4. Place the kale into the bowl and mix so that it gets coated as evenly as possible
5. Spread out the kale on a large baking sheet and bake for about 30-35 minutes. Season with sea salt and place in the oven.
6. May need to be flipped once or twice throughout the baking process
7. Once it’s crispy, remove from the oven and enjoy!

Recipe: Tropical Acai Bowl

This recipe is very easy and great for a quick, healthy vegan snack.

Ingredients:

• 2 bananas
• Sliced pineapple
• 2 sliced kiwis
• 1/2 cup of organic granola
• 1 pack of organic acai juice (can be found at Whole Foods in a pack of 4 for $6.99 – see photo below)

Instructions:

1. Take 1 pack of frozen acai juice, 2 bananas and 1/8 cup of water and blend  together for a minute or so
2. Pour into a bowl and top with granola and sliced fruit of your choice. I’ve included kiwi and pineapple in this one but also great with blueberries, strawberries, mango.
3. Enjoy!