Orange Juice: 

- 6 oranges
- 2 lemons
- 1 lime
- handful of raspberries & blueberries 
- 1 small carrot

Green Juice:

- 1/2 pineapple
- 2 lemons
- 1 small cube of ginger
- handful of dill, parsley & basil
- 4 cups spinach
- 1 lime
- 2 kiwis
- 6 stalks of celery

The variations on these juices are endless. Try with more or less of any ingredients, throw in some different ones, or try something totally new! All juice is great! :) 

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“Promote what you love instead of bashing what you hate.” This has been, and still is, a tough lesson for me…
I love life. And healthy people. And happy animals. I love THE TRUTH & I think it should be available to everyone. I love my body. And my planet. I love them both enough to learn what hurts it, what’s good for it & what can make it better. I promote the diet & lifestyle that coincides with what I love & the change I want to see in the world around me. 
So… Here’s some fruit! Because the more we eat green & clean, the more we get others interested & the closer we get to a better world. <3 

“Promote what you love instead of bashing what you hate.” This has been, and still is, a tough lesson for me…

I love life. And healthy people. And happy animals. I love THE TRUTH & I think it should be available to everyone. I love my body. And my planet. I love them both enough to learn what hurts it, what’s good for it & what can make it better. I promote the diet & lifestyle that coincides with what I love & the change I want to see in the world around me. 

So… Here’s some fruit! Because the more we eat green & clean, the more we get others interested & the closer we get to a better world. <3 

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You can find a healthier version of just about everything if you try, believe me! I have always loved pizza, so it was pretty imperative that I figured out a healthy alternative to the typical cheese-covered & over-processed junk we call “fast food”. I’ve tried lots of different variations - & I encourage you to do the same - but for me this is the easiest and simplest variation that tantalizes my taste-buds without endangering my waistline or morals. ;) 

Green Pizza Sauce:

- 2 small ripe avocados (or 1 big)
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/8 cup diced red onion 
- 30 mL lime juice (~1/2 lime)
- 1 cup of your favorite mixed herbs; I chose dill, parsley, basil,thyme & a little bit of sage

Mash up the ingredients in a bowl, it’s basically a simple guacamole recipe. Licking the spoons is totally allowed here. 

Toppings: 

- 1/2 tomato, thinly sliced
- 6 or 8 red pepper slices
- red onion slices
- few leaves of spinach
- handful of mixed herbs, here I used basil, parsley, chives & dill
- lemon zest (grated using a small setting on cheese grater works just fine)

You can lay on your toppings in any order you like, but I like to play a little with the colors and shapes and make each ‘za a little different. 

Crust:

- Here I used some easy-to-find organic spinach tortillas that are available in most grocery stores. You can find gluten-free options too, always check ingredients just to make sure you know what you’re putting into your body. 

- To keep this green pizza as fresh and raw as possible, I bake mine on a low setting (~225°) for roughly 10 minutes with only the sauce on it - no toppings. I add the toppings on when I take it out of the oven so that they stay fresh & alive when I eat them and so the flavors & nutrients are at their best.

- If you have the time and are interested, there are some raw pizza crust recipes floating around the internet or in raw recipe books. They take some time but are quite delicious too!

So play around with different fruit and veggie combinations and see what you like! You can have a different pizza pretty much every time if you want. My favorite toppings include: lemon zest, basil, sun-dried tomatoes, pineapple & spinach. What are yours? :)

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Here are a couple recipes I like to throw together when I wanna start the day off right & zest for success, so to speak. ;) 

Sunshine Juice: 

- 6  navel oranges
- 2 lemons
- handful of mint leaves

Depending on the size of your oranges this makes about 500-600 mL of juice. Pour into a glass with mint and enjoy! 

Citrus Salad: 

- 3 clementines
- 3 blood oranges
- 1 navel orange
- lemon/lime juice 
- mint leaves

Cut into wedges and enjoy with lemon or lime juice on top. Personally I love fresh mint leaves so I toss them on there too! :)

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The 100 Squats a Day April challenge is whooping my butt into shape! I missed one day, I&#8217;m not going to lie, but I&#8217;m adding an extra day onto the end of the month to make up for it - nobody&#8217;s perfect! ;) My usual time is between at 3 to 4 minutes depending on the day. Yesterday&#8217;s was 3:02! :) 
This weekend I also went to an advanced yoga workshop with the founder of  Pranalife Yoga; Asia Nelson. I have to say I learned a lot about discovering and engaging those deep abdominal muscles and how to use them properly and effectively in a variety of balancing and strength postures. I also took another baby step towards conquering my fear of inversions and I rocked my first Sirsasana or headstand during the class with Asia&#8217;s guidance and assistance. I fell once, it was pretty funny actually. ;p
I&#8217;ve now tried twice to gracefully lift my legs from the preparatory sort of dolphin pose up into the full, and man alive I am never doing a boring old crunch again! I have never in my life had such a great, deep ab workout as just TRYING to lift my legs into headstand! Hahaa, I&#8217;m glad I&#8217;m enjoying it though, handstand is still an fearful pose for me, so I&#8217;m going to enjoy experimenting with the Queen of yoga poses first!  
Hope you guys all had a great weekend too! Happy Monday! :D 

The 100 Squats a Day April challenge is whooping my butt into shape! I missed one day, I’m not going to lie, but I’m adding an extra day onto the end of the month to make up for it - nobody’s perfect! ;) My usual time is between at 3 to 4 minutes depending on the day. Yesterday’s was 3:02! :) 

This weekend I also went to an advanced yoga workshop with the founder of  Pranalife YogaAsia Nelson. I have to say I learned a lot about discovering and engaging those deep abdominal muscles and how to use them properly and effectively in a variety of balancing and strength postures. I also took another baby step towards conquering my fear of inversions and I rocked my first Sirsasana or headstand during the class with Asia’s guidance and assistance. I fell once, it was pretty funny actually. ;p

I’ve now tried twice to gracefully lift my legs from the preparatory sort of dolphin pose up into the full, and man alive I am never doing a boring old crunch again! I have never in my life had such a great, deep ab workout as just TRYING to lift my legs into headstand! Hahaa, I’m glad I’m enjoying it though, handstand is still an fearful pose for me, so I’m going to enjoy experimenting with the Queen of yoga poses first!  

Hope you guys all had a great weekend too! Happy Monday! :D 

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Salad Serenity - what makes a salad even healthier?

For vegans, vegetarians, or people who just want to cut back their meat consumption, eating more salad is usually a no-brainer. Everybody likes at least one kind of salad and you can always discover new combinations that make your taste-buds twirl. Salads are the most versatile, customizable & nutritious meals; right up there with fruit smoothies! In my experience though, especially when eating out, not all salads are inherently healthy.

The key to a healthy salad is in the dressing. Most people are shocked to learn that most dressings heavy in oils & fats (like nearly all store bought varieties - check your labels) make your healthy green dish into the fat equivalent of a big mac with cheese! Nasty! You can avoid these fatty & over-processed dressings fairly easily though. For example: when I eat out with friends & family, I ask for dressing on the side so I can put on only as little as I want, or I get a small bowl of lemon, tomato and lime wedges to use instead! It sounds like slim pickins, but acidic and flavorful fruits can make the best light & healthy dressings! Some restaurants will go above and beyond and bring you whole bowls of fruit

Then there is Caesar salad. I love Caesar salads, truly. When I went vegetarian, I learned not long after about the animal products & bi-products in most Caesar dressings and I was crushed. There are some brands that are vegan or vegetarian friendly, but it’s like finding a needle in a haystack if you’re a label-checker like me.  

So what do you do if you crave the Caesar-style but want to keep it clean? Check out this new completely raw, gluten-free & nut-free vegan dressing by RawFoodz!

It’s called Sea-Zar Serenity and it is 100% organic, raw, vegan, gluten and nut-free! Sounds pretty good right?Well to top it off it’s made in Toronto from a company that promises “no short cuts, no fillers, no preservatives and no regrets!” Now there’s a bottom line that I can get on board with! :) 

I was straight up impressed with the taste. For only 50 calories a tablespoon I was expecting something a little on the bland side, but it was light, zezty & full of the Caesar flavor that I know and love! I think I’ll be trying out a few other styles of dressing from these folks.

 If you’re interested in giving this healthier alternative a go, you can order their dressing with Eco-Place Organics Delivery this summer and The Meatless Market in London has started selling RawFoodz products as well! 

 Spring really is the perfect time for salad, don’t you think? ;)  

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This thing is mighty powerful!! I threw together a bit of lemon, pineapple, spinach, celery, ginger (too much lol), dill &amp; parsley!  It&#8217;s delicious, but very strong! Got a bit of a kick to it to say the least! ;) 

This thing is mighty powerful!! I threw together a bit of lemon, pineapple, spinach, celery, ginger (too much lol), dill & parsley!  It’s delicious, but very strong! Got a bit of a kick to it to say the least! ;) 

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Good Morning Lovelies! Today is the beginning of a new month & with it a new opportunity for change (are you getting sick of me saying that yet? hehe). Starting today I’m doing the 100 Squats A Day April Challenge & here’s my first video. My form isn’t great, especially near the end, but I’m a work in progress. ;) 

Now I’m off to stretch these jelly-legs out so tomorrow doesn’t kill me! ;) 

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