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Superfood Breakfast Smoothie

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There’s nothing like having a nourishing and refreshing Superfood Breakfast Smoothie on a hot summer day. A week ago my hubby wanted to take us out for breakfast which normally I am all about especially on a Saturday morning. But after having a record high of 100 degrees in Santa Barbara we decided to keep our breakfast choice healthy & cool. So we stayed inside!

So here is my concoction I created last week from what I foraged in our kitchen. This lovely Superfood Breakfast Smoothie is made with all organic ingredients including blueberries, bananas, raspberries, coconut milk, strawberries, chia seeds, and maca powder. And a whole lot-a-love! I added the chia seeds to add extra protein to the smoothie to help sustain my little son and my hubby at least ’til snack time.

It was so delicious that we are now making this Superfood Breakfast Smoothie a new family favorite.


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Superfood Breakfast Smoothie
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This is a delicious Superfood Breakfast Smoothie that will cool you down on a hot summer day!
Ingredients
  • 2 cups of blueberries (fresh or frozen)
  • 1 banana (I prefer frozen bananas)
  • 1 cup of raspberries
  • 1 cup of blackberries
  • 1 cup of strawberries
  • 2 tsp. of chia seeds
  • 1 tsp. of maca powder
  • 3 cups of coconut milk
Instructions
  1. Combine all the ingredients in a blender
  2. Blend all the ingredients until frothy
  3. Serve immediately

 

Microgreens & Baby Kale Salad

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Micro Green and Baby Kale Salad

I LOVE this tasty Microgreen and Baby Kale Salad! First of all, it’s bright, cheery, and full of nutritious superfoods. Channeling love and happiness when making this dish was so worth it because my happy-love light glowed whilst eating this dish with my hubby & Sky Bear (my toddler). They are my official recipe testers and my hubby concluded that this salad was the best salad he has ever eaten. I seconded it.

This Microgreen and Baby Salad is a delicious blend of supergreens, superfruits, nuts, seeds and granola. I added pumpkin seeds, pistachios, blueberries, grapes, strawberries, gluten free granola, sprouted broccoli, baby kale, micro broccoli greens, and micro kale greens and each bite has the perfect amount of crunch and flavor.  The mandarin & apple cider vinaigrette dressing has a a nice blend of citrus and tang.

Every time I eat a delicious salad I am reminded of how easy it is to add more superfoods in our family’s everyday diet. Not only are these superfoods good for you but they taste amazing too. How does it get any better than this?

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Micro Greens & Baby Kale Salad
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Ingredients
  • 1 cup Baby Kale
  • ½ cup Kale Micro Greens
  • ½ cup Broccoli Micro Greens
  • ½ cup Sprouted Broccoli
  • ¼ cup of pistachios
  • ¼ cup of pumpkin seeds
  • 1 cup of strawberries
  • 1 cup of halved grapes
  • ½ cup of blueberries
  • 1 cup of gluten free granola
  • ¼ cup of fresh mandarin juice
  • 2 TBSP Apple cider vinaigrette
  • 1 TBSP of Honey
  • Salt
  • Pepper
Instructions
  1. Measure all the ingredients
  2. Rinse all the greens separately and set aside.
  3. Rinse and cut the grapes and strawberres in half and set aside in separate bowls.
  4. Rinse the blueberries and set aside
  5. In a 1 large serving bowl or 4 smaller serving bowls divide the first 10 ingredients in each dish as desired.
  6. In a small bowl, add the freshly squeezed mandarin juice apple cider vinaigrette, honey, salt, and pepper.
  7. Drizzle the vinaigrette dressing evenly over each salad.
  8. Enjoy your creation!
  9. Tips: You can substitute mandarin for freshly squeezed oranges or orange juice.

 

 

Blueberry Orange Paletas

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Blue Orange PaletaBlueberry Orange Paletas are a refreshing and healthy alternative to eating store bought ice-cream. Paletas are a Mexican fruit pop that is either milk or fruit based. This fruit based paleta recipe only has 2 ingredients, blueberry’s and orange juice.

I have been making fruit based paletas all summer long for my hardworking hubby and my sweet little one. My ultimate goal is to limit sugar intake and at the same time not deprive my family of their special desserts. My husband has a sweet tooth beyond measure and my little one now has one too. So as a Mama Bear I want to protect their teeth, there hearts, and their sugar intake. So this conscious choice of eating healthy desserts was my remedy to their exciting nightly desserts.

So as you can imagine I have been really enjoying making these healthy paletas for my family. This Blueberry Orange Paleta recipe is a tasty, healthy, and kid-friendly dessert alternative. I can serve these paletas guilt free! Especially if they want seconds!

If your looking for another wonderful paleta recipes try this!
Mango Orange Paletas 

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Blueberry Orange Paletas
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Ingredients
  • 2 cups of orange juice
  • 1 cup of blueberries
Instructions
  1. In a blender add 2 cups of orange juice and blueberries
  2. Blend for 1 minute
  3. Pour into popsicle molds
  4. Freeze for 6 hours

 

Blue Orange Paleta

 

 

Blue Orange Paleta

Breakfast Fruit Smoothie

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Smoothies. When you just want a quick, healthy, and tasty breakfast. This Breakfast Fruit Smoothie is a perfect breakfast in a cup. Every time I eat or in this case, drink something I love I want to make it part of my daily or weekly ritual. So today, in true form, I am declaring that I am going to make a weekly smoothie from now on. Why? Because I love smoothies so much and I can drink them everyday! This smoothie has orange juice, raspberries, strawberries, frozen mangos, and blueberries. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did! It will truly wake up your senses. Who needs coffee when you have these fine ingredients surging through your cells! Breakfast Fruit Smoothie  
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Breakfast Fruit Smoothie
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Ingredients
  • 2 cups of orange juice
  • ½ cup of frozen mangos
  • ½ cup of strawberries
  • ¼ cup of rasberries
  • ¼ cup of blueberries
Instructions
  1. In a blender, add the mangos.
  2. Rinse the strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries.
  3. Cut off the stem of the strawberries.
  4. Add all of the fruit to the blender with the orange juice and blend for 30 seconds on high or until smooth.
  5. Pour and enjoy!

 

Blueberry Orange Juice Smoothie

Summer Superfood Spinach Salad

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There are times when I just want to eat a huge healthy salad for lunch. Especially when the weather is on the warmer side, as it has been lately.

I recently foraged in our fridge and ended up empty so I decided to go on an adventure to our local market and pick some up my favorite organic ingredients to make a salad. As one would expect I got carried away because I went on an empty stomach. After buying way more then I had planned, I did manage to successfully gather the perfect ingredients for this incredibly healthy Summer Superfood Spinach Salad. This summer dish has become my go-to salad this week and besides being easy to make it’s also super healthy with all of the amazing superfood ingredients.

There’s so much flavor and crunch packed into this bowl of summery greens. It includes baby spinach, cabbage, berries, granola, and nuts. The granola and nut blend is just granola, pumpkin seeds and almond slivers. Easy peazy. It’s sweet, savory, crunchy, and oh so good for you. The dressing I use for this salad has a nice blend of sweet & spicy. I added cayenne, turmeric, fresh lemon juice, spanish olive oil and a generous dollop of honey, and of course the star, Apple Cider Vinegrette.

So next time you’re thinking of making a salad I suggest this yummy Summer Superfood Spinach Salad.


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Summer Superfood Spinach Salad
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Vegan Berry Superfood Spinach Salad
Ingredients
  • 2 cups of Rinsed Baby Spinach
  • ¼ cup of Sliced Strawberries
  • ½ cup of Whole Raspberries
  • ¼ cup of Fresh Blueberries
  • ¼ cup of sliced grapes
  • ½ cup of Shredded Cabbage
  • 2 TBS of Pumpkin Seeds
  • 2 TBS of Almond Slivers
  • 2 TBS of Granola
  • ¼ of Olive Oil
  • 1 Tbs. of Apple Cider Vinegrette
  • 1 Lemon
  • ⅛ tsp of Cayenne
  • ⅛ of tsp of Tumeric
  • 1 Tbs. of honey
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl add cleaned baby spinach.
  2. Toss in all the fruit and cabbage.
  3. Divide into 4-6 bowls.
  4. Blend together all the nuts, seeds, and granola in a bowl.
  5. Sprinkle over the salads evenly.
  6. In a small bowl add the apple cider vinegarette, lemon, olive oil, cayenne, turmeric, and honey and mix with a fork very well.
  7. Drizzle over the salad to your taste.
  8. Then enjoy a yummy crunch healthy salad.

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