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Meal #1 Dandy Orange Mango Smoothie   Dandy Orange Mango Smoothie by Elizabeth @ Rawlivingandlearning.blogspot.com 7 organic dandelion greens 8 oz frozen organic mango chunks juice of 3 oranges 1 C ice 3 T white chia seeds 1/4 C raw pumpkin seeds Blend in high speed blender until creamy. Enjoy! Meal # 2 Snacking on random stuff Organic celery sticks Radishes Clementines Sprouts Meal # 3 Yet Another Smoothie It is a great day when I can enjoy two smoothies!!! Raspberry Kale Smoothie by Elizabeth @ Rawlivingandlearning.blogspot.com 4 C curly green kale 3 bananas 1/4 C raw pumpkin seeds 3 T white chia seeds 10 oz frozen organic raspberries 1 C filtered water 1/2 C ice Blend until creamy. Enjoy! +JMJ+ Today I am grateful for my children patiently awaiting the count down to Christmas season which begins on the 25th and culminates on the Baptism of the Lord, January 9th. Have a Blessed Christmas everyone. SO much to be grateful...

Meal #1 Berrylicious Smoothie Berrylicious Green Smoothie by Elizabeth @ Rawlivingandlearning.blogspot.com 8 oz frozen mixed berries 1/3 C raw pumpkin seeds 1 C filtered water 1 C ice 4 C kale 2 T Hemp oil 3 T white chia seeds 3 bananas 2 Medjool dates Blend in a high speed blender till creamy. Enjoy! Meal #2 Sunny Citrus Carrot  Salad Sunny Citrus Carrot Salad by Elizabeth @ Rawlivingandlearning.blogspot.com sunflower greens 3 shredded organic carrots 1 Florida navel orange, diced 2 T raw honey gently melted 1 T fresh key lime juice Rough chop the sunflower greens and place on plate. In the center of the greens, place the shredded carrots. Top the carrots with the diced orange. Dress salad with raw honey mixed with fresh key lime juice. Meal #3 Simple Pear Salad Simple Pear Salad by Elizabeth @ Rawlivingandlearning.blogspot.com Organic romaine, chopped broccoli sprouts sprouted lentils 1 large pear, diced handful of fresh or frozen ...

Meal #1 Fruit Salad Smoothie Fruit Salad Smoothie by Elizabeth @ rawlivingandlearning.blogspot.com 4 large kale leaves (these were very large leaves!!) 1 C organic, red grapes 2 bananas 6 oz frozen organic raspberries 2 T white chia seeds 2 T flax seeds handful of raw pumpkin seeds Blend in a high speed blender until smooth. Enjoy! Today was great, I cut a large bunch of bananas off our banana trees in the back yard. I bet you can guess what I was having for lunch. The upper half of the bunch was yellow and ripe. I had fresh picked bananas and a couple of clementines for lunch. How great is that! Meal #2 Fresh picked bananas and a couple clementines Home Grown Bananas Meal #3 Tomatoes on a bed of white clover sprouts with fresh cracked pepper +JMJ+ Today I am grateful for a night out with my handsome hubby!!

Meal #1 Vanilla Mango Madness Vanilla Mango Madness by Elizabeth @ rawlivingandlearning.blogspot.com 1 C filtered water 8 oz frozen mango 2 frozen bananas 2 medjool dates 1 tsp good quality vanilla powder 4 C chopped kale 2 T white chia seeds 2 T hemp oil 2 T raw pumpkin seeds Blend in a high speed blender till creamy. Enjoy! Meal #2 Sprouted Lunch--This is so simple, just the way I like it. I plated some sunflower greens, white clover and broccoli sprouts and topped it with a few Harry and David pear slices. Now for some dressing! Orange Persimmon Dressing-Fat Free by Elizabeth @rawlivingandlearning.blogspot.com 1 orange Fuyi Persimmon, peeled and diced juice of 1 orange 2 T chopped sweet onion 3 fresh sage leaves, rough chop Blend in a small blender until smooth. I made a second version of this plate by adding some sprouted mung beans and 1 chopped pear. Meal #3 Leftover Raw Banana Kream Pie from yesterday--Seriously! I want to be a bearer of li...

Meal #1 Strawberry Banana Mylkshake Smoothie For this meal I started by making a batch of fresh vanilla almond mylk. It is so easy to just fill the blender with 16 oz filtered water, throw in a large handful of soaked and sprouted raw almonds and blend into creamy goodness. Next I strained out the pulp using a nut milk bag. Back in the blender went the mylk and I added 2 medjool dates, powdered vanilla and a pinch of sea salt. Blend well. We used the mylk in our green smoothie this morning. It was more like a milkshake than a smoothie and it was spectacular. Strawberry Banana Mylkshake by Elizabeth @ rawlivingandlearning.blogspot.com 16 oz fresh raw almond mylk 8 oz frozen strawberries 3 ripe bananas, frozen are better! 2 C kale 2 T chia 2 T flax Blend until creamy in high speed blender. Enjoy! So what do you do with the leftover almond pulp? You make a Banana Kream Pie and Raw Cookie Dough Bites of course! For the pie I started with a simple nut free crust made of ...

Meal #1 Tropical Blend Smoothie The children and I really enjoyed this smoothie. It was so creamy from the small amount of soaked almonds and walnuts that I added. I only used 1 tablespoon but it made such a difference in the texture of the smoothie. When I don't have fresh nut milk on hand I'll just throw in a few whole nuts, whatever I have stashed in the freezer. I pre-soak and sprout nuts, allow them to air dry and then pack them in bags in the freezer. Here is my smoothie recipe: Tropical Blend Smoothie by Elizabeth @ rawlivingandlearning.blogspot.com 8 oz bag of tropical blend fruit 1 C filtered water 2 T raw pumpkin seeds 1 T combo of soaked walnuts and almonds, chopped 2 T flax 2 T chia seeds 1 inch piece of fresh aloe, peeled 4 C kale 1 C ice 3 ripe bananas 3 Medjool dates, pitted Blend until creamy in a high speed blender. Meal #2 Simply Green This lunch was fantastic! So simple, so green, and so good. Here is how it looked in all of its green goodness: And topp...

Meal # 1 Mixed Berry Goodness Mixed Berry Goodness by Elizabeth @ rawlivingandlearning.blogspot.com 1/4 C raw pumpkin seeds 1 1/2 C fresh OJ 1/2 C ice 8 oz frozen mixed berries 2 T white chia seeds 2 T flax 2 ripe bananas 4 C collards, pack it in Blend till creamy in a high speed blender. Enjoy! Meal #2 Sunny Apple Salad Sunny Apple Salad by Elizabeth @ rawlivingandlearning.blogspot.com 2 organic Fuji apples, diced 1/4 C soaked organic raisins 1/4 C sprouted mung beans sunflower greens 1 tsp cinnamon 1 T raw honey gently warmed to liquefy, drizzle over salad Meal #3 Sliced Tomato and Sprout Plate As you probably can tell one of my staple raw foods are sprouts!! I grow them myself and eat them daily. They are just one of those things that I cannot do without. Here are some of my sunflower greens that I harvested today. These will be in tomorrow's lunch recipe. The roots and dirt will go into the compost bin.  Personally I can eat just a plat...