Young and Raw

Kale is a very diverse leafy green vegetable, you can make your salads sweet or savory and it seems to  add  a grounded element to any meal or smoothie. If you have a sensitive digestive tract or colon, you might actually find that eating kale salads raw is too harsh for you. In this case, [...]

If you’re at all unsure about the gustatory merits of kale chips, try this recipe first.  You’ll be shocked at how outrageously fantastic these pizza-flavored crunchers are. Yield:  4 servings Per serving:  188 calories, 10g fat (1g sat), 17.5g carbs, 5g fiber, 11.3g protein Ingredients: 1/4 cup sunflower seeds, soaked for 2 to 4 hours [...]

Fiber gently attaches itself to toxins and pulls them out through the body. Green smoothies are loaded with fiber, unlike juices that have the fiber stripped from them first. There are benefits to both juicing and smoothies, but for the most part when we’re going after energy we like to have a green smoothie in [...]

Chlorophyll is a true super nutrient. It is almost molecularly identical to our red blood cells, with the only difference being that it has a magnesium molecule at its centre instead of an iron molecule that our red blood cells have. It is this chemical structure which makes chlorophyll so healthful for humans. Chlorophyll will act like haemoglobin [...]

Today we’re doing a  recipe swap with Tracy Russell from Incredible Smoothies! Her lemon-lime detox smoothie recipe seriously rawks, and it’s super simple making it perfect for busy mornings. If you’re new to green smoothies or have picky eaters around, you’re definitely going to want to try this out. I modified the original recipe just [...]

Most of the time our juices don’t have Kale in them, neither does any of our meals really, but that’s about to change! Just recently we were talking about Kale through Young and Raw on Facebook and how amazing it is. Everyone shared the enthusiasm and we’ve committed to having more of this amazing super [...]