Young and Raw

Artificial and zero calorie sweeteners have proven to be dangerous and quite harmful for our health. Did you know that when you eat (or drink) something with a zero calorie sweetener in it, your brain anticipates that calories will follow? When they don’t, the brain is triggered to compensate for the perceived missing calories, by [...]

We all love to indulge in sweet treats, but most traditional desserts are laden with high fat calories, processed sugars and refined chemicals.  Guilt (and weight-gain) usually follows. Instead, these delicious Freckled Blonde Truffles are free from refined sugars, gluten, bad fats, and anything artificial! In fact, these treats are so nutrient-dense, you can in*joy [...]

  Have fennel lying around but not sure what to do with it? Well, if you’re up for something new – try throwing a bit of it into your smoothie today! Fennel is a source of plant based iron, and has long been used as a remedy for upset tummies, gas & indigestion. Even though [...]

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, [...]

Who says you have to ditch the sushi rolls to be healthy? Crowd pleasing, mouth watering and super fun to make sushi rolls sans rice, sans fish and full of living nutrients. Down here in Sayulita we take every opportunity to host friends and introduce them to new and healthy or cooked cuisine. Kevin from [...]

Do you eat at least 1 salad every day? There are always a few high leverage suggestions we make to someone who’s just getting into the whole healthy living scene. The first is of course to drink water first thing in the morning, the other is to have a green smoothie a day and the [...]

A grounding, sweet & savory, light energizing green soup that’s perfect for days when you don’t have time to prepare meals, or are busy on the go. You can enjoy this soup at home, or jar it up and pack it with you in the car and enjoy it like a smoothie! If you’re feeling [...]

Have a Jicama lying around and don’t know what to do with it? Try this recipe that we made with our friends Kevin from Wild Body Wellness and Alissa from We Are Wildness we’re out here in Sayulita Mexico. Honestly, I wasn’t sure how this would turn out… we combined some pretty interesting things together. Well it [...]

When you think of raw food, what do you picture in your mind? If you’re imagining gourmet nut-based raw desserts, dehydrated meals, and other time intensive recipes, then it’s understandable why you and many others may have scoffed at the idea of going high raw to better their health. It’s not uncommon to hear excuses like, [...]

Have you ever tried Jicama? It’s really good and very diverse! Being in Mexico at the moment, we’ve had to come up with new creative ideas to stay healthy and use the local vegetables at hand. A common snack out here is cubed jicama, tossed in a bit of chili powder, salt and lime juice. [...]