What I am GIVING UP in 2015

In 2015 I will be giving up........... RED MEAT. I have actually been trying, and doing really well eating raw. There are several things that I have a hard time giving up. Two in particular, cheese and eggs. I love them, I love them very much. I will be working on trying to loose my love for them this year, but one thing for certain, is I will not be consuming red meats. Even chicken and turkey. That stemed from me not knowing what i was eating, the quality of meat, and or what the heck is it in. I get sick even thinking about what I am possibly eating when consuming meats. It has been so strong, that I have honestly lost the desire for them. I have just recently watched a video that FullyRawKristina posted, on her experience in having to kill her own meat, if she wanted to consume them. I have never been in a situation, where I was the one to have to kill my own food, and when I think about it, which I have never done before, it makes me sick! So, watching that video feed my thoughts against meat even further. I am so excited to be giving up something, that has no benefit to my body, whatsoever. You don't need to consume meat to sustain life. If you eat the foods that nature gives us, that is all you need. What are you giving up? What are your goals for 2015? and why? Have you given up meat and what was your reason? I would love to hear them! Happy New Year lovelies!!

Where has the juice been???

I have been seriously wondering why I have not EVER owned a juicer until now. Santa was so nice to bring me one this year. I have not only never owned a juicer, I have never really wanted one, until recently. Needless to say, I have been missing out. I am absolutely in love with my machine and the juices are simply amazing!  Below are just a few of the juices I have consumed the past few days. They're delicious of course, and eye candy as well. 

My First Green Juice 

(This is the name, because it is literally my first. I know, shame on me!) 

- 2 organic apples 

- 2 oranges 

- 3 handfuls of spinach 

This smoothie has a whole pomegranate in it. Every time I eat those little gems sent from heaven, I always say to myself, man this would be some good juice. I was right! In this is the Pom, blackberries, and cherries. Aaammmaaazzzinngg combo! You have to try it! 

The overall big picture is well, heaven poured over ice!! 

NOTE: You should never only consume the juices from your fruit and vegetables all the time, because you are missing out on all the fiber. That is a very important part of your fruits and vegetables, that needs to be consumed. I actually always save and freeze my pulp and I add it to my smoothies, you can't taste it and you have added fiber. It's a win win. You could also just keep some of the pulp by adding a little bit of juice and a little bit of pulp to your blender and then adding all the juice back together, to keep some fiber. Do you have a juicing technique?? Comment and tell me all about it. 

Cucumber Noodle Salad

Cucumber Noodle Salad 

Ingredients 

2 cucumbers

1/2 yellow onion

1/2 c white vinegar

1/2 c water  

1/2 tbs dill weed 

4 tbs pure maple syrup 

Directions 

1. Make your cucumbers into noodles (I use a spiral slicer) 

2. Add all ingredients and mix well. 

** serves 2 

- You can use honey instead of maple syrup if not vegan. 

Healthy Peanut Butter Cups

Healthy Peanut Butter Cups

Ingredients: 

Chocolate

2 tbs coconut oil

2 tbs cocoa powder 

2 tbs pure maple syrup 

Peanut butter

2 tbs pure peanut butter 

1 tbs pure maple syrup 

1 tbs coconut oil 

Directions

1. Melt coconut oil for both parts. 

2. Add all ingredients in separate bowls for both parts.

3. pour chocolate in cupcake holders in a cupcake pan. 

4. Pour the peanut butter on top of the chocolate. (You can either let the chocolate firm up before adding the peanut butter or you can just pour on top. I didn't wait because I didn't care. ;)

5. Put in the freezer for about 30 min and enjoy! 

Pomegranate and Banana Smoothie Bowl

Pomegranate and Banana Smoothie Bowl

Ingredients

2 bananas (frozen)

1c pomegranates

Directions 

1. Add everything to a high speed food processor and blend until smooth. 

**The pomegranates are absolutely amazing. I enjoyed the whole thing in this smoothie, I added the reminder on top when the others ran out. 

**Make sure you make time for the special people in your life, because without them life would not be worth living. The love, from people is what makes the world go around. 

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Pumpkin Spice Banana Nice Cream

Pumpkin Spice Banana Nice Cream

Ingredients 

2 bananas (frozen) 

1/2 c pumpkin purée (frozen) 

Dash of cloves 

Dash of nutmeg 

Dash of ginger 

2 dashes of cinnamon 

Splash of coconut milk 

drizzle of pure maple syrup (if needed) 

Directions

1. Add all ingredients to a high speed food processor and blend until smooth. 

2. Add any topping, this went amazing with an apple and walnuts! 

**This was seriously so amazing! This is the first time I have tried this. I had some pumpkin left over in my freezer and decided to put it to use. It was a great idea. 

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Chocolate Mocha Banana Nice Cream

Chocolate Mocha Banana Nice Cream! 

Ingredients 

-4 small bananas (frozen) 

-1 tbs instant coffee or espresso 

-1 tbs pure maple syrup 

-1 tbs dark chocolate unsweetened cocoa powder 

-2-3 tbs coconut milk 

-cocoa nibs or crushed dark chocolate pieces. 

Directions

1. Add all ingredients to food processor except dark chocolate pieces and blend until smooth. 

2. Pour in your favorite cup or bowl, top and enjoy!