Ingredients:
• 10 ice cubes
• 10 strawberries
• 10 mint leaves
• 3 Tablespoons raw honey (note: do not feed honey to children under 1 year old)
• 2 lemons (juiced)
• flax oil (optional - but great if looking to add calories for kids)

Chia seeds are a wonderfully nutrient dense food - with 0 net carbohydrates (1 tbsp provides 6 grams of fiber, however!), omega 3 fatty acids, and a complete protein! 

They also contain an abundance of minerals to keep your bones strong. 6 times more calcium than milk, 64% more potassium than a banana, 32% of your daily magnesium (more than broccoli), 6 times more iron than spinach, and more niacin than corn, rice & soy!

And just for an added benefit, chia seeds have powerful antioxidants. Antioxidants are incredibly important in cancer prevent! Chia seeds have double the amount antioxidants found in blueberries.

While there are an infinite amount of possibilities of ways to enjoy chia seeds, this is one of my favorite!

I was pleasantly surprised by how great this texture (and taste) turned out!

Sometimes I struggle with getting gluten free breads spongy and moist without overbaking, but this came out perfect. 

Ingredients:

1 cup mashed banana

1/2 cup coconut palm sugar

4 tablespoons coconut oil (melted)

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 eggs - or egg replacer (I use Orgran "no egg" - 2 tsp mix + 4 tbsp water)

Ingredients:

• 1 small banana (about 5")
• 2 handfuls spinach
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 1/2 cup mint leaves
• 1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

Blend all ingredients together in blender and enjoy! Can adjust proportions of coconut milk to have thicker/thinner smoothie. Makes about 8 ounces.

I first have to put a disclaimer out there that I haven't made this one yet..!! It sounds like a super fun idea and I'm excited to try it out. I've had a hard time finding powdered coconut milk - which I ended up ordering from Amazon and am waiting to recieve in the mail. I wanted to put it out for you before St. Patty's Day though so you can try a new type of "green" ice cream :) 

*Pictured above - kale chips before baking.

Ingredients:
1 bunch of curly kale (make sure it's not dino or lacinato kale - it won't crisp the same!)
2 Tbs olive oil
1/2 lemon, juiced
1 tsp salt

Directions:

Ingredients:

A Valentine's Day delight! These delicious truffles don't sacrifice taste for nutrition! Gluten free, dairy free, and vegan. And with almond butter and chickpeas (the secret ingredient), you're still getting plenty of protein and fiber. 

The original recipe is from Chocolate Covered Katie's blog.

This recipe makes about 30 truffles (about the size of a melon baller).

Ingredients:

Gluten & dairy free, vegan, grain free & super delicious.

These light and tasty cookies remind me of a macaroon. This recipe is from The Whole Life Nutrition Kitchen, one of my favorite food blogs.

Ingredients:

• 3 ripe avocados
• 1 banana
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder/raw cacao nibs
• 8 dates
• 1 tsp vanilla
• pinch of cinnamon

Directions: