Simple Sprout Smoothie

Here’s a photo of our early afternoon green smoothie, enough for the whole family.
Very quick and easy to make:

1 banana
1 head romaine hearts
1 bunch sunflower sprouts
1 pear

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Living it up

Patti & I had a rare evening out the other night.  We  first went over to Gino’s house to learn more about OceanGrown.  Ocean Grown is a plant nutrient solution that contains all the minerals in a perfect balance.  It is a concentrated liquid that provides essential nutrients from  the deep ocean for growing healthy [...]

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Greens for Weight Training

With Natasha in Toronto this weekend I thought I’d make an effort to blog. My day started with a great 2 hour workout at the Y, followed by a protein shake and some updates to the SimplyRaw website. I find that I eat more often, and quite a lot of food on the [...]

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Sprouts in the big city

I took the train down to Toronto this morning and have been walking non-stop since I arrived. I came in for the Whole Life Expo which is one of my favorite health shows. It’s become tradition for my friend Patti & I to meet up to do a tour of the booths and socialize with [...]

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What’s for dinner?

We taught another live food class at the Great Canadian Superstore for the “What’s for dinner” series this afternoon.  Mark & I have  been teaching at Loblaws over the past 8 months and the response has been-very positive. Mainstream is definitely becoming more conscious of food and healthy lifestyle which is exciting to see.  We even [...]

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Kitchen explosives

At the Raw Basics class that I taught today, lovely Julia suggested that we blog about the recent explosions in our house. So, it all started when…
Mark & I tried the tasty, very addictive kombucha from the raw guys in Montreal this summer. We were invited to the launching of Crude Essence – a new [...]

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Making Sauerkraut

I finally rounded up my mother and the many heads of cabbage I’ve been storing outside in bins and the trunk of my car, for an afternoon of sauerkraut making. My Austrian mom – who just turned 80 last month – has quite a special touch so it’s always great to share the kitchen [...]

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Abundance

Today an ENORMOUS box of kale was dropped off at our house courtesy of Debbie – a dear farmer & vendor at the organic market. (Make sure to check out Connaught Farm at the organic market on Saturdays at Bank & Heron, behind Canadian Tire) Boy, was I thrilled! And as you can see, I [...]

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Winter in the raw

As the days become colder, more and more people are asking us how we stay raw during the winter months. So, on this brisk November day, I’m listing a few things that work for me…
Staying active is key. Once again, exercise pumps the blood and increases the circulation. It also allows the body to release endorphins, the [...]

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Supercharge me … 30 days raw

This weekend we watched Jenna Norwood’s award winning documentary, Supercharge Me again.  It was very entertaining and inspiring – definitely a fun movie for the whole family.  The film chronicles what happens when Jenna eats only raw vegan food and nothing else, for 30 days. Shot in the style of “Supersize Me,” the documentary follows Jenna from Sarasota [...]

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