Banana, Carob, Lucuma and Mesquite Smoothie

Being the documentary queen that I am, I chose to watch the 2009 Swedish documentary “Bananas!” yesternight. It paints the sad picture of banana workers working in Nicaragua for the Dole Food Company who became sterile from overexposure to the DBCP pesticide used on the banana plantations there despite it being banned all over the world. I highly…

Oven-Baked All-Dressed Kale Chips

Let them eat cake  kale! Kale chips, that is. Who’s in the what now? If the words kale and chips put together do not compute in your brain, this recipe should allow for a reboot 😉 . I know kale chips are nothing like real potato chips but their crunchiness and flavour more than make up…

Home-Made Almond Butter Lovers Unite

I eat nut butters on the regular: on my toast, in my oatmeal, on bananas,  on pancakes, on waffles in sandwiches, heck, I put nut butters on everything, just the way lots of people drench their food in ketchup/add ketchup to their ketchup. Basically, I’m a nut-butter-eating-fiend. Major advantage: it tastes unbelievably good. Slight disadvantage: it costs “a lot…

Roasted Chickpeas a.k.a. Chickpeas Like You’ve Never Seen ‘Em Before

Chickpeas are an incredible way to get protein, fiber, potassium, calcium and iron (and the list goes on) into your diet. Would you say you are a sweet-toothed or salty-toothed person when it comes to snacking? I’m both (I seriously cannot choose), which is why I am sharing this chickpea recipe snack recipe – it…

The Jammy Jam That Turns You Into Energizer Bunny

Many of my clients forego breakfast. The accused: lack of time. Yet others may go for toast with jam as it can be concocted and scarfed down in a jiffy and eaten on the go. The problem with jam is that it is often low fiber, high sugar and may contain additives you’re best steering clear from….