Chia pudding is a wonderfully easy way to eat chia seeds. It is like a tapioca pudding with an almond-vanilla flavor. Chia doesn’t have a flavor on its own and takes on the flavor of whatever it is put with, in this case almond milk and vanilla. Chia seeds swell up and make you feel full quickly and so are great for weight loss and for endurance, helping you to stay full for a long time. These little seeds have a big nutritional profile and are also go great for your health.
More on the nutrition of Chia here. || Read more
This recipe was a special request. It’s a recipe that we used to make at Toronto Sprouts and it used to be the base layer for our famous ; ) Earth Bread sandwiches. These sandwiches were the biggest hit of the cafe, everyone loved them. & here’s a shout out to all of you underground Toronto raw people who came and ate those sandwiches made with Marie’s famous Earth Bread (which I helped to perfect ; ). But back to the Pate. I love this and make it often to have on crackers. It’s perfect with the Multi Seed Crackers! || Read more
I woke up thinking about 4×4 Burpees and Adventures in Burpeeland. We were in the back of a 4×4… last time I was in the back of a 4×4 was in El Negro (name of the truck) going through Mexico with a case of beer in the back.. that was a long time ago. But I woke up with an adventure in my head and had to simulate it in a workout and this is it. You’ll have to use your imagination to get full effect. || Read more
This 8 minute metabolism booster workout is made up of 2 parts. Both parts are 4 minutes long. The first part is as many rounds as possible of 2 exercises back to back and the 2nd part is made up of tabata intervals. The time goes by quick so push yourself to get as many reps as you can in before it’s done. I always find it amazing how these short workouts can give you such a good workout. I think it’s that the tendency is to push more because it is short and we almost always do our best and push hardest at the start of the workouts. So with these, you get the most effect in the least time! || Read more
This is a recipe I created years ago and it still has yet to be improved upon. It’s still a favorite and even if I create others (it’s nice for a change) I keep coming back to this one. I made this the day before yesterday and some skeptics around here were delightfully surprised. Well, I was delighted, especially when yesterday, a day after eating the soup I kep getting sporadic compliments on it. “That green soup was great” I kept hearing. It made me feel good to turn people, who didn’t believe a green soup could taste good, onto it. || Read more
This corn chowder is vegan and made creamy with coconut milk, which has healthy fats your body utilizes well, and medium chain fatty acids which help to dissolve the bad fats in cells. Coconuts are very nutritious and so a great choice for making soups creamy. Corn is a food that although I love, I don’t eat very often as it is high in carbs and is often GMO. I usually only buy organic but we got a lot of fresh produce this week from a local farmer that was mostly, but not certified organic. At least no pesticides were used! || Read more
I love using my Ugi in workouts. It really feels like playing, but don’t be deceived by it’s cute look, it can really make exercises so much more challenging. In exercises where you are balancing on it, like the lunge on Ugi and plank to pike on Ugi, you can really feel your core muscles working as you stabilize your body on it. My pink one is 8 pounds so it adds a bit of resistance also. || Read more
