I got my first kombucha starter today and I'm very excited to get brewing! At 5 bucks a bottle in the grocery store this is the way to go.

KOMBUCHA
4 litres organic freshly brewed tea
1 cup sugar
1 scoby starter with 1/2 cup liquid from mother batch

Make sure you ingredients and equipment are clean.
Brew 1 gallon or 4 litres of organic tea in a large jar, I used black tea from Silk Roads.
Add sugar and stir until dissolved.
Let the tea cool to room temperature.
Once cooled poor in 1/2 cup of liquid from mother batch
With clean hands carefully place scoby at the top of the jar of tea. It will either floater or sink.
Place a cheese cloth over the mouth of the jar and hold it down with a rubber band.
Let sit in a quiet corner of your kitchen. It will ferment for about 7 days. Finnish kombucha is tart yet sweet, not vinegar!

Roasted Beet Hummus
2 cups local beets (peeled and roasted)
2 cups organic chick peas
2 fresh squeezed lemons
2 tbsp tahini
4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
salt to taste

Add beets (cooled in the fridge), chick peas, lemon, tahini, olive oil and salt into the food processor. drizzle olive oil over the blending hummus until desired consistency. 
Home-made hummus is rich in antioxidants, aids in eye health, nerve tissue and is an anti-inflammatory. It is also a good source of fibre. 

Only one week left at Pacific Rim College and I'm done my certificate in holistic nutrition! We had one of our many final exams today and then all shred amazing, yummy food after. I did a raw sprouted hummus and a roasted beet hummus, both were delicious and both are so easy to make. This is an inexpensive and very nutrition snack. I will never buy store bought again! 

Raw Sprout Hummus
2 cups fresh sprouted chick peas
2 tbsp tahini
2-4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
4 garlic cloves (peeled and diced)
2 fresh squeezed lemons 
cumin and coriander to tasste
himalayan pink salt to taste

Add the chick peas, tahini, garlic, lemon, salt and spices to a food processor. Drizzle olive oil into ingredients as they blend together until desired consistency. 

 

Please watch how our food is made...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YABG6QT5Tjw&app=desktop

We are so lucky, March 11th and the garden is blooming!

Nettle Coconut Smoothie

Handful of fresh nettles (never actually handle the nettle, they sting! use tongues)

Handful of fresh spinach

Organic Nettles

Splash of coconut milk

½ cup water

1 tbsp coconut oil

1 tbsp hemp oil

½ avocado

½ apple

1/8 cup shredded organic unsweetened coconut

sprinkle of cinnamon

sprinkle of nutmeg

maca powder

1 scoop Enerex

Blend until creamy and enjoy J

This is my new favourite smoothie! It is alive, very energizing and full of good fats, Vitamin K,  and vitamin C. 

Im loving school, the program exceeds my expectations, the quality of education and the overall energy and atmosphere of the school are AMAZING. With my midwifery practice and attending Pacific Rim, I'm keeping more than busy! But, its time to start posting again...
One of the topics we are studying is Ayurveda, dosha and nutrition. Finding out what dosha you are can really help you to understand your body type and constitution. This is a wonderful way to create balance and explore a personalized way of nourishing the body and spirit...

http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-1117/Ayurveda-Dosha-Types-for-Beginners.html
http://www.naturesformulary.com/contents/dosha-test

Love Yourself!

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A Beautiful and True Statement!

Nutracleanse

I was given Nutracleanse for Christmas and I'm going to give it 
a try... 

Nutracleanse Oatmeal

1 cup cooked oatmeal
1 banana
1/3 bag of Nutracleanse
2 tbsp hemp oil
1 tbsp maple syrup
sprinkle of walnuts
sprinkle of unsweetened coconut

The Nutracleanse is delicious! Who woulda known :) This is perfect for those constipated pregnant mamas...

christmas 2014

christmas morning run 2014

My Christmas

Up at 5am to stuff stockings, have tea and then off for a sunrise 10k run with Lil. We arrived home just in time for waking teenagers, stockings, and cranberry & spinach smoothies in our peaceful, happy house. A quick dinner prep and off for a neighbourhood bike ride with my awesome son on his new bike. Back to the house and off again for a trip out to the Kinsole trestle with my beautiful daughter and our little dog Cleo. On the way home my girl did her first driving lesson... great job love:)

Cranberry Green Smoothie
2 big handfuls of fresh spinach
1/3 cup cranberry
1 small avocado
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
2 dates
honey to taste
sprinkle of cinnamon
sprinkle of nutmeg and cloves

Christmas Eve and Im Back :)

The flu bug is gone and ive made up for lost time...
In the last 48 hours I have run 15km, biked 4 hours and tossed in a couple of doggie walks...it feels great to move my body!
I will do a big early Christmas morning run before coming home to feed a house full of hungry teenagers.

Every year I make home-made cranberry sauce, it's easy, nutritious, and you'll never buy store bought again!

Christmas Cranberries 
2 small bags of cranberries
1 apple (diced)
1/2 cup honey
1/3 apple cider vinegar

2 tsps cinnamon

Put all the ingredients in a medium sized sauce pan, cover with lid on medium-low heat. Stirring occasionally. Once mixture comes to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer about 20 minutes. Easy!

Not Day 7

My juice feast was put on hold by the flu. Being a primary care provider I am exposed to many sick people but usually NEVER get sick. Well, it was my turn and at the end of day four I came down with the flu and have been resting since. This explains my low energy... I will feast again when my body is ready.

Day 4

Day 4 of the the feast...
I was busy working as a midwife today... a beautiful home-birth!
Today I am still working on yesterdays juices, I drank the carrot and a green juice as well as two green smoothies. My energy is so so, but i'm hanging in there... enjoy your evening :)

West Coast Winter Sky

DAY 3

Day 3 is HARD! 

I woke up with less energy and did not work out today. I have decided to go slow and focus on my mental health today. Staying close to home, cleaning, prepping for Christmas and baking lunch kit goodies for the week. Its funny, I have no desire to cheat and try my goodies, this is a GOOD thing :) I often bake for my kids, but never eat it myself. Honestly I'm craving protein, not carbs. 
I only made three juices today because I did't finnish two from yesterday, probably because I added a second smoothie in the evening. 

Todays Juices

~ 1/2 of a purple cababge, 1/4 of a pineapple, 4 celery stalks, a nip of ginger and a lime
~ 1 bunch of kale, 1 pear, 1/2 cup pineapple and a nip     of ginger
~ 1 grapefruit, 1 lime, 1 parsnip, 1/2 a bunch of celery

Todays Smoothie
1/2 cup raspberries, 3 cups spinach, 1/2 banana, splash of unsweetened almond milk, 1/4 avocado, maca, cinnamon, chlorella powder. 

Water, tea and a kombucha

Can't wait for tomorrow...

Day 2 and CHOCOLATE?

Another GREAT day, i'm feeling increased 
energy already! I took the dogs on a long run this
morning and decided to add 88% chocolate

It all went into the juicer :)

into my feast, not only is it full of minerals and antioxidants, but it gives me that little extra boost for my workouts. I feel calm, grounded, light and surprisingly NOT hungry at all.

Lily on the mountain Dec 13, 2014

Todays Juices

500ml 5 carrots, 1 lime and a nib of ginger
500ml 1 bunch kale, 4 celery stalks, 1 ripe pear, nib of ginger & 1/2 cup fresh pineapple
500ml 1/2 cucumber, 1/2 bunch of swiss chard and 1 lrg beet
500ml 4 celery stalks, 1 grapefruit, 1 parsnip, 1 cup purple cabbage, and a nib of ginger
500ml 1/4 fresh pineapple, 5 celery stalks, 1 lime and 1/2 bunch of kale

Todays smoothie...
500ml 3 cups spinach, 1 sm banans, 1/2 cup frozen cherries, 1/2 avocado, ginger, chlorella, super power blend and cinnamon. YUMMY! 
I will continue with my supplements and 2 tbsp of ORMUS daily. 
And WATER...lots of water! I sometimes get cold on a juice feast so drinking hot water throughout the day really helps keep the body warm and moving. 

Such BEAUTIFUL colours!

More Energy

I was feeling a little tired, so I took the dogs down to the sea for a brisk sunset walk. I feel so much better, refreshed and ready for my evening juice! 

LIFE IS GOOD!

Juice Feast...

Okay, i'm doing it! 
A seven day juice feast! I love to detox and reset my body in December. Instead of filling up on holiday goodies, I am choosing to nourish and love my body with easy to digest live foods. I know how delicious holiday treats are, but for me juice feasting is a positive way to say no thanks to the extra pounds and the nasty feelings that comes with them. I am going to feel great and might even inspire others to join me? :)

My past experiences with juicing and my rumbling tummy are reminding me how challenging the first three days can be. Once day four arrives I know I will feel amazing, my skin and eyes will start to look clearer and my energy will soar. So bottom line, it is well worth it. 

Angela's Plan...

Early morning
Green or herbal tea

I know you want to....

Water with lemon (as much as desired)
500ml fresh made juice

Mid morning
Green or herbal tea
Water with lemon (as much as desired)
500ml fresh made juice

Lunch
Green or herbal tea
Water with lemon (as much as desired)
500ml fresh smoothie


Dinner
Green or herbal tea
Water with lemon (as much as desired)
500ml fresh made juice

Evening
Herbal tea
500ml fresh made juice (if desired)

For anyone joining the holiday cleanse, please drink as much fresh juice as your body is asking for, with a maximum of about 7-8 juices per day. I find the feast works better for me if I have one smoothie per day, the added fibre helps.

Daily supplements - wild salmon fish oil (6 caps), hemp oil (2 tbsp), vit D, vit C, 2 garlic caps, Bio K, multi vitamin, zinc, B12, 2 tbsp raw apple cider vinegar and about three litres of lemon water.  

Todays Juices Friday December 12, 2014
Green - 1 bunch kale, 5 celery stalks, 1 lemon, 1 apple and ginger, this one is amazing!
Orange - 5 carrots, ginger, 1 lemon.
Red - 1 lrg beet, 1 parsnip, 1 lemon, 1 grapefruit and 6 celery stalks.
Smoothie - about 4 cups spinach, handfull of kale, 1/2 frozen cherries, 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk, 1/2 avocado, chlorella, maca and cinnamon.

GOOD MORNING!

Another beautiful day...
I just ran 10km around my local lake with my two four legged friends. My body feels great and is ready for a nutritious and delicious smoothie...

Powerhouse Smoothie

1 handful of kale
1 handful of fresh mint
2 heaping tbsp of organic dried parsley
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 cup frozen raspberries
1 ripe banana
3 dates
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp chlorella powder
1 heaping tbsp Super Power Blend
Adding the ingredients to the blender in this order allows for easier blending.
ENJOY!