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Since I first discovered chia seeds I’ve really gained a deep appreciation for these omega-3 rich beauties! The usual way I like to eat them is in chia pudding, which is one of my favorite breakfasts.

Chia pudding is perfect when you feel like something more than fruit or a smoothie that is also light and [...]

Recipe for seaweed salad featuring wakame, arame, beets, sesame and mango.

Raw food diet recipe for a sweet and spicy fat-free mango dipping sauce.

Photo courtesy of Frank Gruber

This is a great introduction to green smoothies. The amount of spinach suggested is a recommended starting point so try adding as much as you can.

If your mangoes are really ripe and juicy you may be surprised just how much spinach you can add to this without compromising the sweet flavor.

I also enjoy this [...]

This is one of my favourite recipes of all-time. Inspiration came to me one hot sunny day: I wanted something that tasted like ice-cream but was raw and vegan and wasn’t laden with fat. As you’ll see, the perfect replacement was born – and with it taking just a couple of minutes to [...]

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Arugula has a very strong flavor, which relates to its beneficial effects on stimulating the flow of bile from the gall bladder. It’s sharp taste makes it challenging to use in green smoothies but mango offers the necessary sweetness to balance the flavors, while simultaneously providing a generous amount of beta [...]

My husband and I are fortunate to have been blessed with a visit from Genki Sudo this week. For those of you who don’t know Genki he is a famous martial artist in Japan who has now retired and is concentrating on starting his career in the music business. He took time out from his [...]

Photo courtesy of João M. Fernandes

This smoothie recipe is a twist on my favourite classic green smoothie of mango and spinach. This one, which makes about 3 pints, has a much “deeper” flavour with many layers and really is something quite special. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 bag spinach
1 cup pure water
1 ripe mango (medium sized)
1/4 ripe pineapple [...]

The low fat raw vegan diet is gaining a lot of popularity in recent years as people are becoming more conscious about what constitutes a true health promoting diet. A diet based on fruit and vegetables can be a wonderful way to start eating a raw food diet as well as to promote cleansing, detoxification [...]