Super-foods – Page 63 – Blended Bites

Delicious Chocolate Zucchini Cheesecake

Super foods are an amazing source of minerals, vitamins and super-antioxidants (to fight disease). All the attention, focus and trend towards incorporating them into our diets is here to stay. Every year new superfoods are being discovered and

Desserts and Treats That are Both Decadent and Healthy…

No bake, Paleo friendly, no sugar, gluten free healthy meals are becoming a trend these days and desserts and treats are no exception. The “old” belief that eating healthy eliminated treats and sweets is no longer valid. Nor is

Pumpkins Pay Big Health Dividends…

Pumpkins are oftentimes associated with the fall season, but this stand-out super-food is an excellent ingredient to use year round in both savory and sweet dishes. The beautiful orange unique globe shaped squash is low in calories with only

Carrots, Sweet Potatoes and Beets in Your Sweets…

Veggies are highly versatile but unfortunately for the most part their role in our diets has been primarily as a salad, side dish, casserole or munchie snack. Of course there have been a few veggies that have served multiple

Hidden Nutrition in Every Bite…

What has the power to add vibrant color, added moisture, texture and nutrients to all types of recipes, and is easily at home in breakfast, snack, and treat or dessert recipes? Veggies of course. With the array of color

Create Healthy Brownies with Coconut Oil and Avocado…

Without a doubt, coconut oil is a super-star ingredient that I use a lot in my recipes including my newest veggies based dessert recipe book. Coconut oil offers so much. It helps to simulate the thyroid which in turn

Chia Seeds Provide Super Nutrition

As science opens the door to the secrets of nutrition, more and more foods are surfacing as super-foods…foods that go beyond the norm when it comes to providing nutrition for our bodies. Chia seed is one of those super-foods.

Protein Plays an Important Role…Even in Dessert

If you are dieting. you want to lose fat and as little lean body mass as possible and the macro-nutrient protein is the key player to help us do just that. Yet, if we take a look at the

Super Smoothie Bowl…

Love ice-cream and frozen yogurt but not the results of eating them? You have new choices… Whip up a Smoothie Bowl Smoothie bowls are fast becoming the “go to” and perfect replacement for ice-cream or frozen yogurt. Just like

Veggies Play an Important Role in Snacks, Treats and Desserts…

The world of vegetables is filled with color from bright yellows, reds and oranges to greens, purples and blues and color translates to nutrient dense; loaded with vitamins, minerals, enzymes and flavor. Unfortunately for the most part (there are