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Clean eats: Avocado Berry Salad

berry-avocado-salad

  Crispy greens, creamy avo, sweet berries, crunchy almonds, and tasty balsamic vinaigrette. Craving a salad yet? I love salads. Sometimes I go through periods of time when I don’t eat anything else but salads. Then I get sick of them, give it a rest for a few weeks, and then go back to being obsessed. And yes, right now I’m in the “all I want is salad” stage. One of my favorite bases for a salad is usually napa…

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Hydration boost: watermelon-lime-coconut refresher

Watermelon Lime Coconut Refresher

Every single year, right around this time, people start saying this one thing that drives me insane: “oh.. you know, so… Summer’s coming to end.” I simply refuse to acknowledge that we’re almost midway through August. This is why today I’m sharing a super simple, delicious and very summery recipe for a Watermelon-Lime-Coconut Refresher. The temperatures are still high, but it’s not like you need an excuse to enjoy this coconut water-based drink that’s great for your skin, facilitates digestion…

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Healthy snacking: what I eat on a plant-based diet

Whenever I tell someone that my diet consists mostly of vegan and plant-based food, I get that “oh, you poor thing.. that sounds so plain and boring” look. The food I eat is usually quite healthy, but the very last thing I would describe it as is “plain” or “boring.” I usually don’t have any problems sticking to my plant-based diet (I still continue with the 22-day nutrition book that I mentioned right here), but if I do cheat a…

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Broiled grapefruit

broiled grapefruit with coconut recipe

There are a lot of foods that I thought were absolutely revolting when I was little- grapefruit was certainly one them.  Just like with many other things in life, that tangy and bitter taste of grapefruit is something that I’ve grown to appreciate as I got older. :)…

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Clean eats: green walnut tacos

vegan tacos

Clean eats: green walnut tacos I don’t think I’ve shared this with you guys yet, but I’m in the middle of a 22-day plant-based diet challenge. Well, almost in the middle- I’m on day 10 today.  I say “challenge”, but deep down I’m really hoping that this will be more of a permanent lifestyle change. Some time ago I picked up this book: 22-day Revolution by Marco Borges– an exercise physiologist who’s worked with stars like Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce…

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