I am really excited to introduce you one of my greatest discoveries this year. Those of you who enter my giveaways would be aware that I only choose products that I use in my daily life, and every year l pick a small family-owned start-up company that I think is doing amazing things. This year it is Miracle Clay. This company produces such AWESOME organic, vegan products that I want everybody to know about them, and this month you can win a gift pack value at $105! You can also receive 15% OFF your entire order using coupon code: DETOXCLAY15 until April 30th.  Miracle Clay was born in the Amazon Rainforests of southeast Peru where the founder, Inna Zatulovsky, first learned about the magical powers of Calcium Montmorillonite Clay. She... Keep Reading

If you want a protein-rich, energizing, nutrient-dense smoothie that tastes like a dessert, THIS is it! I very rarely create recipes using 3 bananas! AAAAHHHH! But, it really creates some magic in this smoothie. Not only is this blend sweet, rich, and tasty, it is absolutely CHOCK FULL of nutrients and plant based protein. You could also add more leafy greens to boost it even more.  I have used the homemade unsweetened, unstrained hemp seed milk from yesterday's post as the base for this smoothie. As I mentioned yesterday, hemp seeds are extremely rich in vitamins, minerals, healthy plant based fats, antioxidants, fibre, live enzymes, natural chlorophyll, Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty essential fatty acids, and contain powerful... Keep Reading

Today, I want to share one of the most exotic mango smoothie recipes I have tasted. "Curry Smoothie???" I hear you say. Please stay open minded, because this mango coconut curry green smoothie is a walk on the wild side. This recipe was inspired by a creative blend I tried from Brendan Brazier's fabulous THRIVE FOODS book. He shared a coconut mango smoothie and added yellow curry powder for it's anti-inflammatory properties. I have been adding chili peppers and cayenne pepper to my smoothies for many years. But, I had never tried adding curry powder to a smoothie. I was intrigued, to say the least. So, I fired up my Vitamix and was pleasantly surprised by the burst of flavours. I decided to create my own version to honour Brendan and... Keep Reading

We continue our celebration of Vega today with this "Minty Sacha Inchi" Green Shake. After posting the sacha inchi seed milk recipe yesterday, I had to share one of my favourite smoothie recipes to show you how fabulous it tastes! This recipe is quite exotic, so put your bold blending panties on, and just indulge me, because the results are spectacular!  Those of you who frequent my facebook page would be abundantly aware of my obsession with liquid chlorophyll. Since Dr Robert O Young introduced Scott and I to it a couple of years ago, it has literally transformed our lives and our health. Those of you who read my green milk post would remember the miraculous results Dr Young is witnessing by including liquid chlorophyll into an... Keep Reading

Those of you who have been following me for a while would be familiar with my penchant for "pie in a glass" smoothies. I LOVE them. Liquid pie! What's there not to love? If you've tried the vegan apple pie smoothie, pecan pie smoothie, sweet potato pie smoothie, banana coconut cream pie smoothie, or lemon cheesecake smoothie, you understand the obsession.  Now, whilst these rich decadent smoothies are not the most low-calorie, healthiest smoothies on my site, sometimes it is "all about the FUN." That's what this blueberry pie smoothie is all about. Now, in most of my pie smoothies I use raw cashews to replicate the buttery flavour of pie pastry. But raw macadamias or homemade macadamia milk achieves a similar result.  I thought raw... Keep Reading

As promised, in honour of our Vega Giveaway, here is my one of my favourite Vega Protein Green Smoothies using Brazil Nut Milk. This Banana Vanilla Chai Green Smoothie is so delicious it tastes like a decadent dessert in a glass. WOW! I think the Vanilla Chai Vega One all-in-one nutritional shake might be my all-time favourite Vega flavour. YUMMO!  It is so delicious, you don't need to add much in order to create smoothie magic! I really love the Vega protein powders. After trying almost every protein powder on the market, I still think they're the best vegan products in the world. So many other formulas have a gritty texture and weird after-taste. The Vega blends are perfectly balanced. I was never a fan of protein powders, but... Keep Reading

It is DAY 4 of our "Healthy Green Juicing with Omega" to celebrate our Omega Juicer Giveaway. Enter for your chance to WIN One of FIVE Omega Vert VRT350 Masticating Juicers. I will announce the first winner on Monday. I am SO excited! We started the first 3 days of the new year with Karen Kipp's 3 DAY Winter Juice Fast. It proved to be extremely popular, with many people following along on the Facebook Page, Facebook Group, and on my Healthy Holiday Detox Board featured in the 30 DAYS OF PINSPIRATION campaign on Pinterest.  Remember that Karen is offering a FREE Guided 3-Day Juice Fast with these recipes via a private Facebook Group January 18-20, 2013. You can sign up for free here. Karen will be available to moderate the group all... Keep Reading

Piggies, I am so excited about September. We are celebrating "all things Vitamix" this month with an exciting Vitamix 750 giveaway and a month of official Vitamix recipes. There is a lot to be proud of with this amazing company! Vitamix has recently launched their GORGEOUS new website, and I am thrilled to be a part of their "new generation of blending" partnering with them as the face of their new online technique and recipe videos. I decided to start this month's delicious recipes featuring smoothies, drinks, and milks. I use my Vitamix every single day to make smoothies and vegan milks. I always starte my day with a green smoothie. As I say in the Vitamix green smoothies video, a green smoothie is my favourite healthy breakfast or... Keep Reading

Piggies! I know I have said it a couple of times this month  (what can I say, the smoothie GODS have been sleeping in my bed with all of these incredible creations) but I have absolutely HIT THE JACKPOT with this raw vegan mango salsa green smoothie. I had quite a few of you email me, comment on posts, tweet, or facebook me complaining that you couldn't do savoury smoothies, and that you were struggling with digesting onions, garlic, and ginger in the morning.  Well, you will be pleased to know I heard your cries, and offer up this delectable little creation as a peace offering. This mango salsa smoothie strikes a beautiful balance between sweet, spicy and savoury, and is not too rich or pungent in flavour. For this very reason, I am... Keep Reading

I am loving the Sprout Living raw vegan sprouts and protein powders so much that I had to share one recipe using the Chocolate Maca Protein Powder before our month of green smoothies was over. This sprouted chocolate powder is so delicious, I can't believe this wasn't the first recipe I posted this month. Don't worry if you don't have this product, you can use raw cacao powder in this recipe and it tastes delicious. But if you want to get your hands on these fantastic  products, enter this month's giveaway, where you can win $250 worth of Sprout Living products. You can also get 10% OFF your Sprout Living order using the coupon code: theblendergirl.  The Sprout Living Chocolate Maca Epic Protein Powder is a blend of sprouted and... Keep Reading