Day 18: Rice Rice Cakes with Peanut Butter, Julienne Peeled Apple, Sprinkled with Cinnamon and Coconut! This makes the perfect after dinner snack if you’re having sweet tooth, it really satisfies your craving and is a good carb to have before bed because the apple will give you some fiber and the rice cake will …
Day 16: Pumpkins I recently made my first ever YouTube video all about the health benefits of Pumpkins + 3 Easy Pumpkin Recipes! Would you guys like to see more videos like this? What other subjects would you enjoy? Let me know in the comments! 🙂 Here is a clip from the video…(full video underneath) …
Day 15: Oats There are so many delicious ways to eat oats, do you ever forget they’re healthy? You can bake them in cookies, use them as bread crumbs, add them to your smoothie or make baked oatmeal with fresh fruit like I did here… 3 Reasons to eat Oats: Oats are great source of …
Day 14: Navel Oranges Navel Oranges make a great healthy snack, you already know that….let’s see if I can tell you something you may not know… We are in Navel Orange season right now! It goes from mid-November until spring! yea! They call them “Navel” because at the bottom it looks like a real navel …
Day 11: Kale To be honest I haven’t always been a fan of kale…if it isn’t prepared right or just blended in a smoothie, it’s hard for me to get it down. It isn’t until recently that I’ve experienced a few amazing salads that have opened my pallet to this nutrient dense cruciferous green. The …
Day 10: Jackfruit Jackfruit is a sweet tropical fruit that is used in many desserts…but did you know it also makes an amazingly delicious meat substitute? As it cooks it begins to shred and pull apart similar to chicken or pork. When seasoned, it can be used in so many dishes from vegan tuna to …
Day 8: Hummus Lowfat, protein rich, highly nutritions, guilt free & delicious hummus! Hummus is one of those super easy to make dishes that is an absolute essential for every vegan kitchen…or just every kitchen! It’s tasty on so many things from veggies, to sandwiches to salads to crackers to you name it! It’s super …
Day 7: Ginger There are so many wonderful things to say about this special root, I’m not sure where to start…Its not only delicious in so many recipes it is also a super powerful healing aid. A photo posted by HealthyHappyJess (@healthhappyjess) on Nov 11, 2014 at 5:16pm PST Here are some top reasons to …
Day 5: Eggplant What I love about this challenge… that I have laid out for my self, (#27DaysOfThanks for 27 different foods from A-Z) is that it is causing me to experiment and try foods that I may not typically eat, and learn a lot about them too. Case in point, Eggplant. I don’t usually …
Day 4: Dates Dates are one of my top favorite foods, I really started to love them once I realized how nutritious they are and how many ways you can use them. I recommend getting them from the Farmers Market because they are so fresh and tender…my favorites are from Bautista Family Organic Ranch. A …
