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After School Snack: Rainbow Hummus

We love hummus! It’s packed with fiber, protein, calcium, magnesium and healthy fats. We pumped up our hummus even more with fresh veggies like carrots, beets, and asparagus – not only making it colorful but fun to eat! We created a Roasted Carrot, Beautiful Beet and Mellow Asparagus Hummus.

Beat the Beet

I haven’t always been partial to beets, in fact my stance for the first 20 years of my life was that a palate was better served without them (and I wonder where my youngest son Bode gets his food opinions from?!?!). Maybe it was the raw beet juice my mother insisted I have as it was “good for my blood”, because for the majority of my life through young adulthood I equated beets with the taste of earth. And that is not a food experience I was looking for. Things have changed, however, quite a lot. As I got older I made an effort to have at least one slice of beet at a salad buffet and insisted that, “this beet is for my mom”. And over time I ... Continue

Red Rush Juice – Recipe of the Week

Red Rush Juice – Recipe of the Week Rating: (8 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5)Login to rate this recipe – Not a member? Join Today Schema/Recipe SEO Data Markup by ZipList Recipe Plugin2.0 This juice offers a rush of antioxidants and other potent phytonutrients that can energize and flood your system with health promoting properties. The rich red color in these vibrant fruits and veggies signals a wealth of nutrition tucked inside of a deliciously balanced sweet juice. For those who don’t love the flavor of beets in their juice, give this one a try! I promise the beet flavor is not prominent (it was the first beet juice rated highly by all of my “test subjects” at home!). ... Continue

Sunset Blend Juice

Ingredients   1 large Sweet Potato 1 medium Carrot 1 Red Bell Pepper 2 large Red Beets (Australia beetroot) 2 Golden Delicious Apples 1 Orange, optional   Directions Wash all produce well Juice Pour over ice Enjoy!  

V28 – Juice

Ingredients   3 large Red Beets (Australia beetroot) 2 medium Carrots 2 stalks Celery 4 Plum Tomatoes 4 cups Parsley, leaves and stems, roughly chopped and packed into the measuring cup 1 Jalapeno, ribs and seeds removed 12 Red Radishes   Directions Wash all produce well Juice Pour over ice Enjoy!

Apple, Beet (Australian Beetroot), Carrot Juice

Ingredients   1 Apple 2 Beets (Australia beetroot) 3 Large Carrots 1 Piece Ginger (thumb sized) 4 cups Spinach/Kale (Australia tuscan cabbage)   Directions Wash all produce well Juice Pour over ice Enjoy!

ABCs – Juice

Ingredients   2 Asian Pears 2 Apples (Choose any variety!) 2 Beets (Australian beetroot) 2 Carrots 1 cup Cabbage (Choose any variety!) 6 handfuls Chard 3 cups (Australian silverbeet)   Directions Wash all produce well Juice Pour over ice Enjoy!

Root-tastic Juice

Ingredients 1 large turnip 2 medium beets (Australian beetroot) 2 organic carrots 2 organic apples 1 inch ginger root 1/2 cup coconut water (unflavored)   Directions Wash all produce well. Cut veggies/fruits as needed to fit into juicer chute. Juice all ingredients except coconut water. Pour juice into glass over ice. Add coconut water.

Orange Sun Blast – Juice

Ingredients 1 beet (Australian beetroot) 1 carrot 2 oranges ½ cup pumpkin 2 chili’s (optional)   Directions Wash all produce well Peel the orange and pumpkin Juice Pour over ice Enjoy!

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