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Kristen Helmstetter

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Recipe: Frozen Spinach Smoothie – My Summertime “Slurpee”

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Frozen Spinach Smoothie – in no way tastes like a “slurpee” but it’s cooling.

I’ve been using my air conditioning less this summer in an effort to be more Mustachian. But, oh, it’s effin’ warm.

To cool myself off, I drink iced beverages like:

  • iced organic coffee
  • iced organic matcha and green teas
  • iced organic mint tea (super refreshing)
  • icy frozen slushy smoothies like this one with frozen spinach…
Organic frozen spinach

Recipe: Frozen Spinach Smoothie

  • Water
  • 3 tablespoons hemp seeds
  • 1.5 frozen bananas
  • 10 oz package frozen spinach
  • Pinch sea salt
  • Turmeric (ground)
  • Cinnamon (ground)

Blend it up and cool yourself off.

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(Recipe) Chocolate Coconut Cookies (almost paleo, gluten-free, oat-free)

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Chocolate Protein Cookies (almost paleo)
Chocolate Protein Cookies (almost paleo)

One of my favorite cookies from childhood is a no-bake cookie. Over the years I’ve tried to make a Kristen-approved version that I can enjoy without a second thought, but honestly… I always fail.

Sure my cookies meet my high health standards, but do they remotely resemble no-bake cookies? Nope. I don’t even try anymore. They really need peanut butter to make that ol’ no-bake cookie flavor, but I can’t bring myself to buy peanut butter.

That said, my Chocolate Coconut Cookies are so good(!) and they don’t need to be baked. They have vitamin E rich sunflower seeds, they’re full of texture and flavor, and they have ample protein and fat. They’re pretty much paleo if you don’t mind a bit of butter (you could substitute some delicious grass-fed ghee if you wanted, or coconut oil).

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Recipe: The Lazy Flax Bars

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The Lazy Flax Bar - Vegetarian treat.
The Lazy Flax Bar – Vegetarian treat.

I can’t say exactly why, but I’m drawn to flax seeds lately. More specifically, ground flax.

When an article offering me 70 Reasons To Eat More Flaxseed arrived in my inbox, I knew it was destiny: eat some flax.

As a result, I whipped up these bars and, well, they’re awesome. They’ll satisfy any sweet tooth, as well as make any momma proud to serve these to her family (after she gobbles up a couple of them herself, of course).

Why call them The Lazy Flax Bars? 

Well. I entered the kitchen to make these with crazy ambition to make Flax Balls. But, as I mixed up the recipe and saw the amount of “dough” being created, I quickly abandoned the idea of rolling out a gazillion balls. Read: I’m lazy.

Um, I quickly pressed them into a baking dish.

Therefore, these are ridiculously easy to make. They’ll freeze well if you want to save half for another day.

The Lazy Flax Bars are full of some good ingredients, including flax seeds. <– Good for your boobs.

(Tip: Buy flax seeds “whole” and grind them before using to receive the optimal nutrition.)

I also included Brain Octane oil, which is optional. <– Good for the brain.

I added dark chocolate chips. <– Good for the brain and heart, and let’s not forget our souls.)

Oh, there’s raw honey in there. <– Magical stuff. Nuff’ said.

Throw all of the ingredients into a food processor, give her a whirl. Done.

Ridiculously easy treat made with your food processor.
Ridiculously easy treat made with your food processor.

The Lazy Flax Bars

Yield 8×8 glass dish (call it 16 + bars)

  • 1 cup hemp seeds
  • 1 cup shredded unsweetened dried coconut
  • 1 cup ground flaxseed
  • 1 cup dark, fair-trade chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup raw almond butter
  • 1/2 cup raw honey
  • 2 tablespoons MCT oil, optional
  • Good pinch sea salt
  1. Put all of the ingredients in a food processor, fitted with the “S” blade, and process until it is of a texture that holds together when you squeeze some with your fingers.
  2. Press into an 8X8 glass baking dish. Enjoy as is or with full-fat grass-fed yogurt or ice cream.

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Cinnamon Banana Bread Squares – Raw Vegan Recipe W/ Almond Milk Pulp (and Food Journal)

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In my recent post where I showed you how to make your own homemade raw vegan almond milk, I mentioned that I’d also share with you a recipe that uses the leftover almond nut pulp. There are a number of things you can do with nut pulp from dehydrating it and grinding it into flour to using it in homemade raw vegan bars to cakes to cookies, etc. Today, I’m showing you how to make Cinnamon Banana Bread Squares.

You’ll need the pulp from the almond milk recipe as well as:
4 bananas
1 teaspoon cinnamon
water to process

Put bananas and almond pulp in your food processor.

Add cinnamon and any other flavors you want. Then, process (add a little water if needed)

Put mixture on a dehydrator tray fitted with a non-stick ParaFlexx sheet.
Using an offset spatula (my best friend in the kitchen) spread the mixture.
Put in your dehydrator at 130-140 degrees F and dehydrate for about an hour. 

Reduce the temperature to 105 degrees F and dehydrate for 6-8 hours.
Flip onto a dehydrator tray without the non-stick sheet (shown above).
Your house will smell like fresh baked banana bread.

Score into squares. Continue dehydrating until you reach desired dryness.
The longer you dehydrate, the harder they’ll become so if you want them like soft
banana bread, don’t be afraid to cut the drying time short. 

This picture shows the two sides of the bread. One side is shiny and the other is flat.
These are sooooo good!
Saturday 
All Raw – All Vegan – All Organic
All Delicious – All Nutritious

Supplements: vitamin D2, digestive enzymes, chlorella, wheat grass tablets, probiotics, calcium, vitamin B12, vegan DHA

Grapefruit

Pure Bar

Large bowl granola mixed with chia pudding plus almond milk

Green juice: cucumber, celery, baby peppers, collard greens, bok choy, lime

Big Mama Collard Green Wrap: garlic shallot cheese spread, home grown sprouts (directions for growing sprouts here), fresh basil, diced tomatoes, shredded carrots, chopped romaine, minced olives, and julienned orange bell pepper

Chia pudding
Rawtella

Pure bar (brownie flavor) with Rawtella on top – umm… yum!

2 dried apricots

Apple

Sun Warrior and Hemp protein shake

Exercise: 25 minutes on elliptical and 10 minutes going up and down the stairs wearing Kamea ;)

Sunday
Mostly Raw – All Vegan – All Organic
All Delicious – All Nutritious

Green juice: cucumber, zucchini, celery, lime, collard greens, tomato, basil

Apple
Carrots with Tahini Almond Butter Sauce

Purple Passion Smoothie

Small Salad and steamed vegetables at Calistro Bistro. We went to a local restaurant where they have some vegan options and everything is organic. We sat outside… here is Kamea playing with a packet of sugar and her book.

Cinnamon Yam Soup (this is a part raw / part cooked recipe – super easy and super delish. Who wants the recipe?)
Large romaine salad with carrots, tomato, basil, and Tahini Almond Butter Sauce as the dressing

Blue Mountain Organics Carob Crunch Bar. Pretty good… If you like carob. ;)

I also made my own raw protein bars today. They’re in the dehydrator now. I tell ya… I’ve been using my dehydrator non-stop for weeks! Love it!

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High Raw Food Intake – Breastfeeding Food Journal & Vaccine Discussion At Green Mommy Blog

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A day’s high raw, all vegan, all organic food plan – giving little Kamea lots of nutrition!

Breakfast:
Ummm… 1 bite of organic dark chocolate :)

3 cups calorie packed green smoothie
water, ice, spinach, lucuma powder, hemp protein powder, hemp seeds, vanilla, bananas, Sun Warrior Ormus Supergreens (update: I have read that parsley can dry up a mom’s milk supply so I’ll hold off on using too much of this; that means more for my husband and he likes it!)


1st Lunch:
Curried lentils n rice n sweet potato
I made red lentils with rice and sweet potato and seasoned it with curry powder and soy-free miso

2nd Lunch:
Huge salad
romaine, spinach, apple, cucumber, avocado, red bell pepper, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, Himalayan crystal salt

1st Snack:
Salt-n-Pepper Snacky Seeds with raisins

Dinner:
Zucchini, carrot, and avocado salad with olive oil, coconut vinegar, Himalayan crystal salt, pepper
Curried lentils n rice n sweet potato

On another note… we are having a great discussion about vaccines over at Green Mommy Blog (come check it out and share your opinion!). I just bought this book, Make an Informed Vaccine Decision. As if I need another, I already have five books on the difficult topic. Although, this one is very recent so I decided to buy it (June 2010). The others I have: The Vaccine Book, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Children’s Vaccinations, Vaccinations: A Thoughtful Parent’s Guide, The Parents’ Concise Guide To Childhood Vaccinations, and Mother Warriors.

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Apricot Banana Smoothie (Raw Vegan Recipe)

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I’m enjoying this smoothie right now, Apricot Banana Smoothie. Sweet. Creamy. Delicious.

Apricot Banana Smoothie
Recipe by Kristen Suzanne of KristensRaw.com
Yield 3 1/4 cups

1 cup fresh orange juice
1/2 cup water
2 frozen bananas, chopped
1 cup apricots, pitted and chopped
1/4 cup hemp seeds
1/4 cup hemp protein powder
3/4 teaspoon almond extract

Blend it all up and enjoy! (I’ve been using my Vita-Mix 5200 more often these days because it seems quieter than my mega noisy Blendtec.)

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