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Kristen Helmstetter

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Recipe: Apple Avocado Smoothie For Lunch

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Apple Avocado Smoothie and a princess bank compliments of Kamea.
Apple Avocado Smoothie (and a princess bank compliments of Kamea).

Now that it’s getting warmer (much warmer in AZ), I’ve been making smoothies for lunch more often than not. They’re refreshing and they help keep my body cool.

Today’s smoothie recipe is a favorite of mine for a few reasons.

  • The flavor is light and has the perfect level of sweetness.
  • It’s satiating and creamy.
  • It has avocado and cucumber, which are beauty foods to me.
  • It’s easy, as most smoothie recipes are.

Recipe: Apple Avocado Smoothie

Yield 1 to 2 servings

  • 1 apple, cored and chopped
  • 1/2 to 1 cucumber, chopped
  • 8 ounces (cold) filtered water or coconut water
  • 1 avocado, pitted and peeled
  • squeeze of fresh lime

Blend the ingredients and enjoy.

PS Here are a couple of other great recipes for the warm weather: Beauty Soup and Spring Power Applesauce.

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Do Yourself A Favor. Sharpen Your Knives With This To Be A Kitchen Ninja

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Great knife sharpener and my favorite knives. Get a good knife!
Great knife sharpener and my favorite knives. Get a good knife!

Having a sharp knife in the kitchen makes a world of difference with your food prep and cooking experience. A super sharp knife will take you from feeling like a boring ol’ home cook-wanna-be to a bad-ass kitchen ninja. Truly. :)

If you don’t have a good knife, then go get one. On Amazon.com (<— best deals). Or ask for one on your next gift receiving holiday. Of course, there are many who would say you should feel the weight of the knife in your hand before purchasing. There’s some truth to that. Decide for yourself.

Back to the importance of a sharp knife: Would you believe a dull knife can be more dangerous than a sharp knife? Truly. When you have a dull knife, it can slip off the food your cutting and easily hit (read: injure) your finger. But with a sharp knife, although it’s sharp and seems more dangerous, it cuts effortlessly which gives you more control over the knife.

Control is a good thing.

Plus, a sharp knife makes for faster chopping.

Speed is a good thing.

The trouble is keeping your knife sharp. The best way is with whetstone sharpening, but I don’t have the whetstone, I don’t have the time, and I don’t have the skill – it’s a world unto itself.

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My Favorite Way to Roast Brussel Sprouts (with carrots. Oh, and onions)

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Roasted Brussels sprouts, carrots, and purple onion in ghee.
Roasted brussels sprouts, carrots, and purple onion in ghee.

Finally. I have found a way to roast brussels sprouts (and many other dense veggies) that works easily and wonderfully every time.

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How to Have a Real Food Foodie Road Trip – What to Pack!

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A mini-van almost packed to the gills, ready to roll.
A mini-van almost packed to the gills, ready to roll.

We are a family who loves to travel, and our most recent epic road trip took us to Michigan. But, travel can wreak havoc on anyone’s best attempts to eat healthy. Not always. Check out my post below where I show how we traveled across the country while (almost exclusively) staying on our Real Food Foodie Lifestyle (i.e., we ate really healthy in spite of being on the road). It meant extra work, which isn’t always the thing you want to do after a day of being in the car, but I’m simply not willing to eat crap food which is most often what’s served in restaurants.

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Recipe: Gussied-Up (low mercury) Tuna Salad Gluten-Free

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Gussied (low-mercury) Tuna Salad. Perfect for any party, lunch, breakfast, or whenever
Gussied-Up (low-mercury) Tuna Salad. Perfect for any party, lunch, breakfast, or whenever.

Tuna fish in a can makes a quick lunch, but I’ll only buy one brand of tuna. Wild Planet is a tuna fish I can trust to have low mercury and high omega fatty acids.

When we travel on the road, we eat it right out of the can for a satisfying protein and nutrient boost (we take these to Disney Land, too).

But, today, I’m sharing a recipe where it’s all gussied up with delicious textures and flavors. My whole family loves this, especially the bites with hidden gems in them like diced dried apricot.

Gussied-Up (low-mercury) Tuna Salad

Yield 2 to 4

  • 2 cans low-mercury tuna
  • Juice 1 organic lemon or lime
  • 1/2 cup grass-fed organic (full-fat) Greek yogurt
  • 1 stalk celery, chopped <— get a good knife
  • 1 bell pepper, chopped
  • 1/4 tsp kelp granules
  • 1/2 to 1 cucumber, chopped
  • 1 green onion, chopped
  • Drizzle quality raw organic olive oil (or brain boosting MCT oil)
  • 1/2 cup raw sauerkraut
  • 1 tablespoon organic mustard
  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup diced dried apricots (or currants)
  • Handful each cilantro, parsley chopped
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Mix everything together with a large spoon in a large bowl. Enjoy.

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Recipe Beef n Bison Heart Stew (Paleo. Slow Cooker.)

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I have ventured into unknown territory for me… into a land I never thought I’d enter. I made a stew that had heart in it. Yes, actual heart. It was grass fed bison heart to be exact (though you can make this recipe with either bison or beef heart). And, of course, I used my trusty ol’ slow cooker.

Grass Fed Bison Heart Stew
Grass Fed Bison Heart Stew

I bought the grass fed bison heart many months ago and it sat in my freezer. Of course, it scared the dickens out of me as I had images flashing before my eyes of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom – pictured below. But, as my repertoire of recipes increased to include other unusual things for me (grass fed tongue and grass fed liver), the heart didn’t seem as crazy as when I originally ordered it.

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