This is a very healthy version of a strawberry poppyseed dressing. It goes great with any salad but my most favorite way to eat it is to serve over fresh alfalfa sprouts. Together they taste so good that it's hard to stop eating. Unlike store bought dressings, this one doesn't have sugar, vinegar and unnecessary chemicals added. All ingredients are natural and healthy to consume. The taste is sour-sweet. To make this dressing you will need to blend together in a blender the f

#1 - Lack of nutrients (especially Iron). This is the biggest reason for fatigue in my opinion. Many foods in stores today are full of empty calories. Even people who consider themselves eating healthy consume approximately 50% of empty calories with their daily meals. "Empty calories" means that this food has no nutrients or have close to zero nutrients. #2 - Not enough sleep. Before electricity was developed people slept about 9 hours each night. Today, with TVs, computers,

If you love eggplants as much as I love them, you will love these stewed dish. It can be served as is, with salad, with mashed potato, on piece of bread or in halved red sweet peppers. Ingredients: 1 large eggplant cut into smaller cubes 1 medium beat cut into cubes 1 large onion chopped fresh cilantro, dill or parsley 1/4 cup soy sauce salt to taste 1/2 tsp black pepper juice of 1 lemon 5-6 Tbsp vegetable oil - Stew eggplant, beats and onion in olive or avocado oil until alm

Hands down one of my favorite salads filled with nutrients and surprising combination of ingredients which taste perfect together! Ingredients: 3 large avocados 1 medium red onion 1 large cucumber 1 cup homemade sauerkraut (click here for my recipe) Salt to taste 1/2 tsp black pepper cilantro, dill or parsley (optional) Sour-cream (click here for my vegan recipe) Chop all vegetables and mix together. For vegan version I recommend my recipe of sour-cream. You can use a regular

This is full of nutrients, healthy option of a pasta salad. For this recipe you can use any of your favorite pastas, I recommend legume versions. Ingredients: about 10 oz of uncooked pasta of your choice 2 Tbsp lemon juice 6 Tbsp olive oil 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp black pepper 1/4 tsp cumin 1/3 cup tahini 1 cup slightly roasted or sauteed red bell peppers (should still be firm) 4 tsp pine nuts (optional) 2 Tbsp minced parsley - Cook pasta according to instructions of manufacturer,

If you love eggplants, you will absolutely fall in love with this dish made with fried eggplant and fresh vegetables. Ingredients: 1 large eggplant sliced into 1/3 inch wide slices 1 large tomato 1 medium onion 1/3 of a bunch cilantro (or parsley) 1/2 tsp of garlic powder or 1 tsp of fresh garlic 1/2 tsp salt Vegetable oil of your choice (to fry eggplant) 3-4 full spoons of sour-cream (For recipe CLICK HERE) - Fry eggplant on your favorite vegetable oil. - Chop tomatoes, onio

For this recipe you will only need 5 ingredients. I use it for many salads, pastas and other dishes. You can use it as is or by adding garlic, green herbs and a little bit of water to make it a salad dressing. Ingredients: 1 cup of soaked overnight cashew nuts 1/2 Tbsp nutritional yeast 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup water Juice of 1 lemon Blend it all together in a blender and serve. This is one of the simplest and the most "sour-cream like" tasting vegan version. Options: You can sub

I came up with this recipe by a pure accident while was trying to be creative and make something that could be used as cheese for a vegan macaroni and cheese option. No, it doesn't taste like cheese but it turned out to be a truly the best pumpkin soup ever! I had to force myself to walk away from it and stop eating. My whole family loved it too. I am confident even those who don't like pumpkin, will love this soup. If you are using a heating blender, you can put all ingredie

My daughter Sasha, who is 6, likes making her own dishes. Some of them turn out so yummy that she wants me to share them with the world. Here is her fruit salad she made completely on her own to surprise mommy. It's really yummy! You have to try it! Ingredients: Strawberries sliced Raspberries Bananas sliced Raisins Hemp seeds Coconut flakes Granola cereal Dark chocolate shaved Maple syrup for dressing Amounts are not strict. Just mix all together and enjoy this fruit salad f

This is a highly nutritious soup which is also anti-parasitic, alkaline and is good for the whole family. I used blender to cook pumpkin puree. If your blender doesn't have soup setting, you can use instant pot or a regular stove and pot. Add together below ingredients, cook until ready and blend or smash pumpkin pieces. Slice any kind of pumpkin into smaller cubes. About 2 lbs or 1 kg Add: 1 tsp of any salt you like. I added black Himalayan 2 Tbsp onion. Fresh or dry. 1 Tbsp

Very light, simple, easy, healthy and yummy cookies for breakfast or snack, with only 3 ingredients. Preheat oven to 350F (180C). It is very important to put cookies into already hot oven. They don't turn out right if you put them in before oven reaches to right temperature. Ingredients: 2 ripe bananas. Best is when they already start having dark spots on skin. 1,5 cup of oat flakes 1/2 of any nuts or/and raisins Mix all well with spoon and put small portions on baking paper,

This cheese is very easy to make right from first time and is very delicious. Even non-vegans love it. Just put into blender all below ingredients and blend on low power. The mix will be thick. You will need to often pause blender and push mix from walls of the cup to the center. Ingredients: 1 lbs (450 gm) of firm tofu 2 Tbsp of soy sauce (or any milk, or water after tofu) 2 Tbsp lemon juice 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast 2 Tbsp of coconut oil 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar 1 Tbsp whi

Here are couple of ideas for what you can do with pulp left after juicing. Fruit Pulp If you made all fruit juice, you can add honey or maple syrup, hemp seeds or whole sunflower seeds, a little bit of almond or peanut butter to it, mix well and eat as a raw porridge or as a paste on a toast. Veggie Pulp For veggie pulp you can add garlic, vegenaise, Nama Shoyu or pink/black salt and any spices you like. Mix well and serve on a piece of toast. Here is an example of such paste

Parasites in people are all kinds of worms, lamblia, Lyme disease, fungus, candida, and others, that live in our body and on it. Most people have them and don't know about it. For this reason, we keep spreading them from one to another. We infect our families, sexual partners, co-workers, friends, and anywhere we go. Worms most of the time nest in our liver, lungs, and less times in the intestine or in other organs. If you are infected with parasites most probably you will h

Highly nutritious and healthy salad, which tastes really good. You will need: 2 medium beets, peeled and cut into 4-5 parts, then warmed up in oven on 125-135 F (50-60 C) for 15 minutes. It shouldn't be cooked but slightly softened. Such beets are easier for digestive system (especially for children's). When ready, cut it into small cubes or long strings. 1 medium raw carrot, peeled and grated on fine grater 1/2 of a large cucumber, peeled and grated on fine grater 1 small zu

and some facts you might not know Previously I posted my article about banana myths that you can find by clicking here. This new article continues the topic and provide more information about bananas. 1. Bananas should not be refrigerated. - MYTH. Bananas CAN be refrigerated. They last longer in cold. Distributors want you to buy more bananas and they know bananas go bad fast in room temperature. 2. Bananas are not weight-loss food. 1 medium size banana contains 105 calories

White? Brown? Wild? Black? Until not long ago, I believed that wild and black rice are the healthiest and white rice is the most useless one. Well I could give a credit to white rice for being a good substitute to wheat for people concerned about gluten... Oh, wait a moment... is it? Recently (since 2017), high levels of arsenic were detected in rice. (For the Russian speaking readers: arsenic is мышьяк.) Arsenic is very well known in Europe for its smell, which is so strong

Do you know what the A-factor is? It's a Myth that we don't have to eat alkaline foods because the body balances it's pH without help of food. Science proves that high acidity makes it exceedingly difficult to lose weight. At times acidity levels can make it even impossible to lose weight. Hence, why some people think they are doing everything right to shed pounds but make zero progress. Some people say that often the reason is hormones. Sure! But what affects hormones? Acidi

This is a very accidental dip I made, which turned out to be so good that my family couldn't leave the table until ate it all. Now it's our favorite dip. I had left over chunky spicy guacamole and some sunflower seeds I soaked couple of days ago but never used (Always refrigerate soaked seeds and nuts!) What you need: 3-4 full tablespoons of guacamole (I used spicy one) 1 full tablespoon of vegenaise, or any mayo you have 2 full tablespoons of soaked sunflower seeds, or pine

I like making my own salad dressings instead of buying them in a store. It helps to avoid harmful chemicals and preservatives, This recipe has 2 steps. First, you make a dry mix, which you can store in your pantry as a ready to go any time you need Ranch dressing. Second, you will mix it with wet ingredients. I am giving you 2 versions. One is thicker and you can use it for Ranch dip with your favorite vegetables or dishes. Second version is not as thick and is best for salad

A perfect soup for hot summer. It is full of nutrients and is very delicious. Okroshka is a traditional summer soup in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and other European countries. It is always made with boiled potato, eggs, some kind of meat, radish, cucumbers and other ingredients. It is never boiled and is always served cold. I would like to offer you a completely raw vegan version of it, as it has a lot more nutrients which are responsible for immunity, anemia, heart health and

Do you know you can ferment beet greens into a delicious side for your entree? Plus, as any pickled vegetable which is pickled in the right way, without use of chemicals and vinegar, beet greens also develop probiotic. You will nourish your intestine while pleasing your taste buds. Ingredients: Beet greens from 6-8 beets Garlic - 5 medium size cloves Chilly pepper - 1 small fresh or 1 tsp dry Black peppercorns - 10 pcs Dill seeds - 1 tsp Brine: Water - 1 gallon (3,5 litters)

The myth about Vitamin E takes its beginning in 1980 when scientists began to understand that free radicals were involved in the early stages of artery-clogging atherosclerosis, and might also contribute to cancer, vision loss, and other chronic conditions. They assumed that Vitamin E has the ability to protect cells from free radical's damage as well as stop the production of free radicals entirely. However, conflicting study results have dimmed some of the assumption of usi

This is by far the most delicious way to eat dates according to my daughter who believes these are candies. 10 large dates 1/3 cup coconut butter 1/4 cup hemp seeds 2-3 Tbsp maple syrup or any other sweetener you prefer Cut dates along way but don't cut them completely into two halves. Prepare the stuffing. Mix coconut butter with hemp seeds and maple syrup well. Stuff dates and close them tightly. Make sure you hide a few for yourself as these will disappear really fast :)