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                                     **Butternut Squash picture is from Popsugar The whole point of a smoothie is the thickness.  Am I right? or Am I right? It's not a juice.  It's a smoothie. And further more…a Smoothie bowl is also meant to be thick so it has the consistency of ice cream or fro yo! But what happens when you don't feel like using a frozen bananas or a chunks of avocado to thicken it up? You are left with runny soup that tastes like fruit.  So.  Not.  Appealing. So I did some detective work.  I went through tons of recipes.  I asked around.  I experimented.  I shopped the market and came up with clever ideas.  I went to the experts. And then I came up with this list.  I can't take all the credit!  I had some help from my fellow health coach friends on their fav's too! A smoothie is a work of art...

There is a new movie treat in town and it's called Pimped Popcorn.  You know what that means right?   Nope, not marshmallows and caramel. Nope, not 'fake' butter or artificial sugars. Nope, no artificial food dyes. This type of popcorn won't rot your teeth, or cause cavities or leave you with a crazy imbalanced sugar high and crash.  That kind of treat is so last year! These top 30 ways use only natural sugars and power superfoods that will give you healthy energy and satisfy your cravings!! Pimped popcorn is popcorn filled with decadently healthy Superfoods to give your popcorn insane pizazz and a serious nutritional boost without realizing your eating healthy. BAM! Whenever I mention healthy to anyone in my circle, they begin with a sign and a "ugh". I'm not sure why healthy has such a bad rap.  There is so much you can do with healthy!! You do realize you can eat healthy and decadently at the same time right? Yup.  It can be ...

Ever wonder how to add magic into your smoothie?   Ever wonder why your smoothie just doesn't come out the way they make them at the store? It's easy to fall into the same ole recipe every day. Why not spice it up? Here are some of my favorite add-in's that enhance my smoothies to ultimate delicious status! Try adding 1 or two new things to your smoothies each time.  Don't add in the whole lot!  HERBS: (small and large handfuls) Fresh Basil Fresh Mint Fresh Chocolate Mint Fresh Rosemary Fresh Parsley Fresh Dill Fresh Cilantro SPICES: (a dash or two) Dried Nutmeg Dried Cinnamon Dried Cloves Dried Cardamom Dried Vanilla Powder Dried Tumeric NON DAIRY MILKS and BASE LIQUIDS: (1/2 cup - 1 cup) **Unsweetened for less sugar **Regular for extra flavor Almond Milk Cashew Nut Milk Quinoa Milk Hemp Milk Coconut Milk Coconut Water Decaf or Regular Green Tea (from a Teabag) Camomile Tea English Breakfast Tea TigerNut Horchata (all fla...

Did you know that Sugar is everywhere?  And most sugars are not healthy for our thriving bodies.  When I went Paleo, Whole 30 for six months-the beginning was so tough.  No added sugar whatsoever. It was scary to not have my artificial sugar crutch.  How was I going to survive without it?   It was time to put my creative thinking cap on and get serious about the snacks I was going to put in my body.  Especially since I was learning so much at my kick-ass Nutrition school on sugar and it's effects. How could I enjoy snacks that were sugar free, and what would they be?  How could they be tasty and healthy at the same time?  How could I end my sugar craving and heal my body but at the same time nourish my body? In walks Organic, Natural, Sugar-free, Sodium-free Sunflower Seed Butter by Once Again Organic.  Well, actually, the seed butter didn't just walk in, it was more like I learned a lot at school, I was following a ...

Hello fellow readers! Exciting news.  Some may already know, and others may be curious...but Nutella is gluten-free and wheat-free.  I never thought that this spread would be, but I did notice a lot of recipes, NYC GF bakeries like Tulu's GF Bakery and others using Nutella as part of their additions on their cupcakes, cakes and cookies!  Exciting huh? Pimp Your Nutella-10 ways 1. A spread for your bread 2. A dollop in your coffee with a candy cane=chocolate mint coffee 3. As frosting for your cupcake 4.  As an ingredient in your raw balls=Seeds, nuts, honey or dates and nutella.  Roll into balls and freeze for 4 hours.  Keep candies in the freezer and take out to eat as a treat. 5.  As a dip with apples 6.  Sandwiched between banana slices 7.  With your celery (as a dip) 8.  To bake with 9. As a spread on your pancakes 10.  As a sauce on your ice cream sundae Yum! Enjoy! xoxo Julie www.goodiegoodieglut...