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Have a Lovely Weekend + A Few Green Things

April 12, 2013 1

Hello, Friends! How are you doing? How was your week? Eben has a couple of days off from school, so we have a long weekend upon us. Yay! I don’t think there is anything better in life than family time – it is my favorite! We are planning to spend most of our time sailing, hanging out at the beach or taking long bike rides.

Plus, I would really like to hit the farmer’s market this weekend, we need more vegetables for our juice detox. It is now Day 20 – and I have lost 16 lbs and the mister has lost 26 lbs. I feel great and I think my favorite part so far has been how clear my mind is – and the fact that I have felt more optimistic lately! I am positive that I can make it to the end of the month!

While I run off to soak up my family, here are a few green things you might enjoy:

– Eco-Friendly family companies made in the U.S.A!
– I am inspired by these DIY gardening hacks. Watch for Projects here soon!
– OMGoodness, It’s National Grilled Cheese Day! I am dying for one – may be the first thing I eat!
– A new bill would make fresh, healthy foods available to more people. Fantastic.
– A $36 wedding gown made from 10,000 recycled bread bag clips and it’s cute! 
– Which is your favorite from these 101 simple pleasures to boost happiness?
– Antibiotics in organic apple and pear farming!? Ugh – this one is killing me.
– Affordable bamboo housing floats when it floods.
– I can’t wait to have spring (or in this case summer) rolls again soon!

I hope you have an amazing weekend – I will meet you back here on Monday.

xo,
Sweet Greens

How to Make Organic, Vegan Fudge in 10 Minutes!

April 12, 2013 1

Who doesn’t love fudge? I remember begging my mom to buy us a piece of fudge anytime we came across it when I was a kid! And even if you’re a vegan, you can still enjoy this super-yummy sweet treat — you just have to get creative with the ingredients. While fudge is absolutely fun to eat, it is even more fun to make with your kids after school. This vegan fudge is so simple that it takes only 10 minutes to throw together, requires zero cooking and actually includes a serving of fruit too! Jump over to Inhabitots to learn how to make delicious no-cook organic vegan fudge in four simple steps!

Cookbooks vs. Pinterest? Which Do You Prefer for Organic, Vegan and Vegetarian Recipes?

April 11, 2013 3

It’s funny – every since starting this juice detox 19 days ago, all I can think about is food. At first I would find myself browsing my vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and dessert recipe boards endlessly on Sunday mornings – completely torturing myself! But as time went by I found myself starting to pin more plant-based, healthy foods and less and less sweets! Small changes are good.

However, while I was browsing I looked up to see the vast array of colorful cookbooks on our media center. I began to wonder how the internet and websites such as Pinterest will shape the cookbook industry. The mister, who does the cooking in our household still uses several of his cookbooks on a weekly basis, but there are several that I purchased that hardly get used, because I find it much easier to catalog and access all of the recipes that I want to try on Pinterest.

So, I wondered what are your thoughts? Do you prefer a beautiful cookbook or Pinterest for recipes?

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Last year, I compiled a list of 5 beautiful cookbooks that I was coveting – to be honest, I still would love to have these cookbooks, even though I am a Pinterest addict!

7 Fruits and Vegetables That are Easy for Kids to Grow in Their Garden

April 11, 2013 1

Gardening is a fantastic activity that everyone in your family will enjoy, especially your children. It is the perfect way to spend several days a week working together outside in the fresh air and sunshine. Gardening is also great for instilling a sense of responsibility, cooperative learning and excitement in your child. Not to mention, when all is said and done, you are left with a beautiful bounty of fresh, organic foods that your family grew together — and will enjoy eating together.

The key to getting your child super excited about gardening is choosing fruits and vegetables that are easy for them to grow. You want them to have a successful experience gardening, and it helps when the produce they are growing is relatively foolproof. I have planted many different types of fruits and vegetables with my son over the year and have found 7 items that are tried and true when it comes to gardening with children. Several of these plants can be grown inside (in a sunny window or patio), if you’re a city dweller. Jump over to Inhabitots to learn the 7 easiest fruits and vegetables to grow this spring with your children — and get planting!

photo credit Shutterstock via Inhabitots

5 Documentaries on Health, Wellness + the Importance of Eating Real Food

April 9, 2013 2

I have been receiving a lot of emails and questions from friends and family wondering where we got the idea of doing a juice detox. It happened by accident really – a good friend of mine had sent me an email a few months back telling me that he and his wife had become juicing converts. When I finally found some time to sit down and check out his website, I found that his juicing revelation had all started with a documentary called Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. I didn’t think much more about it after that. Then, one week I started to watch all of the documentaries on Netflix that related to health, wellness and food.

Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead was one of my favorites! I also found 4 other documentaries that really had me thinking about my health and the health of my family. I started to chat with the mister about what I had learned while watching all of these documentaries. At first he was hesitant, then he was intrigued, so we watched some of the documentaries together. The next thing I know we are purchasing an Omega 8600 juicer, filling our fridge with produce and jumping right in.

During this 30-60 day juice fast, we have been purging our cabinets and are putting together a new way of eating for when we are finished. We are planning to eat a mostly plant-based organic diet, free of GMO’s, and anything artificial – we will also be removing gluten (since I have major stomach issues resulting from it) and cutting our intake of poultry, fish and dairy to a minimum.

I thought you might be interested in learning more yourself, so I put together my 5 favorite documentaries that may inspire you to take your health into your own hands. We only get one life, and I think that we should live it to the fullest, healthiest, happiness potential possible. Here you go:

1. Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead
2. Forks Over Knives
3. Food Matters
4. Average Joe on the Raw
5. Hungry for Change

How about you dear readers, do you have a life changing documentary to share? I would love to hear your suggestions.

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P.S. I remember the first time that the mister and I completely revamped our diets was after watching Super Size Me. That was about a year before I started Sweet Greens – it had a huge impact on the items that we purchased and was when we went fully organic!

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