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12 Superfoods That Can Help You Live a Longer, Healthier Life

February 20, 2013 2

Many people feel that they are simply too busy to eat healthy meals made using fresh, whole ingredients. If you are among those people, it is super important that when you do eat, you are choosing foods that provide the maximum nutritional punch. Superfoods fit this bill, known to be the most nutritional, healthy food available superfoods pack a healthy punch that your body needs for optimal health. The best part, superfoods have been enjoyed by people of thousands of years, they amazing foods with even more amazing health benefits. Jump over to Persify to learn my 12 favorite superfoods and a quick tip on how to incorporate each into your daily meal plan.

p.s. Doesn’t this superfood detox salad look amazing?

Urbee: 3-D Printed Eco-Friendly Economy Cars

February 19, 2013 3

I am always impressed with the products that I hear are being produced using 3-D printing. One of my favorites so far, is the 3-D printed eco-friendly economy car Jim Kor of Kor Eco Logic is printing – he had 14 orders! 

Kor is an engineer from Winnipeg, Manitoba who has designed a small two-passenger hybrid car known as the Urbee. It has a meal internal combustion engine, electric motor and frame. The Urbee was manufactured using a Stratasys Fortus printer, which prints the Urbee in 50 large blocks.

So far, it looks as though cost is a concern with the Urbee, since printing the whole car takes 2,500 hours, or nearly 3 months. However, pricing should decrease once 3-D printing becomes more mainstream.

What do you think of the Urbee concept? Or the concept of printing cars in general?

via Twin Cities

Have a Lovely Green Weekend + A Few Green Things

February 15, 2013 1

Hello, Friends! How was your week? Did you have a nice Valentine’s Day? Our family decided to spend the weekend winter beach camping as our Valentine’s Day activity. And while camping in wintertime isn’t usually cold here in Florida – this weekend will be a little bit different. The temperature isn’t suppose to get over 65° the entire weekend, so we are going to do a lot of hiking, biking and smores eating!

While I pack up our jeans, coats and card game – here are a few green things to keep you entertained over the weekend:

– Envision plans to install 2,300 rotating solar tree shelters in South Carolina. We need these in sunny Florida!
– These images of the sun using a telescope are fantastic!
– Have you seen this footage from a meteor explosion in Russian. Terrifying.
– Looking to stock the perfect pantry – here are 15 tips to get you started.
– My friend Alyson’s interview with Erika from Style Activist shares 5 go to foods for living a healthy life.
– Who is making Trader Joe’s foods? Thoughts? 
– I love rainbow carrots – here are 2 new ways to enjoy them. Yum!

Have a lovely President’s Day weekend, I will see you back here on Monday!

xo,
Sweet Greens

 p.s. Don’t forget to enter to win 1 of 3 huge bags full of my favorite organic and all-natural beauty care products from Target!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

February 14, 2013 2

Happy Valentine’s Day Friends! Are you doing anything special to celebrate today? Eben hasn’t been feeling well – it’s seems the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day is sneaking up on him! I have his Valentine’s Day scavenger hunt ready to go, I hope he is feeling up to it. Then, I am planning a heart themed dinner tonight – and it just might be pancakes. It has been one of those weeks. Ha!

I hope you have a special day full of fun and snuggles from the ones you love – Have a lovely Valentine’s Day!

xo,
Sweet Greens
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p.s. I woke up this morning to find a valentine waiting for me on the dining room table. This pink and red letter was filled with the most beautiful words from the mister – it was the best Valentine’s Day gift ever. 

7 Heart-Shaped Foods Kids Will Love on Valentine’s Day + Every Day!

February 14, 2013 3

I love Valentine’s Day! I remember spending countless hours making my Valentine’s Day mailbox and handmade Valentines in elementary school. Now, as a mother, I think of Valentine’s Day as an extension of the love that I try to celebrate everyday with my son. An occasion on which I can add small surprises and sweet gestures to his day — to express the sentiment that he is super special to me.

While we aren’t fans of sugar-packed treats, plastic disposal trinkets or goodies full of red food dye, we think you can still celebrate Valentine’s Day without impacting your child’s health or the environment. To start, the simple act of transforming your child’s favorite healthy meals and snacks into heart shapes will make them smile all day long! From breakfast to dinner and dessert and snacks in between — jump over to Inhabitots for 7 clever ways to serve food as festive hearts.

photo credit A Pretty Cool Life via Inhabitots

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