FAVORITE GREEN JUICE RECIPE I have a lot of favorite juice recipes, one of them being the Red Beet Carrot Juice. I also wanted a foundational green juice recipe that would be a perfect balance to provide many nutritional needs without additional thought and calculation. MOST POPULAR JUICE RECIPE This celery juice combination has become my…
How to Follow the Alkaline Diet Without Cooking a Single Meal
Healthy cooking. It took me a long time to start eating more healthfully because, well, how do you cook a healthy meal? It was so foreign! If it comes in a box or packet with instructions, and has the word “Healthy” on the wrapper, no problem. To make a meal that is good for me, and…
Avocado Hemp Dinner Salad
Easy Dinner Salad. Don’t over think healthy! This salad is versatile. It can be paired with dinner, or made as a large serving to be dinner. I typically have this salad several times per week. It is my go-to recipe for what to make for dinner, when I don’t know what to make for dinner.…
Alkaline Diet Raw Zucchini Flax Crackers
When you follow the principles of the alkaline diet, it is easy to see that making fresh pressed vegetable juices are a big part of the diet. And after you’ve made a couple of them you probably start to wonder, “What do you do with all of this pulp?” Making raw flax crackers is one…
Probiotic Hemp Basil Dip
Hemp heart seeds make an excellent base for blending as a dip, sauce, salad dressing, or smoothie. Hemp hearts also make the quickest and easiest milk. If you are allergic to avocado try hemp as a substitute for the avocado dressing recipes, about 3 tablespoons of hemp hearts with 3-4 tablespoons of water. It is important when…
How Do I Get Protein on a Plant-based Diet?
How do you get enough protein when only eating vegetables and fruits? This is a really great question, and one I love answering. We know that protein is a vital nutrient to life, without it life ceases. We have also been told that the best way to consume adequate amounts of protein, for optimum…
Alkaline Diet Complete Protein Salad
How will you get enough protein when eating a plant-based diet? My answer to that question is here. And below is the recipe for this beautiful as a flower salad that is a complete serving of protein, and alkaline forming. Ingredients: 4 cups Green Leaf Lettuce, loosly packed 1 Lemon, juiced Grey Sea Salt & Pepper to taste…
Southern-styled (No Potato) Cauliflower Salad
Southern-styled (No Potato) Cauliflower Salad recipe by Jessie L. S. Van Neste Serves 5-6 You don’t grow up in rural Tennessee and never have a side of tater salad. It has a symbiotic relationship with picnics and family reunions. This recipe salutes the classic version, is a very alkaline forming dish, and oh so yummy! Step 1 Vegetable Ingredients:…
Alkaline Banana Milk
Alkaline Banana Milk recipe by Jessie L. S. Van Neste serves 1 This recipe is a perfect alkaline banana milk drink with a bit of greens to introduce you to smoothies. Sometimes, the thick texture of a smoothie is too much to handle. This recipe is very light and really fun to drink. Drink…
Should I Only Eat 100% Organic Produce on the Alkaline Diet
Now that you are eating more fresh produce, should you only eat 100% organic? Yes, but you don’t have to be perfect about it. Organic produce is best; it protects our planet, our bodies, and our future generations. However it’s not possible for all of us to eat 100% organic foods just yet. Organic…