With the help of my wonderful Green Smoothie Team, we’re hoping to add a little green to Cupid’s wings this week. You know you’re on a greener path when you’re more excited to eat flowers than get them for Valentine’s Day. And here to make February 14th a little more verdant is the lovely Kate Nicholson. We hope you’ll follow along with her suggestions and find ways to avoid the slings and arrows of love’s outrageous fortune.
- by Kate Nicholson
Single and dreading Valentine’s day?
Even if you’re still looking for The One, there’s nothing to stop you from making Valentine’s Day a date for romance - just treat yourself with all the loving kindness that you would your beloved.
In fact, put your arms round yourself and give You a great big hug right now. You beautiful, wonderful, lovable person, you!
Here’s the plan. Six days of green smoothie bliss, six days of pampering, and on the seventh day - Valentine’s - where you can treat You to a day of absolute blissful gorgeousness. You’re so, so worth it!
Day 1
Ignite your passion with some fruit and veggies…
The Heart’s Desire
Ingredients:
- Handful of alfalfa sprouts
- Chunk of cucumber, peeled if not organic
- 1 banana
- 1 passion fruit
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- sprinkling of nutmeg
Directions:
Blend with water to desired consistency. This is the hug you give yourself inside!!
Well, I’ve had the luck of housesitting in someone else’s lovely home for the last week. And I’ve taken full advantage… dips in the hottub, moments enjoying winter’s quiet beauty and silence outside the city, and all the space a gal could ever need to leave her stuff lying around.
Ingredients:
Before I got serious about going raw, I didn’t give any real thought to the fact that the skin is the largest organ of the body. I’ve since realized that as a major organ of your body, what you put on it should be given some importance. It might not be the same as ingestion through the mouth, but your skin gives and takes nutrients and harmful substances, and it should be accorded appropriate consideration. Vibrant skin is the result of a healthy body, and no chemical process or makeup can be a substitute for healthy skin.
Apricots: use juice for sunburn, itching, or eczema
Whitening Lotion
My latest bouncing-with-vitality concoction involves the use of Tahini. And chocolate. The sesame seeds in Tahini contain magnesium, which, according to 
The Va-Va-Voom Vitality Booster
First up, there are blueberries. According to 
asparagus may help prevent broken capillaries due to the large amounts of the bioflavonoid rutin that it contains. Now I haven’t tried asparagus tips in a smoothie, so if anyone has, I’d love to hear what it’s like!
Hello there! My name is Jessica and I’m a green smoothie addict (”Hello, Jessica”). That’s ok, though. If being addicted means higher energy, shinier hair, a smaller waistline, and better overall health well sign me up!
I gotta tell ya, I’m pretty excited. January has been such a blast so far. My Green Team has been helping me around the site, behind the scenes, and working to put together some delicious improvements for all of you who benefit from the information we share.
We thought we’d bring you something a little different today and connect you with some of the great videos that are out there on wild greens! Depending on where you live, you may still have access to some outdoor wild edibles this winter. Get yourself a guide book or follow along with someone who can show you what to pick and how to use it! Once you catch on to wild edibles, the great outdoors will soon become the yummy outdoors!
dandelion greens straight and I even like them that way! Don’t worry though, I still have a problem with wheat grass juice! But thankfully, my favourite green detox drinks are simple to make.
