

Arugulicious!
We’re so fortunate to meet people who are as excited about green smoothies as we are! As soon as Marie-Claude sent in her first picture for her 3-Day Green Smoothie Mini-Course practicum photo, Arugulicious!, The Emerald Empress and I sighed and shared our mutual admiration over Marie-Claude’s creative display! You can find the delicious recipe that goes along with this green smoothie in The Emerald Lounge under the 3-Day “Final Exam” section.
And since that first photo, Marie-Claude has been lighting us up with green recipes, photos, stories and lines that make us giggle! So today, we’d like you to get to know Marie-Claude a little better! We’ll also sprinkle in more of her green smoothie creations for you to enjoy!
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Marie-Claude Gour and her green smoothie munchkins!
“When I talk about myself, I first say that I am a full time mom of 3 beautiful kids with whom my life is filled with so much love and endless joy…
So let me introduce you to another part of who I am…
I went to study Arts at Concordia University in Montreal 10 years ago. This is really where I found my personal gesture in drawing and painting…such an amazing feeling to find my true resonance… this path that will always be there to express my deep self!

une diva - Marie-Claude Gour
And amazingly, it is with the birth of my 2 first children that I saw myself painting more! Creation of life is such a powerful state to be in…to create anything we want in life!!!
Chardledlidou!
By Marie-Claude Gour
- 1 1\2 bananas
- 1 peeled apple
- 2 or 3 leaves of swiss chard (to taste)
- 1\3 cup of coconut flesh and water
- a few branches of parsley
- water as needed

Chardlelidou!
Blend all of this together and gently pour it in your nicest glass! Yes … today is a special day! And sprinkle lovely sunflower seeds on top!
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Time passed by and after staying 4 years at home with the kids it was time to reenter the labour market!… After one unsuccessful try to work for somebody else, I realized that I HAD to do something I really liked and work for myself… So I dived into the unknown and created my own company of originals clothing! whohooooo!!!

Marie-Claude Gour
So here I am after 4 years of growing success, using my creativity for women, from which I make a happy living for my family and I!
(here I am doing my last delivery of clothes before Christmas, VERY pregnant!!!)

Original Clothing Line - Marie-Claude Gour
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Swish!
Swish!
By Marie-Claude Gour
- 1 banana
- few pieces of pineapple
- 1 orange
- 2 big swiss chard leaves
- half a cup of cilantro
- piece of ginger ( to taste)
- half a glass of water
Blend it all well! - makes 2 full wine glasses
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Feel free to visit my kingdom of creativity here! www.marieclaudegour.com (the English version is under construction! So please use the French side and go for “peinture” for paintings, “dessin” for drawings and “couture and collection saisonnières” for the clothes…sorry for the inconvenience!)
My word of wisdom would be “you’ll always find abundance where your passion is” …so follow your heart and go with the flow!
Marie-claudexxx
Still writing with one hand, breast-feeding a sleepy baby while DRINKING MY (NOW) ESSENTIAL GREEN SMOOTHIE!!!!
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Papa Yeaaah!
Papa yeaaah!
By Marie-Claude Gour
- 1 orange
- 2 pears
- a small piece of papaya
- kale (to taste)
- cilantro (to taste)
- fresh ginger
- couple of raisins
Blend it all well! Makes 20 oz
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les 3 divaa

And I happened to pop into the Emerald Lounge a few minutes ago, and I saw even more great posts! I’m so flattered and pleased by the positive response so far! And I hope all those bodies out there are humming with green energy and optimism! I myself am on a high that I think involves a lot of gratitude… gratitude that I can spend my days doing work I love and that makes other people feel better and positive. It’s WIN WIN!!
My name is Julie. This is my second Green Smoothie class! I LOVE all of the BEAUTIFUL art work on the Green Smoothie Queens/Raw Divas colorful web pages, E-letters and E-books! (Art work is very inspiring!) I find the Queens and Divas to be very enthusiastic, offering such wisdom/logic and encouragement! The Queens and Divas offer SO MUCH information - we simply cannot fail!!! This is a wonderful web site!
Stephanie, I’m grateful to maximize your green ripples by sharing your words and your recipe with our green smoothie community at large. And you made so many important points. Sometimes, there are so, so many of us flying around kitchens looking after others it takes a real effort to just step aside from the busy lives that we lead and just give some quiet attention to where we’re at with our lifestyle. How often do we take the time to just put something in our mouth and savor it for a moment before we consume it?
Pears, Pineapple, Parsley!

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