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Seasonal Cinnamon Fig Smoothie

October 21, 2012
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I was going to title this post “now give us some figgy smoothie!” but then decided that it’s not quite Christmas carol season. It is, however, fig season, and what a glorious season that is! It took me a long time to come around to figs because of my fruit squeamishness issue (those of you [...]

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Season’s Best: Raw Apple Pie Smoothie

September 26, 2012
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My two favorite fruits are apples and bananas. This qualifies me either as charmingly traditional, or as downright boring. In the foodie realm, I’m pretty sure it’s the latter. But what can I say? I love bananas, and I love apples. If I had to choose, though, apples would come out on top. I await [...]

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Back to Basics: Blueberry Hemp Shake for Navitas Naturals’ Smoothment

September 11, 2012
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“Back to basics” isn’t a term I use a lot with regard to food, because the food I eat is so basic already. Especially lately: pretty much everything I’ve eaten for the last three weeks has been of the snack, salad, smoothie, grain bowl, or sushi roll variety. There’s little time for kitchen experimentation when [...]

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DHA in Vegan Diets. Is Supplementation Necessary? Plus, True Vitality Protein Powder (DHA Enriched) Product Review.

September 2, 2012
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Greetings, all! Hope you’ve been enjoying restful and happy holiday weekends. Mine has been very busy–tons of “back to the grind” stuff to deal with–which is fine with me. To be honest, as nice as vacation is, it only takes me a week or so to start aching for work again. I’ll be ruing these [...]

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Cherry Berry Beet Avocado Smoothie; Jai Rhythm; Breville Juicer Giveaway Winner!

August 8, 2012
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Thanks so much for the enthusiasm about Epic Yoga! Make sure to read through to the end of this post to hear more exciting yoga news. Ironically, Epic Yoga is located directly above a little coffee, yogurt, and smoothie bar called Yola. Valerie introduced me to Yola a long time ago, and it’s become a [...]

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Book Review: Practically Raw by Amber Shea Crawley

July 7, 2012
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Hello from Hades! Though I have two days off—the 48 hour summer, as we post-baccs are calling it—before my second semester of physics commences, it’s hard to do anything today but sit at home and home the heat doesn’t seep into hobbit house. With temperatures breaking 105 degrees, it’s a good day for reading, resting, [...]

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Pre-apocalyptic Blackberry Basil Smoothie

June 30, 2012
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Sorry for the interruption in our regularly scheduled CR programming, folks! If you’re in the DC/ NOVA area, then you know that an epic rain, wind, and lightening storm on Friday night left a ton of folks—myself included, at least for part of today—without power, internet, or proper cell reception. For people like me, who [...]

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