Turnips: The Forgotten Tuber
While the Santa Monica farmer’s market buzzed with Sunday morning action, as the turnips seemed destined to simply watch quietly. Three or four to a bundle, each bundle just a dollar a piece, I began to feel a little bad for the turnip, the way you watch an acquaintance fidget awkwardly alone at a party.
Extreme vitamin C in cacao? The honest truth.
Despite popularized news, superfood company and cacao manufacturer Navitas Naturals have just released what they consider “the honest truth” — exposing that even when processed at low temperatures (i.e. “raw”), there is actually no vitamin C (ascorbic acid) present in cacao.
Secrets to making crazy-good smoothies
For an instant healthy makeover, add a smoothie into your daily routine. Smoothies are a perfect opportunity to sneak in limitless amounts of nutrition into a killer-tasting glass. Here’s my fool-proof strategy for healthy, simple, and delicious results.
Sweeten up your diet with dates
Candy junkies looking for a healthier stash have reason to rejoice – and it’s not because of another brightly colored package hitting the shelves. Instead, the source of this sweet party is none other than the oldest known fruit: the date.
The little seed with a lot to offer: Chia
Chia seeds have actually been revered by Mayan, Incan and Aztec cultures for thousands of years.To experience the true definition of delicious hydrating refreshment, try my variation of the Mexican classic: Coconut Lime Chia Fresca.
Energy Tartlets
One of my favorite desserts – a beautiful, fresh fruit energy tart – will cost you about 10 minutes start-to-finish. In fact, by using simply healthy substitutions and time-saving tricks, these tarts emanate big flavor, well-rounded nutrition, and are healthy enough to be consumed at any time of the day. We healthy dessert people are pretty sneaky, no?
Feeding The Salad Habit
Forget your idea of an appetizer, this salad is nothing short of a meal. Protein, greens, antioxidants, yum factor – that’s basically the food pyramid, right?
Summertime Snacking
Awesomely healthy/delicious camping foods (read: foods that will actually make you feel like going for a hike instead of an extended hibernation) are embarrassingly easy to make. Case in point, my recipe for Good Seed Crackers.
Indigo Granita
On this episode of Super Foods With Jules, watch as antioxidant powerhouses blueberries and acai combine forces to produce a colorful, healthy, and refreshing berry dessert.
Just A Spoonful of Advertising
No doubt, there’s been plenty of backlash against High Fructose Corn Syrup. So rather than change a crappy product, the Corn Refiners have hired a fancy marketing team to help give them a new, fresh spin.