Search Results for “Recipes ” – Page 2 – Every WIN Moment (2024)

It’s zucchini season! Zucchinis abound! One of our lovely receptionists, Nancy V, brought in two zucchinis that were the length of my arm. They were amazing! She wanted them to go to a good home.

Our team member, Coleen, took one home and made an amazing zucchini bread. She and Nancy shared a great tip with us. They grate large volumes of zucchini when it’s in season and freeze it based on the recipe they make. Very cool.

Naturally, I was inspired to bring the second one home. I grated the whole thing and made 10 bags each yieldingtwo cups of zucchini. Freeze and good to go.

The zucchini can be added to so many other recipes too. For instance, muffins, omelettes, quiche, soups and stews.

I thought… this would also be great for pancakes. My kids love pancakes and why not get a serving of veg with them? 😉

I use Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Pancake mix for our pancakes. For the recipe with the zucchinis added, I threw in a tablespoon or raw cacao powder to disguise the zucchini. My boys are now ages three and five, and even with my own kids, things can go awry if one of themspots something green in their pancake! lol!!

These were a hit! The pancakes were extra moist and delicious. We all enjoyed them.

If you are being gifted with zucchinis from you neighbours, friends or family, or grow your own, plan ahead to enjoy them into the fall and winter season.

Today we are continuing along in my series of real food smoothie recipes. This smoothie is a powerhouse!

Nutritious – Check.

High Fiber – Check.

Plant Protein – Check.

Good Fats – Check.

Alkalinizing – Check.

Blood sugar stabilizing – Check.

Here’s how you make this Green Goddess.

Green Pineapple Machine Smoothie

1 cup pineapple

1 handful greens… i.e. your spinach, kale, or spinach/kale/swiss chard mix 😉

1/2 avocado

2 tbsp hemp seeds

1 tbsp chia seeds

1 tbsp coconut oil

1 cup ice

1/2-1 cup water (less or more depending on your desired preference)

Blend and be blissful.

For the next few Mondays I’m going to be featuring smoothies that are whole food based. This is me shedding light on how simple and easy it is to make a healthy, nutrient dense, 100% plant based smoothie.

Many of you know that one of my favourite past times is recipe research. I enjoy sniffing out a great recipe that I can enjoy and share with all of you on my blog. I also will research recipes to use in my work with my patients when I am designing custom nutrition plans. It’s great to take a nutrition wish list and, “poof,” design acustom nutrition plan to take them to the next level in their health.

Recently, I was researching healthy smoothie recipes for a plan and I was taken aback by what was being labelled as “healthy.” I came across one “healthy,” vegan smoothie recipe that added a teaspoon of sugar. Really!? Sugar?

Now… you follow my blog, so you know that’s so not necessary…But I digress…

As I flipped through the smoothie recipes in my search I kept finding that each one was missing something or just slightly off the mark. So… I thought… Ok… I’m going to put some of my own smoothie recipes out into the cyber universe and maybe these recipes turn out being helpful or informative.

So… here’s numero uno of my smoothie recipe series. Enjoy!

Green Berry Smoothie

1 frozen or fresh banana

1 handful, or more, of frozen berries

1 handful baby spinach, or baby kale, or a baby kale/spinach/swiss chard mix 😉

1 tbsp coconut oil

2 tbsp hemp seeds

1 tbsp chia seeds

1-2 medjool dates, pitted

1-2 cups Water

Blend. Adjust quantity of water based on texture preference. Enjoy

*This smoothie uses whole hemp and chia seeds as a source of protein rather than using a manufactured protein powder. The coconut oil adds a serving of healthy fats. Also, the dates are used to naturally sweeten the smoothie while also being high in fiber, which helps to stabilize our blood sugar rather than spike it. Finally, the greens are a great way to add some veggies to your morning and alkalinize your body pH.