It’s always a good idea to have a variety of ingredients for salad on hand in the kitchen. Mix grains or beans with vegetables, fresh herbs, and some seasoning to ensure you have healthy food on the go. Below I’ve included four quick and hearty salad recipes you can use ...

Green and red lentils, black beans, kidney beans, mung beans, chickpeas, adzuki beans, navy beans, and so many more! Beans and legumes are used around the world as a staple food, and are a wonderful part of a healthy, whole, plant based diet. They provide variety in the diet, a ...

Pure cacao (also know as cocoa) is a goldmine of rich, delicious nutrition. All chocolate is made from cacao. Cacao is a nut, seed, or “bean” that is harvested from South and Central American trees. It’s always in season, and can be harvested anytime. Cacao has always been highly revered. ...

As we sink into autumn, many people feel a natural turning inward. The busyness of summer has calmed, and now we can prepare for winter. Just like spring, autumn is a time of transition. In the autumn, we move from the heights to the depths. Cleansing and fasting are wonderful ...

While all foods can be used medicinally some “superfoods” have an unusually high amount of beneficial nutrients and energetic vitality. In general all green foods (especially the algae below) are detoxifying – they help to clean the blood, support the function of the liver, they decrease inflammation and acidity in ...