Breakfast Banana Salad serves 2 ~ $1.64 per serving 2 bananas ($.30) 1 small head romaine ($1.89) juice of 1 lemon ($.69) 3 tablespoons agave ($.30) pinch of salt coconut flakes, finely shredded ($.10) A salad for breakfast? Sure. It has the same ingredients as a smoothie!  It’s just as simple to make, too. Chop…

Breakfast Buckwheat Coco Puffs 4 servings ~ $.73 per serving 1 cup buckwheat groats, soaked ($.75) 2 ripe bananas ($.30) 3 tbsp coco or cacao powder ($.15) 1/2 tsp vanilla ($.10) 1/2 tsp salt Rinse one cup buckwheat groats and then soak in about two cups water for 5-6 hours or overnight. Rinse the buckwheat…

Salad with Turmeric Dressing serves 2 ~ $2.55 per serving Turmeric is a root related to ginger. It’s a little hot and spicy, which makes it delicious. It’s active ingredient, curcumin, is also a powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory that could improve all sorts of things from arthritis to diabetes. Buy the fresh root and use…

 looking forward by madeleine tuttle Not all nourishment is of the edible variety.  We were thrilled to be able to spend the afternoon yesterday with Will and Madeleine Tuttle, and some friends new and old. Will was kind enough to have lunch with us and share his World Peace Diet lecture at an event at…

serves 2 ~ $1.98 per serving 2 medium zucchini, noodled ($2.30) 1 medium onion, chopped ($.05) 1/2 lb baby snap peas ($.80) 1 carrot, grated ($.10) 2 tablespoons olive oil ($.20) 2 tablespoons agave ($.20) 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar ($.20) 2 cloves garlic, pressed ($.10) 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon red…

Breakfast Chia Crackers serves 1 ~ $.96 per serving 4 tablespoons chia seeds ($.81)  1 cup water 1 ripe banana ($.15) pinch salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon The kind folks over at GetChia.com sent some of their chia seeds for me to try. The company is wonderfully easy to work with and the chia seeds were…