This is a perfect example of a fat filler that, while you are eating it, you won't believe it's guilt-free. SO creamy and delish, it's a treat you can look forward to daily in between meals, with fresh sliced apples, pears or strawberries! 

Here is what you need

• 2 cups cashews 
• 1/4 cup raw coconut oil (see Note) 
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 
• 6 drops of liquid stevia, or 1 teaspoon granulated stevia 
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 

This is how you do it

1. In a large dry skillet comatose the cashews over low heat until lightly golden. Transfer them to a food processor and pulse until broken down into a smooth butter. Add the coconut oil and pulse until smooth and creamy.
2.  Add cocoa powder, Stevia, and cinnamon. Pulse until well Inc. Transfer to a glass jar and stored at room temperature for up to a month (If you can get it to last that long).
3.  Wash your favorite fruit or berries with our EatCleaner fruit and vegetable wash.
4. Plate it,...

There’s a lot of confusion surrounding the topic of eating healthy and taking vitamins and supplements. Both have their benefits, but it’s important to understand which is better for you. There are two basic approaches you can take to lead a healthy lifestyle: You can either eat healthily, or you can take vitamins and supplements. Both have their pros and cons.

1. Good Eating vs. Supplements

Eating healthy comprises the bulk of living a healthy lifestyle. It consists of all the meals you eat over the course of a day and should include a balance of complex carbohydrates, protein, and healthy fats. In addition to eating healthy food, it’s important to keep your diet as varied as possible.

While eating healthy may seem like a difficult task, it’s not as hard as you might think. Most of us tend to stick to a few specific foods each day, and when we find something we like, it’s easy to become complacent with that meal.

To avoid this, try eating a different...

As Seen in How To Eat Less Sugar Without Missing It on the Family Focus Blog- 

"Mareya Ibrahim, Author of Eat Like You Give a Fork: The Real Dish on Eating to Thrive, shares the following advice, “Taste buds, being one of the strongest groups of muscles in your body, need to be conditioned, tested and strengthened so that they can take on a broad spectrum of flavors.”

She suggests drinking her Real Vitality Tonic once a day for eight days.

INGREDIENTS: 1 cup hot water, 1 tablespoon raw unfiltered apple cider vinegar, 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger, and 1 cinnamon stick 

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What can we do to help us get to the place that we're going? Today I'm gonna talk about seven habits that we can all take on this year that will help us get to that place. Let me start by saying, I really do believe that these are ubiquitous. These are some things that won't affect the diet you subscribe to, everybody can do these seven things, and I think everybody without exception can benefit from these seven things. Listen on!

 “Eat by color and then you’ll never have to count a calorie’’

-Mareya Ibrahim

“There's nothing more important than making yourself the healthiest that you can be, body, mind, and spirit. And when you do that, you will lift up everybody around you because you will be a shining light.’’

-Mareya Ibrahim

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0:11                Introduction – how to get to where we’re going

5:05  ...

Ingredients:

• 1 cup quinoa, rinsed
• 3-1/2 cups water, divided
• 1/2 pound lean ground turkey
• 1 large sweet onion, chopped
• 1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 can (15 ounces each) black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 can (15 ounces each) cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
• 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, chopped
• 1 tablespoon adobo sauce
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro

Directions

Can I be honest? These are my absolute favorite fudge bars ever. If that sounds egocentric, I'm sorry (#notsorry). Just try them, you'll see what I mean. The tahini/fudge combo is, well, very enticing!

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup tahini (sesame paste)
• cup raw coconut oil, room temperature
• ¼ cup pure maple syrup
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

DIRECTIONS:

1) In a medium bowl, whisk together the tahini and coconut oil until smooth. Add the maple syrup, salt, and vanilla and stir until creamy. Divide the mixture evenly between two small bowls. Whisk the cocoa powder into one bowl.
2) Pour the batter without cocoa powder into an 8-inch baking dish. Dollop the cocoa powder portion on top and use a toothpick or the back of a spoon to swirl the two together and create marble effect (do not stir until combined-the swirls should be distinct). Refrigerate in a sealed container for at least...

Creamy, crunchy and nutrient-packed, this mac and cheese tastes like an indulgence but it’s clean and absolutely addictive! Make it today and watch your family go crazy for it.

Plant-based/Gluten-Free/Allergen-friendly

Ingredients

• 2 cups cauliflower florets, washed with eatCleaner
• 2 tbsp avocado or extra virgin olive oil
• 1 shallot finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
• 1 1/2 cup unsweetened oat milk or almond milk
• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast 
• 1 tsp fine sea salt
• 1 tsp ground turmeric 
• 1 cup unsalted raw cashews, soaked for at least an hour
• 1/2 tsp pepper 
• pinch paprika 
• 1 lb gluten-free or high protein macaroni elbow noodles 
• 1/3 cup gluten free pretzels, smashed with a mallet
• 1/2 cup dairy-free Parmesan or shredded mozzarella
• organic Non-stick cooking spray 

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425F.  In a large pot, bring salted water to a full bowl and cook macaroni until al dente (firm to the bite) and steam cauliflower in a steamer...

INGREDIENTS

1 pound chicken breasts, poached and cubed
½ cup diced celery
½ cup diced cored Fuji, Gala, or Pink Lady apple
¼ cup cashew pieces, toasted
¼ cup currants

DRESSING
1 cup plain Greek yogurt
1½ tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons curry powder
1 teaspoon each sea salt and ground white pepper, plus more as needed
½ teaspoon ground ginger
12 whole butter lettuce leaves, for serving
1 tablespoon raw hemp hearts (optional)

DIRECTIONS
1) In a large bowl toss together the chicken, celery, apple, cashews, and currants.
2) MAKE THE DRESSING: In a small bowl, whisk together all the dressing ingredients until smooth.
3) Pour the dressing over the chicken mixture and toss until well coated. Adjust the seasoning as needed.
4) Serve scoops of the chicken salad in the butter lettuce leaves and top with a sprinkle of hemp hearts, if desired, for an added omega-3 boost and a nice little pop of texture.

Tabbouli is one of those salads that feels substantial because it has a single-ingredient grain, but it's also full of fresh flavor, herbage, and just the right amount of raw red onion where you don't feel like your breath might knock someone over. Made from kaniwa, quinoa's cute little sister, this dish is great for parties or picnics, as it holds up well. I grew up on this tabbouli, so it takes me back to my happy place. I hope it does for you, too.

INGREDIENTS: 

• 1 cup kaniwa or quinoa
• 1 teaspoon sea salt, plus more for the water
• 2 medium tomatoes, seeded and finely chopped
• ½ English cucumber, finely chopped
• 1 cup minced fresh parsley leaves
• ¼ cup minced fresh mint leaves
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

DIRECTIONS: 

1) Wash all you fresh produce with eatCleaner & let the dry off on some paper towels.

2) Rinse the...

What could be better than eating pudding for breakfast and having it basically make itself? Plus, blueberries and chia seeds together are an antioxidant power couple. Just get yourself set up with some mason jars you can grab and go. That's good news to spoon to!

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups unsweetened almond milk or other nondairy milk
• ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
• 2 teaspoons granulated stevia or monkfruit extract
• 6 tablespoons chia seeds
• 1½ tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut

DIRECTIONS

1. Wash any produce with our eatcleaner spray wash or washpowder. Let air dry on a paper towel. 
2. In a blender, combine the almond milk, vanilla, blueberries, and stevia.
3. Put 1½ tablespoons of the chia seeds into each of four mason jars. Evenly distribute the blueberry-milk mixture over the top of each and stir or shake well. Seal the jars and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or ideally overnight, until thickened.
4. ...