Tag: flax Chia Seed vs. Flax Seed: Similarities, Differences, and When To Use Each Chia seed and flax seed are two of my favorite superfoods! You often hear about these two little seeds in the same conversation, and for good reason––flax and chia offer… Apple Flax Pancakes Weekends are special. They’re set aside for family time, little getaways, that desk you’ve been meaning to stain, and, importantly, breakfast in your pajamas watching Netflix. Now before you go… Quick Breakfast Fix, Even in a Hotel Room! One-Minute Microwave Flax Muffin Peggy Richter in Pittsburgh, PA, told me that she takes a quick homemade mix and makes herself a microwave flax muffin for one, with all whole, high-nutrition foods, in her… I Need to Gain Some Weight: Part 2 of 3 But some of the uber-thin are actually not digesting food and are quite unhealthy. They might be eating as much junk as the overweight people are, but because of chronic… A Recipe from Dr. Michelle Jorgensen I love working with Michelle Jorgensen and her enthusiastic employees as they shift to whole-foods habits on GreenSmoothieGirl Makeover. She makes foods for the whole office to improve their health,… Chocolate Bean Cake, from Debbie in Portland Debbie made this cake and had me try it when we visited rainy Portland last weekend. Debbie firmly believes that “Chocolate is Non-Negotiable!” If you can’t beat the chocolate addiction,… Chia Seed and Flax Seed So you’ve been reading about chia seed. (I know this because I get lots of questions about it.) Yep, I’m talking about the little things that grow the… Green Smoothie Testimonials, part 5 I would like to convert everybody. There are many benefits. You will experience increased energy. You will need less sleep and your cravings for sweets will decrease down to nothing…. Dehydrator Recipe . . . part 3 of 3 Sprouting (and dehydrating) is very frankly the most sophisticated nutrition principle I teach. For newbies, I start with lower level things: getting more fruits and vegetables in the diet, and… Good, Better, Best: Oils and Pastas Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: What are the good oils, and what are the bad ones? And how about pasta? Oils Worst oils: shortening, lard, margarine. Also refined canola, safflower, vegetable, soy, peanut,… Tonya’s For Cryin’ Out Loud Onion Bread This is a recipe Robyn made for traveling this week, contributed by 12 Stepper Tonya, whose husband loves to each this for lunch every day. Thanks, Tonya! For Cryin’ Out… Flax Seed Uses Flax seed uses are featured prominently in my recipe collections, especially the dehydrated/crunchy snacks and breakfasts–as well as the good fats and whole-grain chapters of 12 Steps. Here’s a…