Posts Tagged ‘apples’

Rawpple Sauce

This is a quick dish that is the perfect treat for the Fall. It’s so easy to make!

Ingredients:
4 apples
1 pear
sprinkle of cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice.

Equipment:
Food Processor

Directions:
Puree all ingredients until blended in a food processor. And then….Enjoy! (yes, it is just that simple)

You can try many variations with this recipe, including using more or less pears, adding dates and other spices such as nutmeg and cardamom.

This recipe was provided by Marlie Centawer, who resides in Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. Marlie is a graduate student/teaching assistant and lover of raw foods. Her website is ‘barefoot and frolicking: a space for musing on living and raw foods’: http://barefootandfrolicking.blogspot.com. Her most most favorite thing about raw food is how it makes her feel (amazing!) and the endless possibilities offered with raw vegan/food recipes!

20 Simple Juice Recipes

Many of you have told us that you recently brought a juicer or would like to get into juicing. We would like to respond by offering some simple recipes for you to try. For starters, we found the list below from Living Foods (will provide website and additional info at the end of the article) and believe it is a great way to introduce you to the wonderful world of juice.

One of the great benefits of  juicing is that you get to experiment with different fruit and veggie combinations as you find recipes online or in books. Your taste buds may be on a roller coaster for a bit, but we promise they will settle soon and start to become excited about what you’re juicing. Maybe you aren’t ready yet to take the plunge into 100% green vegetable juice. We actually recommend  juicing gradually. You’ll be amazed with the results.

So while you’re working up to it, here are some fun simple recipes that you can try. They are easy to make, and delicious too! If you happen to try some of these recipes, report back and let us know. We will continue to post additional recipes and information about the health benefits of juicing to keep you going and trying new things. So go get juiced!

• Carrot/Apple Juice: 6 carrots, 2 apples
• Liver Mover: 2-3 carrots, 1/2 beet
• Bromeiain Special: pineapple (skin & all), unscrew top and throw away, Orange or Grapefruit, 3 oranges (peeled) or 1 grapefruit (peeled)
• Evening Regulator: 2 apples, 1 pear
• Digestive Special: handful of spinach, 6 carrots
• Holiday Cocktail: 2 apples, 1 large bunch of grapes, 1 slice lemon with peel
• Body Cleanser: 4 carrots, 1/2 cucumber, 1 beet
• Rejuvenator: handful of parsley, 3 carrots, 2 celery stalks, 2 cloves of garlic
• Cantaloupe Juice: cut into strips and juice (rind and all)
• The Waldorf: 1 stalk celery, 2 apples
• Sunshine Cocktail: 2 apples, 4-6 strawberries
• Energy Shake: handful of parsley, 6 carrots
• Watermelon Juice: cut into strips and juice, (rind and all)
• Potassium Broth: 1 handful of spinach, 1 handful of parsley, 2 stalks of celery, 4-6 carrots
• AAA Juice: 6 carrots, 1 apple, 2 stalks of celery, 1/2 handful of wheatgrass, 1/2 handful of parsley, 1/2 beet
• Passion Cocktail: 4 strawberries, 1 large chuck pineapple, 1 bunch black grapes
• Morning Tonic: 1 apple, 1 grapefruit (peeled)
• Digestive Cocktail: 1/4 lemon with peel, 1/2 grapefruit (peeled), 2 oranges
• Alkaline Special: 1/4 head cabbage (red or green), 3 stalks of celery

These recipes came from Living Foods. The purpose of their web site is to educate the world about the power of the living and raw vegetarian food diet. Contained within the many pages of their website, you will find many recipes, articles, resources, links, testimonials, information and support.

An Apple A Day? Really?

Introduction:

Apples are such a fun fruit aren’t they? In every sense, they can match your taste and your personality, in that if you’re up for something crisp and sweet you can go for a Golden Delicious or if you want a sour face you should try the Granny Smith. And there are an array of options in between, each with its own unique flavor. But could this delicious snack really help keep the doctor away? Well, our research shows that there’s a lot of nutrients and health benefits packed into this fruit.

The Nutrients & Health Benefits:

• Apples contain vitamin C (about 12% of your daily value), which boost your immune system
• They are rich in flavonoids, which help prevent heart disease
• Apples are low in calories, appoximately 70-100 calories are in a regular sized apple. Not only this, but they are naturally sweet so it’s a good alternative to something processed and unhealthy when you are craving sugar.
• Did you know apples prevent tooth decay? The juice of an apple as properties that kill up to 80% of bacteria in your mouth.
• Apples contain a substance called phytonutrients, which prevent neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinsonism
• Apples have FIBER!!!! 15% of your daily value (ahem, by the way, fiber in apples help to relieve constipation and keep you regular).
• Apples contain a substantial amount of pectins, which are a unique group of complex carbohydrates that have been used in supplemental form to help lower excessive levels of toxic metals. Why take a supplement when you can have the real thing?
• They contain phenols that reduce bad cholesterol and increase good cholesterol (yes, apples are GREAT at multitasking!).  In fact, adding just one large apple to a daily diet has been shown to decrease serum cholesterol 8 – 11%

Okay, I am diggin’ the apples. But how do I get at least one a day?

Apples are great to add to your hard core vegetable juices to lighten the veggie flavor and provide a hint of sweetness. They are also good in green smoothies and help balance out the fruits to vegetables. And you can always snag one on your way out the door and save it for an afternoon or mid-morning snack. Our recipe section goes live with our site in May and we’ll be sure to include some good ones in there.

And where can I read up if I want to learn more?

We explored the internet and our resource library for the information above. And the GREAT site where we found a lot of this information is WHFOODS. So we recommend starting there!