Super-foods – Page 5 – Carolyn Hansen Fitness

Healthy Minty Green Chocolate Bars

December 10, 2015 Healthy Balanced Eating, Healthy Raw Desserts and Treats, Super-foods

If you are looking to replace animal or dairy products in your sweet treats and desserts, look no further than the smooth, creamy avocado. Loaded with healthy Omega-3’s and lots of vitamin E, these green beauties are perfect on their…

Homemade Protein Bars

September 17, 2015 Awesome recipes, Healthy Raw Desserts and Treats, Super-foods

Proteins are one of three macro-nutrients required by our bodies. They help the muscles grow and recover so it’s very common to see people munching on protein bars or enjoying a whey shake at the gym after they have completed…

Raw Dessert Favorite: Jaffa Cheesecake

August 20, 2015 Healthy Raw Desserts and Treats, Super-foods

Not all fruits get the same attention. Even fruits that rank at the super-food level are often forgotten in favor of the more familiar and popular fruits such as bananas, peaches and nectarines. Such is the fate of the fuzzy…

Delicious Goji Bars

August 1, 2015 Super-foods, Wellness

There’s an “old” berry making a new appearance and getting lots of attention. Goji berries are small but powerful super berries gaining favor in Western countries after catching the attention of health enthusiasts. These little but powerful super berries are…

Blackberry Green Smoothie Goodness…

June 14, 2015 Anti Aging Exercise, Super-foods

You’d have to be fairly isolated in the world these days not to have heard something about the health benefits that drinking green smoothies offer. What exactly is a green smoothie? A green smoothie is a healthy mix of green…

Goji Berry Almond Delights

May 7, 2015 Awesome recipes, Healthy Raw Desserts and Treats, Super-foods

Goji berries are being recognized for the super food they are. Even people like Madonna sing its praises. Goji berries are nothing new. They have been a staple in Tibet for nearly 2000 years. The people of the Himalayas tap…

Water and Your Workout

April 6, 2015 Proper Exercise, Self-Care, Super-foods

Nearly two thirds of the human body is water so before beginning any challenging exercise program it is paramount to understand the role that this most precious nutrient plays during exercise. Water is critical when working out because your body…

Awesome Healthy Raw Desserts

February 12, 2015 Healthy Raw Desserts and Treats, Super-foods

You’d have to be living under a rock these days to not be aware of the movement and trend towards eating more fresh foods and less processed “empty” foods. It’s time to eliminate the “bad guys”…the ones linked to degenerative…

All “Hail” Kale the King of Greens

January 31, 2015 Self-Care, Super-foods, Weight Loss

Although the green leafy vegetable kale may not have found its way into your kitchen yet, this super vegetable is not new. Research suggests that kale originated likely in eastern Mediterranean or possibly Asia Minor. As the rising star in…