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		<title>St. Patrick’s Day (or Morning Mint) Green Smoothie (Raw Vegan Recipe, VIDEO, and Food Journal)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A quick and DELICIOUS refreshing green smoothie that is perfect for St. Patrick&#8217;s Day&#8230; or for any morning with its minty freshness.  Check it out (recipe details below)! :) Morning Mint Green Smoothie (Yield 3 cups) 1.5 cups water 1 cup ice 10 organic mint leaves 1 hefty handful organic spinach 2 fairly hefty dollops [...]]]></description>
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<p>A quick and DELICIOUS refreshing green smoothie that is perfect for St. Patrick&#8217;s Day&#8230; or for any morning with its minty freshness.  Check it out (recipe details below)! :)</p>
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<p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Morning Mint Green Smoothie</strong></span> (Yield 3 cups)</p>
<p>1.5 cups water<br />
1 cup ice<br />
10 organic mint leaves<br />
1 hefty handful organic spinach<br />
2 fairly hefty dollops organic raw cashew butter<br />
1 T or more raw coconut nectar (or raw agave or 2 pitted dates)</p>
<p>Blend and enjoy!</p>
<h2><span style="color: #008000;">Food Journal </span>3/14/12</h2>
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<li>Pint green juice from our precious Norwalk Juicer. YES! I&#8217;m working on my Norwalk videos next week :) YAY!</li>
<li>Water</li>
<li>Tea &#8211; Nettles n Raspberry Leaf</li>
<li>Sprout Smoothie</li>
<li>Large salad with veggies, raw dressing and some tofu (all organic, of course)</li>
<li>Chipotle football size vegan burrito with some raw fixings in it (pico, guacamole, romaine)</li>
<li>2 cups Spring Power Applesauce</li>
<li>3 cups fresh grapefruit juice &#8230;. Quart Green juice</li>
<li>Lightly cooked asparagus with raw dipping sauce &#8230;. Sprouted English muffin with but butter on both sides plus one side with jalapeño. The other side strawberry lavender preserves.</li>
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		<title>My Raw Food Kitchen (VIDEO) and Food Journal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently uploaded this video to Youtube where I bring you into my home to see my kitchen (and beyond). You&#8217;ll see that I use all of the space I can to make living a raw food life easier. I recently put a bunch of nails in the wall so I can hang my Norwalk [...]]]></description>
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<p>I recently uploaded this video to Youtube where I bring you into my home to see my kitchen (and beyond). You&#8217;ll see that I use all of the space I can to make living a raw food life easier. I recently put a bunch of nails in the wall so I can hang my Norwalk Juicing screens for easy access (by the way&#8230; Norwalk posts and videos coming SOON!)</p>
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<p>Here are some other pictures of my raw food living area over the years&#8230;</p>
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<div id="attachment_2797" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 235px"><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/IMG_1963.jpg" rel="lightbox[2753]"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2797" title="IMG_1963" src="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/IMG_1963-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Freezer packed with bulk bought nuts, seeds, dried fruit, etc.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_2796" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 235px"><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/IMG_1964.jpg" rel="lightbox[2753]"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2796" title="IMG_1964" src="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/IMG_1964-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Door to my big freezer.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_2798" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/photo3-570x329.jpg" rel="lightbox[2753]"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2798" title="photo3-570x329" src="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/photo3-570x329-300x173.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="173" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Counter loaded with fresh organic produce.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_2799" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 280px"><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/IMG_2009.jpg" rel="lightbox[2753]"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2799" title="IMG_2009" src="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/IMG_2009-270x300.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">First refrigerator.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_2800" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/IMG_2007.jpg" rel="lightbox[2753]"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2800" title="IMG_2007" src="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/IMG_2007-300x260.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="260" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Second refrigerator.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_2801" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 183px"><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/IMG_2010.jpg" rel="lightbox[2753]"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2801" title="IMG_2010" src="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/IMG_2010-173x300.jpg" alt="" width="173" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Rack for packaged raw foods not found in pantry.</p></div>
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<p><em><strong>Food Journal 2/25/12</strong></em></p>
<p><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-1.jpg" rel="lightbox[2753]"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2756" title="Image 1" src="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-1-296x300.jpg" alt="" width="296" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>Nettles blend tea (this is so good for hair, skin, and ALLERGIES!!!!!)</p>
<p>3 cups Green Smoothie (filtered water, bananas, sunflower sprouts) &#8230;. <a href="http://www.corefoods.com/products/defender" target="_blank">Raw Vegan Core Defender Meal</a> &#8230;. Water &#8230;. Apple</p>
<p>Avocado with kraut and grape tomatoes &#8230;. Protein shake (SunWarrior, Hemp)</p>
<p>Grapefruit &#8230;. Mother Earth Chocolate</p>
<p>Green juice &#8230;. Large salad &#8230;. Raw choc mint pie</p>
<p>Quart veggie juice (dandelion, kale, zucchini, cucumber, carrots, apple, beets, dill, celery) &#8230;. Spinach salad with non-raw plum chipotle dressing &#8230; Tangerine</p>
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		<title>Square Food Gardening – VIDEO – My First Garden (Yippee!) – Post #1</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a ladder I imagine myself on when it comes to healthy living. The ultimate tippy top includes growing my own food. Well, I&#8217;m almost there. (What are the other steps under it? Well, going vegan to going raw/high raw, all organic, juicing a lot, getting a Norwalk, and growing my own food tops [...]]]></description>
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<p>I have a ladder I imagine myself on when it comes to healthy living. The ultimate tippy top includes growing my own food. Well, I&#8217;m almost there. (What are the other steps under it? Well, going vegan to going raw/high raw, all organic, juicing a lot, getting a Norwalk, and growing my own food tops it out.)</p>
<p>But, I&#8217;m a total newbie and completely intimidated. That is until I read about Square Food Gardening. OK, still a tad intimidated but I&#8217;m taking it step by step and crossing my fingers.</p>
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<p>For starters, my friend gave us some organic transplants (zucchini, chocolate peppers(?), and something about cherries &#8211; don&#8217;t those grown on a tree?). Then, we planted organic seeds (cucumbers, romaine, and spinach). We need to buy the trellis still, but that can wait a bit. The boxes have drainage, too, for those of you who are wondering. I think I can do the spinach for one round with the spring weather. After that I will try chard? I read that handles heat OK.</p>
<p>These are the books I ordered to help:</p>
<p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591862027/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=krisraw-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1591862027" target="_blank">Square Foot Gardening</a></strong></span>, <span style="color: #008000;"><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0970501609/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=krisraw-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0970501609" target="_blank">Extreme Gardening</a></strong></span> (good for our climate), and <span style="color: #008000;"><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0970501617/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=krisraw-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0970501617" target="_blank">The Garden Guy</a></strong></span>.</p>
<p>So, here are some pictures to enjoy and a video of how we&#8217;re doing with it. I&#8217;ll continue to update as time progresses.</p>
<div id="attachment_2708" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 289px"><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_1256.jpg" rel="lightbox[2707]"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2708" title="IMG_1256" src="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_1256-279x300.jpg" alt="" width="279" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Kamea is reading up on it for us.</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_2709" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 235px"><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_1262.jpg" rel="lightbox[2707]"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2709" title="IMG_1262" src="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_1262-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Just built the boxes and now putting in soil.</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_2710" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_1266.jpg" rel="lightbox[2707]"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2710" title="IMG_1266" src="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_1266-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Ready for planting.</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_2711" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_1305.jpg" rel="lightbox[2707]"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2711" title="IMG_1305" src="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_1305-300x245.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="245" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Greg planting organic seeds and transplants.</p></div>
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		<title>Kristen’s Raw 32nd Awesome Giveaway – Pristine Beauty</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whooooo Wheeeeeee! I&#8217;m excited about this giveaway. You might remember when I recently sang the praises of Pristine Beauty&#8217;s products. Well. I wrote to the company and asked them to sponsor a giveaway for my readers. Guess what? They offered to give away two amazing prizes! That means, for this giveaway, I am selecting two [...]]]></description>
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<p><span style="color: #ff3399;"><strong>Whooooo Wheeeeeee!</strong></span> I&#8217;m excited about this giveaway. You might remember when I recently <span style="color: #ff3399;"><strong><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/2012/02/27/my-latest-favorite-beauty-face-cream-other-beauty-products-by-pristine-beauty/" target="_blank">sang the praises of Pristine Beauty&#8217;s</a></strong></span> products. Well. I wrote to the company and asked them to sponsor a giveaway for my readers. Guess what? They offered to give away two amazing prizes! That means, for this giveaway, I am selecting two winners. I have two awesome prizes (one prize for each winner).</p>
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<p><span style="color: #ff3399;"><strong>The Temptress Tote</strong></span></p>
<p><img class="alignleft" title="Temptress Tote" src="https://www.ShopPristineBeauty.com/images/Prod_Hair-GiftSet2011.jpg" alt="" width="180" height="226" /><em>This gift set includes our 100% natural, heavenly scented Locks Of Fame™ Shampoo, Locks Of Fame™ Conditioner and our ultra effective No Scary Hairy® Repair, Condition and Protect Hair Serum. Temptress Tote Hair Collection- Set of 3. All products are full size</em>.</p>
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<p><span style="color: #ff3399;"><strong>The Pristine Beauty Bag</strong></span></p>
<p><img class="alignleft" title="other tote" src="https://www.ShopPristineBeauty.com/images/Prod_Core-GiftSet2011.jpg" alt="" width="180" height="226" /><em>This effective yet super delicious looking gift set encompasses No Scary Hairy®, Hooray for Brallywood Butta® and Take A Whiff!®. It is such an cute way to give a gift of natural beauty. Pristine Beauty Bag &#8211; Gift Set of 3. All products are full size.</em></p>
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<p><span style="color: #ff3399;"><strong>How can you get a chance to win one of these great bags? Simply answer the following questions in this blog&#8217;s comment section below.</strong></span></p>
<p><em>(After visiting <span style="color: #ff3399;"><strong><a href="https://www.ShopPristineBeauty.com/s/products.html" target="_blank">Pristine Beauty&#8217;s Website</a></strong> <span style="color: #000000;">and checking out their products)&#8230; Come back and tell us&#8230;</span></span></em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff3399;"><strong>What other kinds of beauty products would you like to see Pristine Beauty offer? </strong></span><span style="color: #ff3399;"><strong><span style="color: #800080;">AND! </span></strong></span><span style="color: #ff3399;"><strong>In your comment tell me which prize you&#8217;d prefer and I&#8217;ll do my best to accommodate.</strong></span></p>
<p>The contest will end Thursday night, March 15th @ 11:59pm. I’ll enter everyone’s name who answered the questions (and those who entered “other chances to win” described below) into a drawing and announce the winners on my blog Friday, March 16th. <span style="color: #800080;"><strong>To see if you won…</strong></span> I will respond below, in this post’s comment section to the winner’s submission comment. Be sure to check back here and see if you won (I will also email the winners)! If I do not hear back from the winners within two weeks, I will select new winners. <em><span style="color: #666699;">*Please note* —&gt; This contest is only open to folks with a US mailing address where the prize can be mailed.</span></em></p>
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		<title>Tuscan Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto (VIDEO, Raw Vegan Recipe) and Food Journal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen</dc:creator>
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<p>I&#8217;ve eaten quite a bit of this delicious pesto over the past many years. It&#8217;s absolutely scrumptiously awesome. In fact, it&#8217;s on my list of <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/2009/06/28/7-free-awesome-raw-vegan-recipes-must-make/" target="_blank">7 Must-Make Recipes</a></strong></span>. Serve it with kelp noodles, veggie pasta, veggie crudite, as a dressing (toss it really well on the salad &#8211; maybe water it down a smidge), stuffed into bell peppers, and just outta of the food processor with a fork.</p>
<p>Enjoy the show!</p>
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<p><em><strong>Food Journal 2/27/12 Mostly Raw</strong></em></p>
<div id="attachment_2817" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 297px"><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image.jpg" rel="lightbox[2705]"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2817" title="Image" src="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-287x300.jpg" alt="" width="287" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Giant Salad</p></div>
<p>Quart Spicy Veggie Juice</p>
<p>Apple &#8230;. Raw Vegan Core Defender Meal bar &#8230;. Raw coconut water &#8230;. Supplements</p>
<p>Water with pure vanilla extract drops</p>
<p>Salad w avo, kraut, veggies &#8230;. Mother Earth Chocolate (ummm&#8230; Lots)</p>
<p>Pint Spicy Veg Juice</p>
<p>Green smoothie (water, sunflower sprouts, apples) &#8230;. Small serving organic tofu &#8230;. Sprouted English Muffin w raw organic, stone ground, homemade almond butter</p>
<p>Protein shake (double scoop)</p>
<p>1/2 grapefruit &#8230;. 1 raw granola bar</p>
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		<title>How to Make Irish Moss Gel (VIDEO)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen</dc:creator>
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<p>I really wish I didn&#8217;t wait so long to learn how to make Irish Moss Gel. It&#8217;s an amazing food that is fun for raw foods and great for beauty. I use Irish Moss Gel in all kinds of raw foods: smoothies, desserts, yogurt, soups, nut milks, and on my face for a beauty mask. In the video below I&#8217;ll show you how to make your own. (<strong><a href="http://tinyurl.com/6pn2ftu" target="_blank">Buy your irish moss here</a></strong>.) And, following the video below, I share step-by-step instructions as well. Enjoy!</p>
<p>*Note&#8230; there is an irish moss on the market that I bought where I&#8217;ve heard it only needs to be soaked for about an hour in hot water. It also appears to be a bit less dirty. I haven&#8217;t tried it yet.</p>
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<p><em><strong>Step-by-Step instructions with photos&#8230;</strong></em></p>
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<div id="attachment_2779" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 249px"><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-31.jpg" rel="lightbox[2768]"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2779" title="Image 3" src="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-31-239x300.jpg" alt="" width="239" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">A handful of Irish Moss</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_2780" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 235px"><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-41.jpg" rel="lightbox[2768]"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2780" title="Image 4" src="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-41-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Rinse well with filtered water, cut out sandy bits if needed with scissors.</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_2781" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 235px"><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-12.jpg" rel="lightbox[2768]"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2781" title="Image 12" src="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-12-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Cut irish moss for easier soaking and blending.</p></div>
<p>Soak 12 to 24 hours in bowl of water in the refrigerator.</p>
<div id="attachment_2782" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 284px"><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-6.jpg" rel="lightbox[2768]"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2782" title="Image 6" src="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-6-274x300.jpg" alt="" width="274" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Place soaked irish moss in blender (high speed preferably)</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_2783" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 294px"><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-7.jpg" rel="lightbox[2768]"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2783" title="Image 7" src="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-7-284x300.jpg" alt="" width="284" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Add filtered water.</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_2784" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 235px"><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-8.jpg" rel="lightbox[2768]"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2784" title="Image 8" src="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-8-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The amount of water you use varies with the amount of irish moss as well as the texture goal. I usually fill enough water to reach the top of the moss in the blender as pictured here. This gives a good thick texture after it&#39;s refrigerated post blending. Use less water for thicker/firmer gel (good for raw vegan nut cheese dips) or more water for looser gel (good for raw vegan smoothies, soups, nut milks).</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_2785" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 235px"><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-9.jpg" rel="lightbox[2768]"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2785" title="Image 9" src="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-9-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Blend on high speed, perhaps for a (+ or -) minute (depending on the amount you&#39;re blending). Basically, blend until smooth.</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_2786" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 272px"><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-10.jpg" rel="lightbox[2768]"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2786" title="Image 10" src="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-10-262x300.jpg" alt="" width="262" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Blended irish moss.</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_2787" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 235px"><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-11.jpg" rel="lightbox[2768]"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2787" title="Image 11" src="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-11-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Voila! Irish Moss Gel! Store this in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.</p></div>
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		<title>Jamaican Me Hot &amp; Crazy Dressing – (VIDEO, Raw Vegan Recipe) – Plus Food Journal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 13:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a great recipe for the brave hearted. It&#8217;s got some mega kickin&#8217; heat and it&#8217;s super duper delicious! (If you must, you can tone down the heat by omitting the habanero or using only a bit of it, same goes for the cayenne pepper). This recipe is great for romaine salads, veggie salads, zucchini [...]]]></description>
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<p>Here&#8217;s a great recipe for the brave hearted. It&#8217;s got some mega kickin&#8217; heat and it&#8217;s super duper delicious! (If you must, you can tone down the heat by omitting the habanero or using only a bit of it, same goes for the cayenne pepper). This recipe is great for romaine salads, veggie salads, zucchini or kelp pasta, and I recently used it over cabbage for an awesome slaw. I&#8217;ll bet it&#8217;d be fun dehydrated on kale for spicy kale chips.</p>
<p>You&#8217;ll see that I use cashews in the recipe instead of olive oil which my original recipe calls for&#8230; not only was I out of olive oil, but thought it&#8217;s a great way to share how you can swap them in some recipes. This recipe, and many other super raw salad and dressings, can be found in my book, <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong><a href="http://kristensraw.com/raw_recipe_books.php#ebook-salads" target="_blank">Easy Raw Vegan Salads &amp; Dressings.</a></strong></span> Enjoy :) (Updated food journal post below video)</p>
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<p><em><strong>Food Journal 2/26/12 (Mostly Raw)</strong></em></p>
<div id="attachment_2775" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-21.jpg" rel="lightbox[2697]"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2775 " title="Image 2" src="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-21-300x226.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="226" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Spicy Veggie Juice: romaine, parsnip, brussel sprouts, dill, basil, celery, carrots, beet, spicy purple radish sprouts, zucchini, cucumbers, red bell pepper, kale, dandelion root, and habanero pepper! Whew! This bowl made about a gallon of juice with our Norwalk Juicer.</p></div>
<p>Pint green juice &#8230;. 3 cups green smoothie (water, apple, sunflower sprouts) &#8230;. Tea</p>
<p>Kale salad &#8230;. Sandwich &#8230;. Tea</p>
<p>2 brazil nuts &#8230;. Raw choc mint pie</p>
<p>Nettles blend tea (this stuff is super great for helping allergies&#8230;<em><strong> interesting story.</strong>.. my allergies have been non existent this season so far, but Greg&#8217;s and mom&#8217;s have been pretty bad. I just counted my lucky stars. However, I had a sandwich as you see above and it had two slices of bread, hummus, and tempeh on it. Although the rest of my diet is still basically raw, that was the first meal I had where something was cooked in it. Guess what? Within an hour my allergies kicked in and I was sneezing. I wonder if the stellar raw diet was keep them at bay? Anyway, nettles tea is great for helping them.)</em></p>
<p>Kelp noodles with <a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/2007/08/23/42/" target="_blank">Tuscan Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto</a> &#8230;. Mother Earth Chocolate</p>
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<p>I&#8217;ve been a voracious reader since childhood. When I was growing up, my mom increased our enthusiasm for books by buying my brother and me a cassette music tape of choice for each book we finished. Music and books became my dual intertwined passions! To this day, I read every chance I get!</p>
<p>When I reflect on my life over the past 10 years, it&#8217;s clear that I never could have anticipated much of what has happened and, even with the benefit of hindsight, it&#8217;s sometimes hard to know exactly how I got to where I am. But there are a few key choices and events that very clearly sent me on an entirely new trajectory&#8230; such as my decision to move to Arizona, meeting Greg, and a few others. Among these key events are four specific books that, looking back, were life changing. In fact, some of them were so dramatic that I knew my life had changed while I was still reading them!</p>
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<p><strong>Here They Are! The Books that Changed My Life</strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-4.jpg" rel="lightbox[2567]"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2684" title="Image 4" src="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-4-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0915811812?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=krisraw-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=0915811812" target="_blank">Diet for a New America</a></strong></span> &#8211; No surprise here, I&#8217;m sure. I read this book almost 10 years ago, based on a friend&#8217;s recommendation. He knew of my passion for health and animals, yet I was still eating animals because I didn&#8217;t know what I didn&#8217;t know. He said to me one day, &#8220;Kristen, there&#8217;s a book I think you should read.&#8221;</p>
<p>And boy, was he right. In fact, that&#8217;s putting it mildly &#8211; it was truly life changing for me, like a bolt out of the blue. I read the book cover-to-cover over five days, mostly in my favorite coffee shops. Funny thing, I was amazed at the number of people who walked up to me, time and again in the coffee shops, and say with a kind of knowing look, &#8220;that book will change your life.&#8221; Wow. All these people around me already knew this most profound thing I was discovering, like millions of secret agents all around us, just waiting to reveal some big plan for humanity. Little did I know, that&#8217;s exactly what was happening. They were right.</p>
<p>For those of you who don&#8217;t know, Robbins was heir to the Baskin Robbins fortune and gave it up when he came to realize that consuming dairy kills people. <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0915811812?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=krisraw-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=0915811812" target="_blank">Diet for a New America</a></strong></span> opened my animal loving heart to the atrocities of slaughter houses and the harm that eating animal products can do to your health. It&#8217;s an extremely fast read and I would&#8217;ve read it in one sitting, but it&#8217;s an emotional book, too. I balled my eyes out at times. I screamed at the top of my lungs other times. I had to pace myself while reading it.</p>
<p>Diet for a New America lit a fire inside me, made me hungry for more books by John Robbins. To my delight, I learned that he also wrote the jaw-dropping book, <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1573244872?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=krisraw-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=1573244872" target="_blank">The Food Revolution</a></strong></span>. This book, a sequel of sorts, includes much of the same basic information from Diet for a New America, but it&#8217;s expanded and updated. So, although Diet for a New America changed my life, <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1573244872?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=krisraw-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=1573244872" target="_blank">The Food Revolution</a></strong></span> is what I usually recommend to people. Personally, I really think you should read both. They&#8217;re similar, yes, but not exactly the same.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-2.jpg" rel="lightbox[2567]"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2678" title="Image 2" src="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-2-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0915811804/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=krisraw-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0915811804" target="_blank">Reclaiming Our Health (Exploding the Medical Myth and Embracing the Source of True Healing)</a></strong></span> &#8211; After devouring The Food Revolution, I was still hungry for more John Robbins and I found his book, Reclaiming Our Health. At the time, almost 10 years ago, I didn&#8217;t know diddly about natural health and healing. This book was an enormous eye opener for me. I was shocked and appalled with things I read about our society and the conventional medical practices that most of us don&#8217;t even think about. The chapter on pregnancy alone is guaranteed to outrage you&#8230; you can see how fired up I was while reading by looking at my highlights in the margins (see picture below to the right). This is the very book that determined how I wanted to birth my children, using a midwife and doing it naturally, at home. Well, at least we tried with Kamea. We&#8217;ll try again with the next baby, too.</p>
<div id="attachment_2679" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-3.jpg" rel="lightbox[2567]"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-2679" title="Image 3" src="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-3-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">&quot;Oh my gosh!&quot; highlight exclaiming more than mere pink highlighting can do.</p></div>
<p><span style="color: #3300ff;"><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0915811804/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=krisraw-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0915811804" target="_blank">Reclaiming Our Health</a></strong></span> put me on the path to, well, reclaiming my health! The book is fascinating, even if a bit dated, and includes chapters like: The Goddess in Stirrups (hello! conventional birthing), Birth-Hospitals-and the Human Spirit, A Modern-Day Witch-Hunt (bring on the midwives &#8211; I learned so much), Awakening From Patriarchal Medicine, Cycles-Fertility-and Personal Power (I loved that a man was writing this book, gave even a bit more credibility in my mind because I was coming from a traditional point of view at the time), Must We Kill to Cure?, and many more. This book is so luscious that I read it a couple of times.</p>
<p>From there, I had my mommy momentum and it was a small step to another fantastic book, <strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553381156?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=krisraw-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0553381156" target="_blank">Ina May&#8217;s Guide to Childbirth</a></strong>. It&#8217;s another life-changing book for many, but I&#8217;m not including it in my top four because my life was already going down this path by the time I read Ina May&#8217;s book.</p>
<p>And now for something totally unexpected&#8230;</p>
<p><span style="color: #339966;"><strong><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Image7.jpg" rel="lightbox[2567]"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2815" title="Image" src="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Image7-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307465357/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=krisraw-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0307465357" target="_blank">The 4-Hour Workweek</a></strong></span> &#8211; This book holds a special place in my heart because it was the first time I began to realize that I didn&#8217;t need to work work work with the focus on retiring later, or as the author Tim Ferris says, &#8220;deferred living.&#8221; Instead, this book opened my mind to the idea bucking tradition (who, me?&#8230; shocker) and finding a new way to design my lifestyle that&#8217;s more consistent with my core values of family, health, contribution, and living more mindfully in the present instead of always fixating on the future. Now, I have to caution readers that some of Ferris&#8217; stories and techniques rub me the wrong way and are ethically questionable (like lying to your employer, albeit still being very productive while doing it), but I gleaned a lot of helpful tips, and a few brilliant insights that forever changed my life, in profound ways. If you can handle Ferriss&#8217; fun and goofy (if absurdly self-promoting) style, his extraordinary tales certainly do entertain. His energy bounces off the pages and is contagious.</p>
<p><span style="color: #800080;"><span style="color: #800080;"><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0446504130/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=krisraw-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=0446504130" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft" title="Nurture Shock book" src="http://greenmommyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/41lutuWcGML._BO2204203200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-clickTopRight35-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" />Nurture Shock</a></strong></span> -<span style="color: #000000;"> I was asked a while back whether or not I read parenting books. My answer: <em>I do, but I’m careful to follow my intuition first.</em> It’s pretty obvious that I’m happily more of the “counter culture” type so I find that, for the most part, there really hasn’t been one single <em>conventional</em> parenting book that I’ve agreed with 100%. What I do is to take the info I like, discard the stuff that doesn’t apply, and weave my own warm comfy parenting blanket with a heavy dose of intuition, mixed with plenty of latitude for learning something new every day.</span></span></p>
<p>However, <span style="color: #800080;"><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0446504130/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=krisraw-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=0446504130" target="_blank">Nurture Shock</a></strong></span> was different. The whole book was constantly grabbing my attention and shaking up my awareness with the most counter-intuitive research findings you can imagine&#8230; stuff that really challenges tradition (which of course is right up my alley). Thought provoking, fascinating, filled with a lot of info that I plan to chew on for years to come (until Kamea goes off to college, basically), and essentially guaranteed to spawn more than one uncomfortable exchange with well-meaning grandparents. (Pro tip: Give every grandparent a copy and stipulate that discussions concerning child rearing may commence upon their submitting a two-page book report, double spaced.)</p>
<p>Of the four books I&#8217;ve written about here, Nurture Shock is probably the least life-changing, in the sense of reading a book and making immediate life changes. But: It has definitely changed my views on a few things and set my parenting on a course that was different from how I originally imagined it would be. <span style="color: #800080;"><strong><a href="http://greenmommyblog.com/index.php/2010/04/16/pregnancy-and-baby-books/" target="_blank">Nurture Shock</a></strong></span> offers information that I have both put into practice with Kamea, from when she was just a baby, and also for years to come. I have a few other parenting/pregnancy/baby books that I&#8217;ve enjoyed and you can find those listed on my Green Mommy Blog <span style="color: #800080;"><strong><a href="http://greenmommyblog.com/index.php/2011/09/19/questions-from-a-reader-goals-magazines-etc/" target="_blank">here</a></strong></span> and <span style="color: #800080;"><strong><a href="http://greenmommyblog.com/index.php/2010/04/16/pregnancy-and-baby-books/" target="_blank">here</a></strong></span>.</p>
<p><strong>What I&#8217;m reading right now?</strong> Well, my passion for non-fiction (especially health) is pretty intense. I&#8217;ve sometimes been known to forego sleep to read health books. But&#8230; Dare I admit!?&#8230; I can get quite wrapped up in trashy romance stories, too. Hey, it&#8217;s all about balance, right?</p>
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<p>I have a favorite new face cream (I&#8217;m always trying beauty products &#8211; seems there are new eco-friendly and non-toxic companies sprouting up all the time &#8211; see some of my other <strong><a href="http://kristensraw.blogspot.com/2010/01/beauty-products-i-use-eco-and-animal.html" target="_blank">past favorites here</a>&#8230; It&#8217;s</strong> <span style="color: #ff66cc;"><strong><a href="https://www.ShopPristineBeauty.com/s/BrallywoodButta.html" target="_blank">Pristine Beauty&#8217;s Hooray for Brallywood Butta</a></strong></span>. It is fabulous.</p>
<div id="attachment_2579" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 213px"><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_1304.jpg" rel="lightbox[2578]"><img class=" wp-image-2579 " title="IMG_1304" src="http://kristensraw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_1304-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="203" height="270" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Hooray for Brallywood Butta</p></div>
<p><strong>Let me back up a bit and tell you how I came about this cute little company.</strong> I saw Sarma (from Pure Food n Wine) update her Facebook status that she was excited about their hair products. Since Sarma colors her hair, I figured this was a vetted hair system to check out. Typically, I am a fan of <strong><a href="http://www.morroccoaffiliate.com/aff.php?id=317" target="_blank">Morrocco Method&#8217;s</a></strong> super natural products, but they&#8217;re not a great fit for colored hair &#8211; boo! &#8211; so I had to find something new. After checking out some things on Sarma&#8217;s website, I went to <span style="color: #ff6699;"><strong><a href="https://www.ShopPristineBeauty.com/s/home.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff6699;">Pristine Beauty&#8217;s website</span></a></strong></span> to research more.</p>
<p><strong>Enter:</strong> <strong><a href="https://www.ShopPristineBeauty.com/s/BrallywoodButta.html" target="_blank">Hooray for Brallywood Butta</a></strong>. <em>I actually ordered a bunch of things after researching each product (or its ingredients) on <strong><a href="http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/" target="_blank">EWG&#8217;s Skin Deep website</a></strong>.</em></p>
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<p><span style="color: #ff6699;"><strong>The hair products &#8211; shampoo, conditioner and serum.</strong></span> The first time I tried these, it was a fairly good experience, but I wasn&#8217;t doing cartwheels. BUT! User error here! I needed to give them a second try to see if they were as great as her other offerings. You see, I think I must have used too much of the No Scary Hairy serum the first time (or I might not have used enough of the shampoo &#8211; I have loooong hair).</p>
<p>For my second attempt, I shampooed twice (I used 5 pumps worth with a repeat washing using 4 pumps &#8211; perhaps overkill? Next time I&#8217;ll try 4 and then 3). The hair conditioner is concentrated so I used 2 pumps for my long hair, mixed it with a bit of water, and applied (In fact, she recommends that as you use the bottle up, you can add water to dilute it because it&#8217;s so dense as is). For the No Scary Hairy Serum (hello &#8211; this also doubles as an intense skin moisturizer), I decided that this time I would <em>only use 1 pump</em> from the tester bottle <em>pictured to the right</em> (not 2 pumps) that they included in my first purchase (not sure if the regular size bottle gives a bigger pump&#8217;s worth&#8230; hmmm&#8230; maybe? I have the full size bottle at home &#8211; I went back and bought it with my second purchase. I&#8217;m writing this from mom&#8217;s house <em>{by the way, <strong><a href="http://sunnylarson.com/?p=443" target="_blank">have you read my mom&#8217;s latest blog?</a></strong> You might pee your pants from laughing. I pretty much did.}</em> Anyway, I digress&#8230; I get so much energy from an all raw diet that I get chatty, as evidenced right now. Anyway, let me try again&#8230; I&#8217;m at mom&#8217;s&#8230; I brought my travel sample of <span style="color: #ff6699;"><strong><a href="https://www.ShopPristineBeauty.com/s/NoScaryHairy.html" target="_blank">No Scary Hairy</a></strong></span>&#8230; I used one pump&#8217;s worth this time and it&#8217;s a much better experience. Yay!)</p>
<p><strong>Conclusion so far:</strong> I like the hair products (shampoo, conditioner and serum), very pleased, and I&#8217;ll buy them again. See for yourself how my hair looks in my <strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gnxojacy2wc&amp;feature=BFa&amp;list=UUkJimUHer9L1GS_D431FJ9w&amp;lf=plcp" target="_blank">latest videos</a></strong> where I didn&#8217;t even blow dry my hair and it&#8217;s still smooth and soft. AND. I find her products&#8217; prices to be reasonable. Score. (By the way, I have naturally wavy hair and, so far, I think the serum is helpful for that.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6699;"><strong>Take a Whiff! Deodorant</strong></span> - Although I rarely wear deodorant (a perk of eating so much clean raw food), for those times I do wear it, this one ranks great with EWGs site. I don&#8217;t have much to report on <span style="color: #ff6699;"><strong><a href="https://www.ShopPristineBeauty.com/s/TakeAwhiff.html" target="_blank">Take a Whiff!</a></strong></span> yet other than to say it smells wonderful and I think the probiotics are a groovy addition. I&#8217;m curious as to whether they&#8217;re truly effective given that most probiotics need to be refrigerated(?) and that they lose oomph over time. Moreover, the company states that the deodorant could last about a year with normal use, so who knows about the probiotics at that point? Nonetheless, so far so good &#8211; this product works for me. But, note that I&#8217;m not a heavy sweater. That being said, to you heavy perspiring peeps out there&#8230; she offers tips for that.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6699;"><strong>Sunless Strip sunless tanner</strong></span> - I like the look of a sun-kissed face (looks youthful to me) but I don&#8217;t want the aging aspects of having one from crisping in the sun. This is where a self tanner can be great. I haven&#8217;t used one in almost a decade because they either weren&#8217;t effective or I was leery of the ingredients. In Pristine Beauty&#8217;s Sunless Strip, there is an ingredient that appears to be mid-range on EWGs site, but it&#8217;s lumped with other DHA dihydroxyacetone types that might be giving her ingredient from beets a bad rap &#8211; not sure? Anyway, I figured if I&#8217;m using it 1-2 times a week (if that since I don&#8217;t always go for tanned look), and only on my face and neck (the rest of my body gets a glow naturally from the sun while getting my vitamin D), then tis not bad given that the other ingredients are on the safe side so the overall rating, I suspect, would be pretty low for EWG (they don&#8217;t have this product in their system yet)&#8230; <strong>The results?</strong> This is an effective self tanner. It gives a sweet little glow after just 1-2 uses.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6699;"><strong>Hooray for Brallywood Butta</strong></span> &#8211; <strong>The main attraction for this post.</strong> I&#8217;m happy to report my intense love for this cream. It truly is a gem. Apart from the great formulation, this baby is a 5oz bottle for only 36 bucks and contains some organic ingredients. It uses a pump, which is important for keeping your cream fresh. Why don&#8217;t all companies do this? Plus, it&#8217;s in a glass bottle (gotta love that!). All of those things get high marks from me. <strong>But, does it work? Hell yes.</strong> I think it&#8217;s great. <strong>In addition, it smells divine.</strong> I want to lick my face after I put it on. Not only would that be silly though, it&#8217;s impossible. ;) It moisturizes beautifully AND it is a super primer before foundation. I was noticing lately how great my makeup looks and I attribute it to <span style="color: #ff6699;"><strong><a href="https://www.ShopPristineBeauty.com/s/BrallywoodButta.html" target="_blank">Hooray for Brallywood Butta</a></strong></span>. I also used to have some acne scars from long ago and they&#8217;re fading fast (I still can&#8217;t believe my eyes). Apparently, this is because she has yucca root in it. I like the stuff so much, I went back a few days later and ordered another bottle to keep at mom&#8217;s. I&#8217;m already planning my BFFs birthday gift (she&#8217;s getting a big box of Pristine Beauty stuff)&#8230; same for my mom. I&#8217;m a big fan, and I bet that you will be, too.</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 160px"><img title="Clarisonic Mia" src="http://greenmommyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Clarisonic-Mia2-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Clarisonic Mia</p></div>
<p><strong>Being a beauty post, I have to give a shout out here to the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002LB75AO?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=krisraw-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B002LB75AO" target="_blank">Clarisonic Mia</a> </strong>in being a key to helping me keep my skin super clear and soft (in addition to a healthy diet!!!). The <strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002LB75AO?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=krisraw-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B002LB75AO" target="_blank">Clarisonic Mia</a></strong> is a special skin cleansing brush. I’ve always known from beauty experts that it’s important to exfoliate your skin on a regular basis for truly trouble free skin. I used to use a fibrous exfoliating hemp washcloth but sometimes it was too rough and aggravated my skin more than anything else. The Clarisonic Mia, on the other hand, exfoliates unbelievably effectively and gently. But, it’s not just great at exfoliating. There are two other great benefits: It gets my skin super clean – like never before. After the first use I couldn’t believe how extra amazing my skin felt with no traces of makeup leftover. The other unique result from using this is that it helps my beauty products absorb more efficiently. That&#8217;s important! In addition to checking out the following info Clarisonic has to say about their product, be sure to read the <strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002M40ASO?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=krisraw-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B002M40ASO" target="_blank">glowing reviews</a></strong> on Amazon, too. (I don&#8217;t have the <strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0027A8Q2U?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=krisraw-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0027A8Q2U" target="_blank">Clarisonic Pro</a></strong>, but I might upgrade one of these days. Not sure&#8230; the little Mia seems to be just great as is. I&#8217;ve been using it for at least a couple of years now.)</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>According to Clarisonic, the following are benefits that can be expected:</strong><br />
<em>Leaves skin feeling and looking healthier and smoother</em><br />
<em>Removes 6 times more makeup than manual cleansing</em><br />
<em>Cleanses so well that products absorb better</em><br />
<em>Pores appear smaller</em><br />
<em>Reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles</em><br />
<em>Reduces oily areas, dry skin patches and blemishes</em><br />
<em>Gentle for use twice daily for different skin types</em></p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Back to Pristine Beauty&#8230; Here&#8217;s another groovy thing.</strong> The company&#8217;s founder is one sweet-n-saucy minx. She&#8217;s such a cutie in her YouTube videos, which you can access on her site. She gives you <span style="color: #ff66cc;"><em>useful</em></span> tips and tricks for using her products. (Seriously, I highly recommend watching them to make the most out of the products.) She&#8217;s a total blondie, and I love it. She (her name is Blaire) has an interesting history, which is what birthed her business. About five months after she had her baby girl, she found out she had cancer. Boo! Ick! After she started taking a closer look at the things she was eating and using on her body, she decided to make her own non-toxic goods. She researched the heck out of the ingredients that she uses and went to town making all kinds of lovely products.</p>
<p><strong>Extra points for Pristine Beauty in that they&#8217;re cruelty free.</strong> Now, go treat yourself to some great products. Oh, and by the way, many Whole Foods Markets are now carrying Pristine Beauty so you might find them there.</p>
<p><strong>Lastly,</strong> I&#8217;m glad you all are enjoying my videos. For those of you who don&#8217;t know, you can get caught up on them by clicking this <span style="color: #a019e5;"><strong><a href="http://kristensraw.com/blog/category/video/" target="_blank">Video link</a></strong></span> (which is also one of the top tabs on my blog). Anyway&#8230; I receive a lot of questions about the makeup I use. I&#8217;ve evolved a bit over the past few years and I&#8217;m ready to share details. I&#8217;ll do a video on this topic soon!</p>
<p><strong>UPDATE:</strong> The noted beauty process doesn&#8217;t tell the whole store for my routine, but I wanted to share some new products that I love. I also use rose water in a spray bottle as a toner. I use a mix of cleansers (although Blaire says you can use her shampoo as a face cleanser). A couple favorite companies of mine are <strong><a href="http://www.alkaitis.com/Organic_Purifying_Facial_Cleanser_p/1.htm?Click=1113" target="_blank">Dr. Alkaitis</a></strong>, Eminence Organics (found an some spas), and 100% Pure.<strong>Similar Posts:</strong>
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<p>Wow&#8230; I made it 60 days on Friday. Very cool.</p>
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<p><strong>Question:</strong> Going forward, are you still interested in some of my food journals when they&#8217;re not all raw?</p>
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