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Organic Avenue – Upper West Side

laurel — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:46:08 +0000

Organic Avenue, one of my favorite fresh juice companies in NYC, just opened up an Upper West Side boutique, and I couldn’t be more thrilled! Organic Avenue is known for its amazing raw/organic/vegan juices and detox cleanses, but their boutique stores are also a great place to stock up on healthy snacks, supplements, or fresh [...]

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Review: Quintessence

laurel — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:48:04 +0000

On one of the coldest days in NYC this year, my friend Lauren and I traveled to the lower east side for brunch at a raw vegan restaurant called Quintessence. We snuggled in to a corner table by the door. Thank goodness we were seated next to a heater because we were freezing! I guess [...]

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7 Days of Raw Food

laurel — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:15:30 +0000

Last week I focused my eating habits on raw food. The raw food lifestyle, with its focus on uncooked, unprocessed, and organic foods, helps you feel light and energetic and is very appropriate in the summertime when we’re craving less hot or cooked foods. Some raw food diets include raw dairy, meats, and fish, but [...]

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Day 7: Raw Food Blogathon

laurel — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:35:12 +0000

For my last day of the Raw Food blogathon, I made the trek over to Caravan of Dreams in the East Village. This organic/vegan restaurant features lots of raw food fare (almost half of the menu is raw), and I’ve been meaning to check out this place forever. I didn’t have time to stick around, [...]

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Day 6: Raw Food Blogathon

laurel — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:04:51 +0000

I’m a bit late posting for Day 6, but better late than never! The weekends always fly right by. For breakfast I swapped out my usual scoop of granola for some Vanilla Crispies I bought from One Lucky Duck on Friday. They are delicious to eat as a breakfast cereal and are made from buckwheat, [...]

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Day 5: Raw Food Blogathon

laurel — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 00:43:13 +0000

Day 5 already? Whoa, this week flew by. The weather’s been very hot, so I’ve been happily eating and drinking all the raw foods this week. It just made me feel refreshed, hydrated, and full of energy. This morning I cleaned out my refrigerator and juiced a fresh batch of green juice with whatever I [...]

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Day 4: Raw Food Blogathon

laurel — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:01:50 +0000

Thursdays are my busiest day of the week, but I’m hanging in there with lots of sweet treats! At lunch I swung by my favorite health food store on the Upper West Side called The Health Nuts. They have tons of specialty items (like my favorite frozen young coconut meat), a huge selection of supplements, [...]

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Day 3: Raw Food Blogathon

laurel — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:27:28 +0000

I thought I’d go out for lunch today and wanted to try some place new, so I hopped on the train over to 23rd Street to Bonobo’s, a raw vegetarian restaurant across the street from Madison Square Park in NYC. First off, I was very impressed with how clean it was—the place was spotless. It [...]

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Day 2: Raw Food Blogathon

laurel — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:47:31 +0000

Day 2 is here and today’s recipe is a fun one. It’s my raw version of pad thai. I used a ceramic vegetable peeler to turn zucchini into noodles and whipped up a raw version of a traditional peanut sauce using raw almond butter. My boyfriend and I munched on bowls of this pad thai [...]

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Day 1: Raw Food Blogathon

laurel — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:59:43 +0000

It’s Summertime and that means it’s the perfect time of year for a “7 Days of Raw Food” blogathon. For 7 days straight, I’ll be featuring easy raw food recipes (no dehydrators or fancy appliances) and a few raw food treats from NYC restaurants. I hope you enjoy it! Today’s featured recipe is Guacamole Wraps [...]

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