Good Nutrition is one of the most important steps for recovery after a race or training session. In LA YOGA's MarchYogi Food feature, we asked some noted athletes and food experts to share their favorite smoothie and shake recipes. Blythe Metz shared her Chocolate Chia Shake: Ingredients: 1). 1 scoop Chocolate Protein 2). 1 scoop Powdered [...]
In support of our mantra to Eat Nutritious, Clean, Beautiful, and Delicious Food, we can add macadamia nuts to that list. No, not the chocolate-coated variety that come in souvenir tins from Hawaii, but the delicious ones we grow right here in Southern California in San Diego, Ventura, and Santa Barbara counties. While macadamia nut [...]
Prep Time: 15 minutes, plus 2 hours soaking time Yield: 8 servings, plus extra dressing Ingredients: “Caesar” Dressing 1 cup raw macadamia Nuts (halves or pieces are fine) – soaked and drained 5 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 5 Tbsp filtered water 3 cloves garlic, peeled 3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice 1 tsp Dijon mustard 1 [...]
Raw Chocolate Ice Cream (Easiest recipe ever, best chocolate ice cream ever!) Prep time: 3 min Yield: 2 servings Ingredients: 4 bananas peeled, broken up, and frozen ¼ cup rice milk or freshly made almond milk 2 Tbsp raw cacao powder Directions: Simply combine frozen bananas with rice milk and raw cacao powder in blender [...]
Chocolate Honey Salt Scrub ~ bath recipe Raw chocolate is a nourishing ingredient for beauty treatments. Use this Chocolate Honey Salt Scrub once or twice a week for glowing skin. The chocolate scrub allows the powerful Vitamin C and skin-building minerals to be directly absorbed. It fills the shower or bath with the decadent aroma [...]
Health benefits of our Valentine’s indulgence Our perception of chocolate has taken a complete 180-degree turn since my childhood, when my mom used to advise, “Don’t eat chocolate, your skin will break out.” As our collective awareness has progressed, we have come to understand that the ingredients that are often commercially mixed in with chocolate, [...]
In honor of the chocolate recipes featured in the February issue of LA Yoga Magazine, we bring you another opportunity to excite your taste buds with this delectable vegan delight, Raw Chocolate Mousse by Alicia Ojeda. Yields: 6 servings Ingredients: 3 medium avocados, skinned and pitted (approximately 1 ½ cups ) ½ cup medjool dates, [...]
This holiday-themed bread is easy to prepare for a potluck offering and even makes a welcome gift. The winter squash baked into the loaf provides antioxidants and a grounding, calming effect in the body during the dry and dark vata season (the energy of air and space, according to Ayurveda). Cranberries also have a variety [...]
Get Big Bang for Your Bite! We teach in yoga that every breath counts, so why not make every bite count? Let’s consider a new approach to eating where we crowd out the bad with the good and learn to invest in and savor clean, beautiful, delicious and nutritious food – get a Big Bang [...]
Photo by Jeff Skeirik/Rawtographer "We eat with our eyes first, so indulge in gorgeous colors from the whole rainbow," food writer Red Jen Ford urges. This Spiced Sweet Potato and Apple recipe includes some gorgeous colors contain specific age and disease-fighting antioxidants such as the carotenoids. Ingredients 2 tablespoons coconut oil 3 cups [...]