Mother Organica - The Mother of All Delivery!

My parents often visit me from out of town, and we love to sample the awesome and healthy food options that Los Angeles has to offer. Sometimes they just feel like staying indoors and ordering in a good meal.

Luckily, we have found MotherOrganica, which cooks and delivers healthy and amazing vegan options to your home.

It's basically like having your own private chef, because they go shopping at local farmer's markets to create customized meals that they then deliver on Monday and Thursday mornings. All you do is provide them with your dietary needs and restrictions, and voila! your own private meal arrives at your doorstep. They also offer private party catering, events and consulting.

I loved the options and my parents did too, so I'm sure you'll feel the same way!

Check them out here.

Feel Good Cookies!

Have you ever eaten something that was vegan and thought to yourself, this can't be vegan! This has to have some kind of buttery or creamy goodness.

That was exactly my reaction when I tried EatMe Cookies, gluten-and-dairy-free cookies owned by Twyla and Bergin, who started eating vegan when diagnosed with Carcinoid Cancer. When her cancer cleared (thanks, she says, to her vegan diet), she focused on mass producing this amazing cookie.

The cookies are lowfat, vegan, with whole grains and no added oil. And they are delicious! They taste
just as decadent as their high fat, non-vegan cousins. Flavors include chocolate chip, cherry amore, mary cranberry and sarah brown.

Try it out, and tell me if you liked it!

Fonuts Are Fun Donuts!

You will never believe me when I tell you that I eat donuts! Seriously, I love em. And not just the basic run-of-the-mill donuts. I mean chocolate hazelnut, cheddar, and caramel donuts.

But these aren't your regular donuts that I have fallen in love with. Fonuts are a fun new way of eating your favorite guilty treat - they're gluten-free, vegan, and wheat-free.

So order and eat up these delicious donuts! Try them out and tell us what you think. Their flavors range from the regular to the wacky:

Glazed

Banana Chocolate*

Chocolate Hazelnut*

Peach**

Lemon**

Strawberry Buttermilk

Rosemary Olive Oil

Peanut Butter & Jelly

Maple Bacon

Hawaiian

Chorizo Cheddar

Salted Caramel

Cinnamon Sugar

Fonuts:
8104 W 3rd. St Los Angeles, Ca. 90048

Mashed Cauliflower: The Best Type of Potato!

I have always loved American home cooking, especially filling and creamy things like mashed potato. But unfortunately, mashed potato gives me a bit of a stomach ache, which could be attributed to the milk or the butter used in the dish.

But what's mashed potato without milk or butter?

Luckily I found a great alternative to the traditional mashed potato, over at health-foodie.com. Mashed Cauliflower! Just mash up some cauliflowers, season, and voila, you have something that is just as creamy and delicious as traditional mashed potatos, but easier on the tummy - especially if you are vegan or have various food allergies or intolerances.

Try out the recipe and tell me what you think!

Photo from health-foodie.com

Wholesome2Go: A Convenient Detox

Always wanted to try a detox but you seem to find that you're a really picky eater? A really great way to start is by using Get Wholesome. It's a great new service that allows you to order detox foods that you like, all personalized according to your food allergies or preferences.

Prices range from $15-$60 a day and about 2-3 days worth of food arrives per order. Meals are delivered to your front door in a cooler.

Their selections are intense. Breakfast foods can be picked from fruit items, gluten-free cookies, to a veggie fritata. Lunch items include quinoa rolls, salads and paninis.

Their only requirement is that you order at least $35 worth of food items per order.

Order up and enjoy!

Lollihop: Made To Order Goodness

My first package came today from Lollihop!

Lollihop is a new subscription service I just found that lets you sample the latest organic snacks. The box includes 8 snacks that are hand-picked by a nutritionist so you no longer have to analyze nutrition label of your favorite bars.

I have seen or even tried most of the snacks that arrived in this pack, but didn't mind because they are delicious - Larabar and Kindbar. The box is full of snacks that will help you stay a lean mean fitness machine!

Check them out at https://lollihop.com/

Avocado: The Good Fat

I have always been really careful with avocado, as I know that it's a fruit that's really high in calories - but I have always loved the taste of it. Just recently I found a product that I feel allows me to enjoy avocado without the worry.

Thanks to Dr. Oz I have been introduced to a super special 100 calorie pack of guacamole, "Wholly Guacamole," which helps you measure how much is "too much".

Regardless of the number of calories, there are numerous health benefits to adding the fruit to your diet. Avocados are full of the "good" kind of fat that actually lowers cholesterol, (monounsaturated).

It's also the best fruit source of vitamin E, an essential vitamin that protects against many diseases, including breast cancer, and helps maintains overall health. Also, I mean, it's an all natural snack! So no having to worry about pesky preservatives or extra ingredients. Just cut and go.

This combination gives it an exceptionally diverse range of dietary advantages. And it's so easy to eat! The avocado can be served as an hors d'oeuvre, soup, salad, dip, sandwich spread, garnish, half-shell spoon-out, entree, dessert, or drink. My favorite is to make a turkey sandwhich on Ezikiel Bread with one packet of avocado for the spread. Pretty amazing! I can now add this oil-rich, nutrient-rich deliciously-flavored food in to my diet without any concern. Buy the Snack packs here and let us know how you liked them!

Raw (Sort of), Vegan Celery Soup For Those Detox Days

A while back, I bought 'Rawvolution', a raw cook book by Matt Armsden, owner of Euphoria Loves Rawvolution in Santa Monica. One of my favorite recipes from the book is the celery soup. It's really easy to make, it's easy on your tummy, it's delicious, and really great for those days when you just want to take it easy with your meals - whether you are doing a cleanse or just want to eat light.

I like to take his recipe and add a few things to it to make it creamier, like half an avocado. Sometimes when I don't feel like making almond milk, I just use soy milk. I also go easy on the garlic and put in extra lemon for that special kick.

Here's the recipe, try it out and see if you like it! It's super easy.

NEED: juicer, blender

INGREDIENTS:
1 lemon
half an avocado
juice of 1 celery
juice of 1 cucumber
Little bit of garlic or ginger
Salt to taste
Soy milk (try the least sweetest option available).

Blend all of these items together and garnish with some oregano. You'll love the creamy texture.

Kind Bars: The Kindest Bars

You guys know how much I love protein and veg bars, because they are easy to carry and snack on between meals. But I'm really picky about how they taste, because once in a while you get a bar that tastes more like bark than actual food.

Kind Bars might just be one of the yummiest bars I have had recently. These are amazing, delicious gluten-free bars with minimal ingredients and no preservatives - A real treat. I just ordered the variety pack of the mini bars- around 100 calories per bar. They turned out to be the perfect before I go for a run or mid day snack. They actually curb my sweet tooth as well (and I have super strong sweet tooth). My favorite flavor? Almond Cashew + Flax is the best so far.

Spirulina Crunchies For Your Munchies

Algae. It sounds like a really boring herb or something that you would find growing on your plants in your back yard. But would you believe me if I told you that algae is also superfood? And you can get them in cereal form? It's true! Spirulina Crunchies are micro-algae that are crunchy and can be mixed into your cereal, soups and salads and smoothies - and they taste great, unlike the other types of Spirulina out there, which is generally in powder form.

This brand is also organic and 100 percent pure. Here's how the folks from Spirulina Crunchies have to say about this healthy superfood:

Very simply, spirulina is one of nature's healthiest, most nutritious superfoods-
a pure, 100% natural, nutrient-dense, blue-green algae packed with among the highest concentrations
[found in ANY single food source] of iron, complete absorbable protein, chlorophyll,
antioxidants, amino acids (all 8 essential + 10 of 12 non essential), & scores of vitamins & minerals.
Spirulina is a perfectly balanced power packed green whole food
containing over 100 synergistic nutrients easily assimilated by our bodies.
Positioned at the bottom of the food chain it is a hearty "nutrient soup" able to nourish & sustain life.
Spirulina a "gift from the heavens" served as a significant food source of the African, Mayan, & Aztec peoples.

You can buy them at various health food shops throughout the web. The full list is HERE.