my nourished vibes

cereal = life saver with all the prep i was up against each day to keep us on track, i knew i would need something yummy/exciting/convenient to throw at my kids serve the kids when they needed something to hold them over till meals were ready.  this cereal is so freakin tastey, it saved me , from having  a melt down quite a few times too....  for the perfect bowl of magic to wake you up in the morning, first fill your bowl with one diced apple and a handful of raisins. then top with about 1/3 c cereal. pour whole30 coconut milk over top, and your taste buds will bask in the crunchy, crispy, sweet, chewy, cinnamonny etc party that's happening in your mouth! whole30 cereal 2 c plain coconut shreds 1 c almonds 1 c walnuts 1/2 c ground flax juice of 2 oranges 2 egg whites, whipped to medium peaks 1/4 c  whole30 date paste 1/4 c prunes, chopped 2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp vanilla   *process nuts in food processor until crumbly.

  i rely on honey alot. like alot. i kicked refined white sugar out of my life a decade ago, so just about every baked good i make around here is sweetened with honey. duh. ok, so no baked goods for a month while on whole30? we can do that!  but... no honey in our smoothies?  no honey in chia pudding?  no honey for homemade granola? (breaking out in nervous hives) << exactly why i avoided doing whole30 for so long > > this aspect of the detox was what worried me the most. but i found this handy little jar of date paste to be the perfect sweetener in time of need for multiple dishes. and i have to admit, i liked the full bodied flavor so much, im gonna make this a regular at our house! date paste 1 c dates water *place the dates in a bowl and pour in enough water to cover them. let them soak and soften for one hour. *drain dates and place in blender. *blend on high, adding just enough water to keep the mixture moving. *store

chia pudding 2 c  coconut milk 1/3 c chia seeds  *pour milk into jar. add chia seeds. *stir well with  a fork. shake and stir every 20 minutes for the first hour to ensure each seed gets to expand. *the seeds will expand and create a thick gel-like pudding in about two hours. *store in the fridge.

  assuming you started your whole30 journey at my first weekly meal plan.... welcome to whole30!!! you got this! so, lets start out with the easiest recipe. we drink coconut milk at our house on a regular basis. to by pass all the chemicals, thickeners, sugars and strange additives, we avoid the coconut milk sold in the cold case near the dairy milk. that stuff scares me! its a little extra work to make your coconut milk this way, but it actually tastes much better too, making the extra step completely worth it! you could always use it directly out of the can, but its so thick it would be a little strange poured over cereal. youll use this recipe in multiple ways over the next 30 days. it adds the perfect cream factor to whole30 chia pudding . its the base for nourishing hot cocoa and smoothies. (yes i know we "cheated" on that one.) and its life changing in a bowl of whole30 cereal ... to make it whole30 approved, instead of sweetening it with

Happy New Year! I'm so excited to be sharing my first recipe of 2016 with you! and boy is it goooood..... We had a wonderful holiday season, ending 2015 on a relaxing note with our family in Florida. Sometimes I do crazy things, and my husband has a full time job of reeling me back into normalcy. So when I had the craziest idea of all, I was surprised that he said "Yes, let's do that!" with out hesitation. On our drive back to North Carolina, I had this crazy, crazy, really crazy thought. Seemingly out of nowhere I had the desire to start 2016 adhering to the Whole30 detox plan. And not just me.... the entire deer pack!! So, here we are three weeks in and I can't believe I have even kept the kids on it too! One week to go and we'll celebrate crossing the finish line! I can see an elegant cheese platter just on the horizon..... In the weeks to come I will be able to summarize our whole experience and talk a little bit more about our deci

though my feet walk in the modern world, my heart beats in the old world.  oh those two words are just so magical to me! day dreaming of ancient traditions and wisdom being passed down the generations, living by the seasons, breathing air not polluted by toxins, collecting clean water from a fresh flowing spring…. back in the modern world (sigh)….. but lucky me, growing up of greek heritage, i was mesmerized listening to my grandparents and their friends tell many stories of the old world era they grew up in. their words melded together to paint the magic of the simpler life, residing in the beauty of the greek countryside. most stories were complete with detailed recollections of ocean breezes, village donkeys, and of course, the best food the world has to offer! our family vacation to greece in  2014 transported us back in time, to the original settings of my grandparent's stories! overlooking my grandfather's village, kardymila walking the streets of