Green Dream Maca-roons

This recipe evolved because I wanted to eat those macaroons I had during the holidays from Trader Joes but didn’t want the junk, empty calories and sugar rush/crash.

Recipe:

• 2 C brazilnuts OR a mix of brazil nuts, hazelnuts and pecans
• 3 T Maca
• 3-4 Dates
• 3 prunes
• 4 drops vanilla stevia
• 2 T water (maybe more)
• 2 C coconut shreds (unsweetened) and extra for the topping
• 3 T Green Dream powder

1. mix all dry ingredients in a food processor
2. add wet ingredients
3. roll into balls, add coconut shreds and flatten into a cookie
4. put into fridge for at least 30 minutes
5. EAT!!!!!

I’ve been giving tiny bites to my 7 month old baby for the past few days. He LOVES them! My toddler has been having 2-3 as a snack after his nap with a large bottle of Kevita–our favorite non-dairy probiotic drink! It’s made with coconut water and tastes amazing! We love the plain coconut flavor but they have amazing others–sold at most Whole Foods and grocery stores nationwide!

Write in the comments below why you’d love to make these raw cookies and you’ll be entered in a contest to win a FREE bottle of Kevita!

To joyful eating!

-Sophie

Some philosophie superfood toddler/baby ideas!

I’ve had several requests to share what I feed my sweet boy(s). Leo is now 6 months old and I’ve started to slowly experiment with food for him. So far he’s had raw zucchini and cucumber, banana (he loves!) and oatmeal with a little breastmilk and GREEN DREAM! I’m so excited to continue to explore and experiment for new Philosophie products with my sweet boys.

Here are some foods that Kai (2 1/2 years old) LOVES.

1. Green Dream Smoothie– depends on the day but usually I do the classic recipe with almond butter, cinnamon, spinach/kale and banana. Lately I’ve been doing a fun tropical one with mango, pineapple, kale, coconut oil and Berry Bliss.
2. Cacao Magic Smoothie– (just not too close to bedtime!) i always add leafy greens to this smoothie… so easy to sneak a lot in because it tastes soooo good!
3. Goji Berries, Pumpkin seeds and Sunflower seeds as a trail mix. Great for a snack on the go. If your child is younger and doesn’t have a lot of teeth, you could process in a food processor until powdery and mix with coconut oil, Berry Bliss and dates to make into a bar by pressing it into a pan and freezing.
4. Coconut Butter, Cashew Butter and almond butter- straight from the jar! We both love sharing it that way and it makes it more fun! My favorite brand is Artisana for the butters or Garden of Life for coconut oil. These are “good fats” so don’t be afraid of them! SO IMPORTANT for your growing child!
5. Frozen lima beans, corn, peas and/or edamame- SO EASY. I just heat up on the stove top and add a little coconut oil or earth balance “butter” with a pinch of sea salt. Frozen veggies get a bad rap but according to the research I’ve done, most of the time organic veggies are flash frozen at their most ripe stage, preserving most nutrients. “fresh” produce, may have spend days in transit or at the store, so it isn’t necessarily better for you.
6. Fresh berries-Especially strawberries and blueberries. I just take the entire box of blueberries with us on a walk and let him hold it in the stroller… he LOVES IT. SO much fun to have it all to himself!
7. Raw “ice cream”- I blend frozen banana with green dream powder and whatever fruit I’m in the mood for. Sometimes we do a strawberry banana with Berry Bliss powder which is great because it adds protein, most times I do a chocolate one with Cacao Magic. DEEEE-LISH!
8. Fresh Coconut Water- he could drink 10 of these if we had them. I am going to start getting them by the case from the Thai Market in Thai Town because it’s just ridiculous how many we buy one by one throughout the week.
9. Seaweed Nori strips- sometimes we buy the unsalted large sheets, other times we do the small sheets roasted and lightly salted that come in a container. He’s happy with either!
10. Superfood Protein Truffles– recipe here! So easy, raw, vegan, gluten-free and simple to take in the car and on the go. We all gobble them up so quickly! Next time I’m going to make triple the amount and freeze them so they last longer!
11. GREEN DREAM POPSICLES! this was a guest post/recipe from a wonderful, inspiring friend. My soul sister on the other coast! Here’s the post if you want the recipe!

I’m SO excited because I finally got the courage to ask the principal to Kai’s preschool if I could bring in fresh fruit and veggies and Green Dream and give them a smoothie recipe for all the kids. He eats so beautifully at home and at school it’s not “bad” but definitely not superfood rich! So I’ll bring some Green Dream in Monday morning and they will blend it up! I’m thrilled.

For more specific tips on sneaking healthy foods into your kids meals, see this post.

What do your kids love that you love?  What’s super healthy but they beg for it and it makes you secretly smile? Please share below in the comments!

Love,

Sophie, Kai and Leo! ❤

Superfood Babies!!

Leo’s cousin, Omri and my sister-in-love came to visit this weekend! Omri and Leo are only 7 weeks apart and soooo sweet together. Today I was making Philosophie Superfood Smoothies for the hubby, sista, Kai (my toddler) and myself and the babies WENT NUTS for it. We gave them little tastes which then turned into huge gulps. Lots of grabbing and whining for it. They were SO happy and elevated… all of us giggling, jumping, loving– high on the superfood magic.

Here’s the recipe I used (I tripled it for all of us):

• 8 oz coconut mylk (can use almond, hemp or oat mylk)
• 1 T Green Dream
• 1 T Cacao Magic
• 2 handfuls frozen organic kale
• 2 ice cream scoops of coconut mylk Mint Chip vegan “ice cream”
• fresh mint (about 10 leaves)
• 1 T Cacao Nibs
• 1 frozen banana
• 1 T coconut oil
• 1 T sunflower seed butter (could use any nut butter)
• 2 handfuls of ice

BLEND!

In Joy….with those you love most!!!!

The Jaffe Family ❤

Superfood Protein Bars

This recipe is for the most delicious and nutrient-dense protein bars you could ever make.

I’ve been getting kind of grossed out lately when I eat store bought protein/energy bars. The fact that most of those bars (even the most healthy ones) can sit on a shelf for over a year and not sprout an inch of mold concerns me. That I could save one of the boxes until I’m a grandma and feed it to my grandkids is just not cool. Don’t get me wrong, they are GREAT to have on hand in emergencies and I definitely store them in my diaper bag and car, I would just PREFER to feed myself and my family something more fresh and handpick the ingredients myself.

These bars aren’t very sweet, in fact, the only thing they are getting any sweetness from is the stevia in the whey protein I use. If you want them a tad sweeter, I would add a local, organic, raw honey from the farmers market. Honey would taste amazing in these!

Gather:

• 1/2 C sunflower seeds
• 1/2 C pumpkin seeds
• 1 C oats
• 1 T green dream powder
• 2 T coconut oil (i like Garden of Life brand)
• 3 T cashew butter (Artisana has a great one)
• 4 T vanilla whey protein powder
• 2 T goji berries
• 1 T berry bliss powder
• optional 1 T honey, agave or coconut sugar
• any baking pan or dish, I used a 9×12 ceramic baking dish.

Combine: (in food processor)

1. Take the oats, sunflower seeds, goji berries and pumpkin seeds and grind in the food processor until they form a powder/flour.
2. add the green dream, berry bliss and vanilla whey protein powder. pulse a few times.
3. add the cashew butter, coconut oil and optional honey and mix until combined.
4. test the consistency. If it’s too dry to from into a ball then add 1/2 T cashew butter and 1/2 T coconut oil and mix again. if it’s too moist add 1/2 T whey protein powder. When desired consistency is reached, press the mixture into the pan and flatten. Put the dish, uncovered, into the fridge for 30-60 minutes. Remove from fridge, cut into bars. Cover individual bars in foil/wrap or put a couple into plastic baggies. I’ve been doubling this recipe and making on Sunday’s to have for the week for the family. It’s the perfect snack on the go! We’ve been eating it for breakfast with fresh fruit 🙂

Note: keep the bars in the fridge. Don’t remove until just before you’re going to eat them. They get really crumbly and melt when they aren’t refrigerated!