Category: Sugar-free

7 Quick and Healthy Marinades

7 Quick and Healthy Marinades

The weather has been absolutely amazing these last couple of weeks. I’ve been meditating outside every morning and have literally pulled my office out onto our deck. I’ve got my little workstation all set up, a comfy couch to lounge on, what more could a girl want?

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Vegan Sweet Potato Falafel Cakes

Vegan Sweet Potato Falafel Cakes

Power posse post by David & Steve There are still great misconceptions about what following a plant based diet means and what it entails. For most people we’ve found the biggest hurdle is overcoming eating out, be it visiting friends houses or frequenting their favorite restaurant. Here are our Top Five Tips for Overcoming Social…

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Sunflower Seed Butter

Sunflower Seed Butter

Saving money on groceries is the name of my eating healthy game. I’ll make my own dairy-free ranch salad dressing, paleo cheese sauce, or sandwich wraps if it means saving a buck. I’ll replace expensive ingredients for less expensive ones in recipes like my lemon pudding, or my roasted vegetable cabbage rolls if I know…

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German Chocolate Bites

German Chocolate Bites

Today we’re talking about how to squash cravings and prepare healthy (quick) snacks to keep up with the hustle and bustle of our daily lives. Practicality meets whole food amazingness… Fun!

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Nut-free Vegan Cheese Sauce

Nut-free Vegan Cheese Sauce

My #1 tip for staying healthy while traveling… Hostel it. It has to be said before you start thinking I’m crazy for making the suggestion – there are actually some really great hostels out there. Clean kitchens, great beds, awesome people, and many of them are family friendly, too. You’ll have access to a kitchen…

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Vegan Cheese and Veggie Wraps

Vegan Cheese and Veggie Wraps

I’m moments away from packing my bags and heading to Toronto for the weekend. This trip is going to rock my little socks, clear off. So much goodness, in so few days. I’ve organized a little meetup for Healthful Pursuit readers on Saturday. So if you’re in the area, sign up for this free super…

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Vegan Cheez Whiz

Vegan Cheez Whiz

Vegan Cheez Whiz. Here’s the thing… I ordered a cheese wrap at a raw food restaurant here in Montreal called Crudessence and it was amazing. Like, spellboundedly amazing. So, naturally, I asked them what was in it… and I recreated it. Couple of words to note: this stuff is highly delicious as a sandwich or…

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4 New Recipes and Dairy-free Alternatives

4 New Recipes and Dairy-free Alternatives

Some of you eat dairy, some of you do not. That’s cool. I like to make sure that we have a little bit of everything here on Healthful Pursuit, for everyone. The definition of health is different for each and every one of us. Paleo, vegan, grain-free, dairy-free, candida, sugar-free… Every month, I create 4…

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How to Juice

How to Juice

Our community has grown into something quite fabulous. There is so much creativity, love and bombastic brilliance in each and every one of you! So, every other Friday, I’ll be inviting Healthful Pursuit readers; readers just like you, to share their stories, health tips and recipes here on the blog. From how to juice, to…

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5 Ingredient Grain-free Pancakes (with NO sugar or sweeteners)

5 Ingredient Grain-free Pancakes (with NO sugar or sweeteners)

I managed to attract many a sleaze bucket back in the day. But Kevin? He was a gentleman from the very beginning with a charming swagger and hunger for life that I just couldn’t not fall in love with. We courted. Like, really courted. For months. I got flowers, real dates – tickets to shows,…

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