Watermelon Granita Ingredients: 5 Cups Chopped Watermelon 6 Tablespoons Freshly Squeezed Lime juice 3 teaspoons Agave Nectar 10 Fresh Mint Leaves Extra mint leaves for garnish if desired Directions: – Place chopped watermelon, lime juice and agave nectar in blender – blend until smooth and a little frothy – Transfer mixture to freezer...
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This month we are celebrating our affiliation with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) and their renowned Food for Life program. The Food Evolution is proud to announce that we recently became certified as Food for Life Education Alliance Program partners (EAP). The Link between Nutrition and Disease The Food for life program h...
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As summertime draws nearer, there are many spectacular yet fleeting changes in the natural world around us. Trees and plants begin to come to full flower, animals and insects start their busy, warm- weather dance, and as the rays of the sun grow stronger, we receive renewed energy. The sunshine pulls us outdoors and lets […]
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How Real Food Can Be Both The thought of healthy, organic food sometimes conjures images of a plateful of bland, tasteless millet with undercooked watercress on the side. But if natural, whole foods are prepared with finesse and are combined with the right spices and seasonings, the result can be a meal than can rival […]
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Lately the media has reported new findings regarding the rise in childhood diabetes and its dire consequences. This news has once again sounded the alarm about the growing epidemic of obesity in our children and youth. The problem is so serious that experts are recommending drastic changes in the way our children eat. But could […]
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When springtime rolls around, our homes have gathered winter cobwebs and crud. It’s time, once again, to do some down and dirty scrubbing, dusting and clearing out. Many of us have accumulated a bit of unwanted grunge- in the form of toxins and fat – in our bodies as well. It’s time, once again, to […]
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How Choosing the Right Foods Can Help Heal the World Here at The Food Evolution we strive to educate individuals and families about what it means to eat healthy while enjoying the benefits of well-prepared, high-quality meals. We are all about contributing to the evolutionary progression of food on planet Earth and its preparation. As […]
Read MoreAyurvedic Medicine and Foods that Heal
“Your food shall be your medicine and your medicine shall be your food.” Hippocrates. The ancient holistic medicinal art of Ayurveda (Sanskrit for “science of life”) evolved some 5,000 years ago in India and works by using diverse elements to balance body, mind and environment. According to Ayurvedic medicine, the foods we eat can have [&he...
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To be able to create nourishing meals that are delicious, pleasing to the eye, and made from ingredients that are safe for us to eat should be a societal right. Sadly, our food supply has suffered contamination along with the environment. We find ourselves facing the challenge of finding new ways to obtain wholesome produce, […]
Read MoreHealthy Eating in the New Year
Eating healthy in the New Year may seem like a huge task to tackle, but it doesn’t have to be! By engaging in a supportive community like the Food Evolution you can start off 2012 on the right foot, with plenty of energy and encouragement to seek out positive change and exciting challenges! There’s no […]
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