Although the famous saying is, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” many people take apples for granted. They are available year round, so why are they so special during fall? Depending on the variety, of which there are more than 2,500, apple season ranges from late July through early November. Gala, McIntosh, and Macoun varieties are ready in September, while other varieties like Pink Lady, Honeycrisp, Granny Smith, and Fuji are ripe in October. 

Nutrition Facts

On average, a medium apple contains 72 calories, three grams of fiber, and 11% of your recommended daily intake (RDI) of vitamin C. Apples are also rich in a variety of flavonoids, including quercetin and phloridzin. Through various studies, researchers identified that these plant compounds help fight against heart disease and certain types of cancer. Apples are also rich in beta-carotene, which is a powerful antioxidant that is primarily concentrated in apple peels. Finally, apples contain phytochemicals that give them their anti-inflammatory and cholesterol-lowering properties. That makes these fall fruits an excellent on-the-go snack or addition to recipes. 

Nothing beats a crisp apple that bursts with juicy flavor, especially if you can pick it fresh from an apple orchard during fall. But apples are so much more than just a healthy snack! Use them in the following eight recipes and let us know how you like them in the comments below. 

Cranberry Apple Pecan Smoothie

Another delicious smoothie that you should try this fall! This cranberry apple pecan smoothie embraces the sweet and spicy flavors of the season.

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Carrot Mango Apple Smoothie
With Chia Seeds

Get your daily dose of vitamins A & C, fiber, omega-3s, and more when you drink this carrot mango apple smoothie with chia seeds.

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Apple Pie Energy Balls

You can have your snack and enjoy it guilt-free now that you have these apple pie energy balls. It’s like dessert in healthy snack form!

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Avocado, Apple, And Walnut Endive Cups

You have to get creative on a raw vegan diet, and these avocado, apple, and walnut endive cups with a rustic dressing are truly to die for.

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Kale Blueberry Apple Salad

This kale blueberry apple salad with pistachios is crunchy, slightly tangy, and comes together in about 10 or 15 minutes.

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Granny Smith Raw Vegan Applesauce

This healthy, raw vegan applesauce is made from Granny Smith apples and comes together in minutes in a food processor. It’s a great snack!

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Apple & Brussels Sprouts Slaw

Brussels sprouts and apples are two of fall’s best produce items. Get ready to enjoy the ultimate fall slaw that’s nutty, sweet, and savory.

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Apple Pie Chia Pudding

With the arrival of fall comes a lot of special seasonal dishes. If you love apple pie, then you are going to love this chia pudding!

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If you want to incorporate more fruits and vegetables into your diet, start making smoothies. You can customize smoothies to align with your taste preferences, tailoring levels of sweetness, tartness, or bitterness to your liking. Plus, smoothies can help fill you up, provide you with lots of nutrients in one fell swoop, and help cool you down on hot summer days. 

What flavors do you want to refresh your palate during the summer months? Tropical ingredients, such as mango, pineapple, papaya, kiwi, and acai tend to do just that! You don’t have to rush out to a specialty grocery store to grab the most exotic, tropical fruits you can find. A simple banana, blueberry, spinach, and mango smoothie will do you right! If you want to mix it up, though, you can enjoy the recipes in this article. 

The Benefits Of Smoothies

Not only are smoothies delicious and refreshing, but they also provide essential nutrients that encourage optimal, overall health. Fruits, especially tropical varieties, tend to overpower the flavor of greens, which is great considering that a lot of people don’t consume enough greens every day. Spinach, however, does not exhibit strong flavor, despite the fact that it transforms the color to a rich emerald. 

Hydration is of extra importance during the summer months. Most people don’t drink enough water as it is, and tend to drink dehydrating beverages, such as soda, alcohol, or caffeinated drinks. You can enhance your hydration efforts by consuming smoothies, especially when you add water-rich fruits and vegetables, such as watermelon, cucumber, citrus, or melons. 

Finally, smoothies can be a helpful tool for total weight management. Smoothies are typically low-calorie meal options, unless you add lots of nuts or nut butters. The fiber from the fruits and vegetables helps keep you feeling full and satisfied for longer periods of time, which prevents overeating. If that sounds great to you, continue reading for five healthy and refreshing summer smoothies. 

Watermelon Mint Smoothie

How refreshing! A watermelon mint smoothie is the seasonal hydrating beverage you need to cool you off on these hot summer days. 

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Cucumber Apple Smoothie

This green smoothie is a refreshing combination of crisp cucumber, crunchy and tart apple, zesty lime, herbaceous mint, and hearty kale. 

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Lemon Blueberry Smoothie

A gorgeous lemon blueberry smoothie with refreshingly sweet and tart flavors. This is easy to make and you can add nutritional boosters too! 

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Pineapple Grapefruit Detox Smoothie

Boost your fiber, vitamin, and mineral intake and promote detoxification by enjoying this pineapple grapefruit smoothie.

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Antioxidant Beet Berry Smoothie

A bright red antioxidant beet and berry smoothie is a secret weapon for your health! Frozen bananas and dates naturally sweeten this smoothie.

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Can you imagine a world without orange juice and lemonade? Sure, the appeal goes beyond these citrus beverages, but that is usually where your love for citrus fruits begins. After these drinks ignite your passion for citrus, you begin to experiment with other flavors and citrus fruits in various recipes. Because citrus straddles the sweet and tart line, you can use citrus fruits in both sweet and savory applications. 

As a food category, citrus is very diverse and includes varieties of oranges, limes, lemons, tangerines, grapefruit, pomelo, and yuzu, among others. Citrus fruits account for 14% of fresh fruit consumption by Americans, according to the Farm Bureau. Oranges rank just below apples, bananas, and melons as the most commonly consumed fruits in the United States. In fact, most people would find it difficult to live without citrus!

Historically, British sailors who attempted voyages without citrus usually developed scurvy, due to lack of vitamin C. Although not the only vitamin C-rich foods, citrus fruits are some of the most popular to enjoy, with one orange containing more than 50 milligrams (mg) of vitamin C. This nutrient functions as an antioxidant and aids immune function, which is vital during cold and flu season. Keep your vitamin C intake up with the following citrus=themed recipes!

DIY Citrus Electrolyte Drink

Perfect for your pre-workout energizing! This DIY citrus electrolyte drink is full of flavor and helps to keep you hydrated and refreshed.

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Immune-Boosting Citrus Carrot Smoothie

Don’t neglect your immune system! Keep up your body’s defense against infection by regularly drinking this smoothie.

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Pineapple Lime And Mint Smoothie

Get ready for a tropical twist and a zesty zing when you enjoy this refreshing pineapple smoothie with lime, mint, hemp hearts, and more.

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Citrus Pomegranate Salad

Get ready for some refreshing and antioxidant-rich seasonal ingredients. This citrus pomegranate salad is everything you want and more!

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Cilantro Citrus Salad Dressing

Made with six simple ingredients, this cilantro citrus dressing bursts with sweet and tangy flavors that’ll take your salad to the next level.

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Winter Blood Orange Salad

This blood orange salad is a beautiful blend of citrus, spinach, arugula, and avocados. The vinaigrette pulls all the flavors together.

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Zucchini Noodles In A Lemon Tahini Sauce

Take your zoodle game to the next level when you toss zucchini noodles in this lemony tahini sauce that is bright, nutty, and acidic.

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Zesty Raw Orange Cheesecake Bars

Get ready to enjoy the zesty, refreshing flavors of this raw vegan cheesecake. Cut them into bars for perfectly healthy bite-size desserts.

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Lemon Ginger Immune-Boosting Sorbet

Obey the sorbet! Boost your immune system with a bowl of this sweet and tangy dessert. Ginger lemon sorbet is exactly what you need in life.

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Persimmons are the national fruit of Japan and are typically available between September and December. They are great sources of phosphorus, potassium, and vitamin C, which everyone could use more of during the fall and winter months. In this article, we’ll detail a few health benefits of persimmons and how to incorporate them into different recipes. 

There are two types of persimmon: Asian and American. Native Americans have harvested the American persimmon for centuries, eating them dried or baked into bread. American persimmons grow wild and are not cultivated like Japanese persimmons are. There are two types of Japanese persimmon: Hachiya and Fuyu. The former is acorn-shaped and astringent because of the high tannin content, while the latter is more tomato-shaped and non-astringent, so they can eat when underripe or ripe. 

Health Benefits

The persimmon exhibits an impressive nutritional profile, with high concentrations of beta-cryptoxanthin (an antioxidant compound) and potassium. Persimmons are also great sources of vitamin A, fiber, calcium, phosphorus, and more. Because of their vitamin A and antioxidant content, persimmons may benefit eye health by supporting functions that enable normal vision. Vitamin A also helps people see better in the dark and contributes to better immune function. 

The antioxidant content activity is extremely high in astringent persimmon varieties. That makes them a great addition to anyone’s diet, especially since antioxidants help fight oxidative stress caused by free radicals. Although the body produces its own antioxidants, obtaining more via dietary sources can help counteract the negative effects of free radicals. Additionally, researchers found that persimmons exhibited anti-inflammatory properties in various animal studies. Their antioxidant properties were able to reduce inflammation and tissue damage, but more human research is necessary. 

Nutritional Information

The nutritional information for a raw Japanese persimmon per 100 grams (g) is as follows:

• Calories: 70
• Protein: 0.58 g
• Fat: 0.19 g
• Carbohydrates: 18.59 g
• Fiber: 3.6 g
• Vitamin C: 7.5 milligrams (mg) 
• Vitamin A: 81 micrograms (mcg) of retinol activity equivalents (RAE)
• Phosphorus: 17 mg
• Calcium: 8 mg
• Beta-carotene: 253 mcg
• Iron: 150 mcg
• Beta-cryptoxanthin: 1447 mcg

As a quick note, the nutritional value for an American persimmon is very similar to that of the Japanese persimmon. There may be some variations, but they are more or less the same. Below, you’ll find eight different persimmon recipes, all of which are raw vegan, just in case you happen to be cleansing.

Persimmon Pomegranate Salsa

How do you make the most of persimmon season? You get creative, like incorporating them into this refreshing fall-inspired salsa!

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Spiced Persimmon Smoothie

The perfect fall smoothie has arrived! Embrace seasonal persimmons and spice them up with bananas, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves.

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Dehydrated Persimmons

Enjoy an incredibly healthy snack with one of our favorite fall fruits: the mighty persimmon. They exhibit such a unique and delicious flavor!

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Raw Vegan Persimmon Sorbet

Persimmon sorbet is easy to make and naturally sweet with a velvety texture. Not only does it look and taste good, but it’s also good for you.

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Cranberry Persimmon Pomegranate Smoothie

Embrace some of fall’s most nutritionally diverse ingredients when you enjoy this refreshing cranberry persimmon pomegranate smoothie.

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Perfect Persimmon Pudding

This raw vegan persimmon pudding is the perfect cinnamon-infused dessert or healthy snack to enjoy during the fall season.

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Persimmon Pomegranate Mixed Green Salad

Let some of our favorite fall flavors entice your taste buds. You’ll fall in love with this seasonal persimmon pomegranate salad

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Orange Carrot Persimmon Smoothie

Embrace some of the best fall flavors by sipping on this persimmon smoothie. It’s full of immune-boosting vitamins and minerals.

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Juicing isn’t just meant for January, the month in which everyone decides they are going to lose weight and eat healthier foods. Although a juice cleanse is synonymous with the New Year, juicing isn’t solely reserved for resolutions. Sipping on a green juice isn’t just a trendy photoshoot for your Instagram, nor is a beet juice concoction reserved for hangovers. Juicing is more than a wellness trend; rather, it is always available and a great way to introduce more fruits and vegetables into your diet. 

What Is Juicing?

The process of juicing is essentially the extraction of liquids from fresh fruits and vegetables. It strips away the solid matter, including seeds, pulp, and peels, but you are left with a liquid concentration of essential micronutrients. Although juice contains minerals, vitamins, and phytonutrients, the fiber is lost during the juicing process. That’s why juicing for extended periods of time is not advised. You can alternate between juicing and eating whole foods, and you can always enjoy smoothies, which have all the fiber you need. 

When you drink a glass of freshly made juice, you absorb a high concentration of nutrients per ounce. Not only does this help combat inflammatory foods in the Standard American Diet, but it also gives the digestive system a break from solid food. When you take a break from solid food, you may help decrease body weight and increase the amount of healthy gut bacteria. 

Juice Cleanses Aren’t For Everyone

If you participate in a juice cleanse, you should not do it longer than three days. Ideally, you supplement a normal, balanced diet with freshly made juices. This helps to increase your consumption of fruits and vegetables, helping you get the recommended amount of servings per day. Everyday wellness is more important than a fad diet, such as juicing. Focus on freshness and balance for a realistic approach to wellness. Juicing isn’t an all or nothing way of life! Now, read on for six incredible juice recipes that’ll take your health to the next level. 

Juice For Longevity

Ingredients:

• 1 cup pineapple, cubed
• 1/2 cup red grapes
• 1 (4-ounce) lemon, quartered and unpeeled
• 1 (10-ounce) orange, skin removed

Instructions:

• Process all of the ingredients through a juicer and drink immediately. Enjoy!

Juice For Exercise Stamina

Ingredients:

• 1-inch piece of ginger root
• 1 large orange, peeled
• 4 carrots, roughly chopped
• 1 large beet, peeled and roughly chopped

Instructions:

• Process all of the ingredients through a juicer and drink immediately. Enjoy!

Juice For An Afternoon Recharge

Ingredients:

• 9 ounces carrots, roughly chopped
• 2 cups baby spinach, washed and dried
• 6 ounces beets, peeled, and roughly chopped
• 5 ounces cucumbers, roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp ginger root

Instructions:

• Process all of the ingredients through a juicer and drink immediately. Enjoy!

Juice For Glowing Skin

Ingredients:

• 2 cups cucumber, roughly chopped
• 1 cup Granny Smith apple, cored and seeded
• 1 cup celery stalks, roughly chopped
• 1 heart Romaine lettuce
• 1/3 cup pineapple, cubed

Instructions:

• Process all of the ingredients through a juicer and drink immediately. Enjoy!

Juice For Curbing Hunger

Ingredients:

• 2 cups kale, rinsed
• 2 cups spinach, rinsed
• 2 cups green grapes
• 1 large cucumber, roughly chopped

Instructions:

• Process all of the ingredients through a juicer and drink immediately. Enjoy!

Juice To Boost Hydration

Ingredients:

• 1 cup spinach, rinsed
• 1 large cucumber, roughly chopped
• 3 celery stalks, roughly chopped
• 1 Granny Smith apple, cored
• 1 lemon, peeled
• 1/8 cup mint leaves

Instructions:

• Process all of the ingredients through a juicer and drink immediately. Enjoy!

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Maintaining proper hydration is one of the most important aspects of life, regardless of the season. The body needs water for many bodily functions, including circulation, temperature regulation, and even immunity. When you drink a sufficient amount of water, you may even help balance your mood and improve sleep quality. Dehydration, on the other hand, can lead to a handful of unpleasant symptoms, including headaches, fatigues, decreased cognitive function, and dizziness. In severe cases, dehydration may cause heat exhaustion or stroke. 

In order to avoid the effects of dehydration, you have to stay on top of your water intake. Drinking water isn’t as exciting as drinking other beverages, but it is necessary for your health. You can always enhance your hydration efforts by drinking herbal teas, freshly made juices or smoothies, or drinking electrolyte-rich drinks (preferably not the bottled varieties with processed ingredients and added sugars). 

You can help meet your daily hydration goals by eating water-rich foods. Foods that contain water, in addition to the other nutrients, help protect the body from dehydration. Plus, the vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, fiber, protein, and more in these foods benefit your health in other ways. The top choices include watermelon, tomatoes, cucumbers, celery, strawberries, spinach, lettuce, and zucchini. For inspiration, here is a list of seven hydrating recipes to enjoy this summer. 

Summer Heirloom Tomato Salad

Do summer right when you whip up this refreshing heirloom tomato salad. It is as beautiful as it is tasty, so please enjoy!

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Refreshing Cucumber Peach Salsa

Dive into this divine and refreshing cucumber peach salsa, which is both Whole30-friendly and 100% Full Body Cleanse approved. Peaches are freshest during the summer months, making this the perfect seasonal dish.

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Tangy Thai Cucumber Noodle Salad

Tangy, refreshing, and perfect for a hot day, this Thai cucumber noodle salad is going to revolutionize your salad game during your cleanse. Not only that, the cucumbers, tomatoes, and fresh herbs, and lime juice keep you on the path to optimal hydration.

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Zoodles With A Mint Parsley Pesto

Yet another zucchini noodle recipe is about to impress your taste buds. These zoodles are tossed in a herbaceous mint parsley pesto.

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Watermelon Cucumber Basil Lemonade

A perfectly refreshing drink recipe for warmer weather! This watermelon cucumber basil lemonade is free or added sugars and may help enhance your hydration efforts. 

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Homemade Cantaloupe Popsicles

With the days getting warmer, that can only mean one thing: summer has arrived! To cool you off, try these homemade cantaloupe popsicles! They are so easy to make and cool you off in no time.

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Subtly Sweet Strawberry Sorbet

Strawberries are one of our favorite summer fruits, which is why we wanted to make them into a dessert! It is sweet, but not overpowering. The zesty zap from the freshly squeezed lemon juice is exactly what you want when the sun is out!

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Is there anything better than ice cream? Whether it is a cold winter day or hot summer night, there is no wrong time to enjoy ice cream. It is the year round treat that is universally loved by everyone. People who are lactose intolerant cannot resist ice cream, even if it means a night of bloating and gas. We have some good news for the lactose intolerant people, and it is that the ice cream recipes in this article are 100% dairy-free. 

Does dairy-free, raw vegan ice cream sound too good to be true? Not only is banana ice cream much healthier than regular ice cream, but it is also just as delicious. Don’t knock it until you try it because these simple, no-churn creations will satisfy your ice cream craving and leave you feeling nice and light after enjoying it. 

What Is Nice Cream?

Simply put, nice cream is ice cream that is nice to your body. It isn’t technically ice cream, but it does have the same creamy texture that you know and love. Nice cream usually has the base of frozen bananas, which you blend until thick and creamy. The ingredients you blend with the frozen bananas will determine the flavor profile. You can do everything from chocolate banana nice cream to salted caramel banana nice cream. You can even blend bananas with a little vanilla extract and call it a day!

If you are a banana lover, then nice cream will satisfy your ice cream craving. You can make it in a pinch because you only need the ingredients and a blender. Depending on how frozen you want the nice cream, you can spoon the blended banana mixture into a freezer-safe container and freeze for a couple hours to really firm up. That is what you want to do if you want perfect scoops. If you enjoy a texture that is more akin to frozen yogurt, you can enjoy it straight out of the food processor or blender. To get your started, take a look at the following recipes, all of which are dairy-free, raw vegan, and completely cleanse-approved. 

3-Ingredient Chocolate Banana Ice Cream

Can you believe this chocolate banana ice cream is 100% raw vegan? Of course you can because we just told you all of these ice creams are exactly that! Made with bananas, cacao, and raw almond butter, this is to die for!

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Strawberry Banana Ice Cream

Raw vegan, paleo, and dairy-free, this strawberry banana ice cream is the perfect dessert to cool you down from the inside out when it’s hot outside.

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Banana Pineapple Ice Cream

A true taste of the tropics! A healthy, non-alcoholic rendition of a piña colada, minus the coconut. However, you can always add fresh coconut meat or desiccated coconut to the recipe to achieve a similar flavor to that classic cocktail. 

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Raw Vegan Butter Pecan Ice Cream.

No butter, but there are pecans in this healthier rendition of a classically unhealthy dessert. Making the dairy-free, raw vegan version of butter pecan ice cream is as easy as 1,2, 3! Get out the food processor and blend away!

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Banana Coconut Ginger Ice Cream

Serve up a bowl of this luxurious, raw vegan banana ginger coconut ice cream. You don’t even need an ice cream maker!

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You can count on Labor Day being one thing: hot. If you live on the west coast of the U.S., you know that the heat is real, and spending time outside is difficult. Naturally, many people want to escape the congested city life and embrace nature before fall starts. People seek higher elevation in places like Big Bear, Mammoth, Sequoia National Forest, Lake Tahoe, and more to relish in cooler temperatures. 

When you escape the city, you don’t have to abandon healthy eating habits as well. Your diet isn’t the hot weather that you are trying to escape! This is especially true if you are still cleansing. There are plenty of recipes in our cleanse-approved recipe section (click here) that are wonderfully refreshing and tasty. You can make snacks, dips, spreads, entrees, desserts, drinks, and more, and all of them are raw vegan! 

Since the primary dishes during Labor Day celebrations tend to be appetizers, beverages, and snacks, we thought we’d focus on those for you. The great thing about the following recipes is that you don’t have to be cleansing in order to enjoy them. Surprise the taste buds of people at your gathering with a few raw vegan dishes. They might find them so delicious that they ask you where you got the recipes and what your journey is. There’s only one way to find out!

4-Ingredient Guacamole

Give your guacamole a boost of nutritional goodness! Learn how to do that by creating this classic 4-ingredient dip.

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Raw Vegan Mango Ceviche

Get ready to wow your taste buds with this bright and refreshing raw vegan mango ceviche. It’s the perfect summer appetizer or salad. You won’t even miss the fish!

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Summer Heirloom Tomato Salad

Do summer right when you whip up this refreshing heirloom tomato salad. Heirloom tomatoes are only available for a short while longer, so please enjoy them while they’re still in season. This salad is as beautiful as it is tasty, so please enjoy!

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Stuffed Mini Peppers With Garlic Cashew Spread

Enhance your picnic and appetizer game with these raw vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free stuffed mini peppers with garlic herb spread.

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Easy Cucumber, Peach, And Basil Salad

Cool and crunchy, sweet and juicy, this cucumber, peach, and basil salad is a great way to make the most of summer’s vibrant produce.

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Raw Vegan Cherry Lemonade Pops

A sweet and tart combination that makes for the perfect summer treat. Cherry lemonade pops are raw vegan and super healthy!

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Dragon Fruit Banana Sorbet

Cool off your taste buds by making this refreshing and sweet dragon fruit banana sorbet. It is 100% raw vegan and has an impressive nutritional profile.

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It’s a well known fact that adding avocado to, well, pretty much anything is a great decision. Be it a sandwich, burrito, taco, Buddha bowl, salad, or smoothie, avocados elevate the dish, taking it to a new flavorful dimension. Not to mention the fact that avocados contain an assortment of beneficial nutrients that promote heart, brain, and immune health.

Avocado Nutrition

Nutritious, versatile, and tasty, avocados exhibit an array of vitamins, minerals, healthy fats, protein, and more. Technically a fruit, avocados are an integral component of Mexican, Central American, and South American cuisine. People incorporate them into dishes like tacos, salsas, sauces, spreads, dips, and more. According to food data, a single seven-ounce avocado exhibits the following nutrients:

• 322 calories
• 30 grams of fat
• 14 grams of fiber
• 4 grams of protein
• 17 grams of carbohydrates
• 22% of the daily value (DV) of vitamin C
• 35% of the DV of vitamin K
• 41% of the DV of folate
• 28% of the DV of vitamin E
• 14% of the DV of magnesium
• 22% of the DV of niacin (B3)
• 21% of the DV of potassium
• 30% of the DV of pyridoxine (B6)
• 12% of the DV of manganese

As you can see, avocados are very nutritious fruits with high amounts of healthy fats and fiber. The monounsaturated fatty acid, oleic acid, in avocado is a heart-healthy fat that works to reduce cardiovascular inflammation. The beta-sitosterol, plant version of cholesterol, in avocado helps to naturally lower cholesterol levels. The lutein and zeaxanthin antioxidants in avocado also work to promote healthy vision. These antioxidants help protect the tissues in your eye from UV light damage, and may even decrease the risk of cataracts and macular degeneration. Additionally, the potassium in avocados is great for naturally lowering blood pressure. Research states that potassium works to lower sodium levels in the blood, easing tension on the blood vessel walls.

Avocados In Smoothies

It may sound odd, but an avocado in your smoothie provides a luxurious, creamy texture with a clean taste that doesn’t overpower other ingredients. In fact, most people don’t taste avocado if it is in a smoothie. Using other powerful flavors helps to hide avocado’s flavor, which isn’t powerful to begin with. You can easily hide it with raw cacao powder, banana, blueberries, mango, pineapple, and more. Just make sure that you don’t add underripe avocado cubes to your smoothie because that slightly bitter flavor will come through. Enjoy the following avocado smoothies and let us know how you like them in the comments below.

Blueberry Avocado Detox Smoothie

This smoothie is all about the green…vegetables! Containing healthy fats and plant protein, this is a great smoothie for our cleansers.
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Chocolate Avocado Smoothie

Do you want a chocolate milkshake for breakfast? Well, you can’t have one while cleansing, but this is the next best thing!
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Spinach Avocado Smoothie

Take your smoothie game to the next level when you drink this nutrient-dense, spinach avocado blend. It’s great for breakfast.
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5-Ingredient Avocado Smoothie

Load up on magnesium, potassium, and omega-3 fatty acids when you gulp down this tasty smoothie that only contains five ingredients.
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Tropical Smoothie With Avocado

Looking to get an extra dose of heart-healthy fats and omega-3s? Make this avocado smoothie for breakfast to boost your energy levels.
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Sometimes, the thought of making yourself breakfast seems like an impossible task. When the weather is too hot to even move, let alone think, making breakfast can be extra challenging. What will you make that won’t weigh you down or make you feel warmer? Smoothies are great options, as they are both cooling and filling, but you have to change up the recipes so as not to bore your taste buds. 

In theory, a smoothie is very easy to make: add ingredients to a blender, blend, and enjoy. Although those are the directions, combining the right flavors can be tricky if you are new to the world of smoothies. For example, building a green smoothie is an art and you can learn more about that by clicking here. The other thing to know about smoothies is that there is a formula to the madness. Once you understand flavor combinations and how much of each ingredient you need, the smoothie life is the only life to live. 

Ultimately, smoothies come down to personal preference. Do you enjoy a tart, sweet, bitter, or balanced flavor profile? Once you figure out what you enjoy, you can create your smoothies accordingly. Until you find your groove, or even if you have a groove and just need more inspiration, the following recipes should help cool you down as the weather warms up. 

A Quick Note: For all of the smoothies, simply add all of the ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a cup and enjoy! Additionally, you can click here to make the homemade almond milk.

Blueberry Spinach Smoothie

Filled to the brim with a mix of fruit and vegetables, this purple smoothie is a great way to start your day. It also contains lots of fiber, antioxidants, protein, and energizing nutrients!

Ingredients:

• 1 banana, peeled and chopped
• 2/3 cup blueberries, frozen overnight
• 1 cup strawberries, frozen overnight
• 1 cup spinach
• 1/2 cup homemade almond milk
• 1 tablespoon raw agave nectar

Taste Of The Tropics

If there is a smoothie that transports you to the tropics, it’s this one. It contains banana, mango, pineapple, fresh coconut meat, and freshly squeezed orange juice. 

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup mango, cubed and frozen overnight
• 1/2 cup pineapple, cubed and frozen overnight
• 1/4 cup fresh coconut meat
• 1/2 banana, peeled and frozen overnight
• 2 cups freshly squeezed orange juice

Strawberry Kiwi Smoothie

Is there is another smoothie with more vitamin C than this one? We don’t think so! It is also replete with fiber, antioxidants, and other heart-healthy nutrients. 

Ingredients: 

• 1 banana, peeled and frozen overnight
• 1 kiwi, peeled and chopped
• 5 strawberries, frozen overnight
• 1 cup filtered water
• 1 tbsp raw agave nectar

Cherry Pomegranate Detox Smoothie

The tart signature flavor of cherry pairs beautifully with the refreshing zing of pomegranate. Add the creaminess of the banana and homemade almond milk and it’s the perfect smoothie for warm weather. 

Ingredients:

• 1/2 banana, peeled and frozen overnight
• 1/2 cup cherries, pitted
• 1 cup homemade almond milk
• 1/2 cup pomegranate arils
• 1/2 cup ice

Green Goddess Smoothie

Get ready to enjoy what may be the best green smoothie you’ll ever drink. It’s tropical, refreshing, and contains an array of essential vitamins and minerals. 

Ingredients:

• 1/2 banana, peeled and frozen overnight
• 1 kiwi, peeled and chopped
• 1/2 cup green grapes
• 1 cup spinach
• 1/2 cup ice
• 1 cup homemade almond milk

Crazy About Chocolate Smoothie

Indulge your sweet tooth and create a healthy version of a chocolate milkshake. Frosty, rich in flavor, and rich in even more nutrients, this is a smoothie you’ll want to make over and over again.

Ingredients:

• 2 bananas, peeled and frozen overnight
• 3 dates, pitted
• 2 tablespoons raw almond butter
• 1 scoop raw cacao powder
• Dash of cinnamon
• 1.5 cups homemade almond milk

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