Garden of Life In-Store Demo: Saturday, April 12

garden of life perfect food chocolateStop by Village Green on Saturday, April 12 from 11:30 to 2:30 to learn more about our line of Garden of Life products. Representatives from Garden of Life will be on hand to answer questions regarding Garden of Life’s Perfect Food® Raw Alkalizer & Detoxifier and Perfect Food® Raw Energizer. This is a great opportunity to taste these wonderful products.

Perfect Food® RAW Alkalizer & Detoxifier is a RAW organic green super food complement to support your body’s daily balancing act, promoting healthy elimination of toxins and supporting your body’s own ability to maintain its ideal pH balance.† Some of its key features are:

– Highly alkalizing RAW organic lemon juice and RAW organic parsley†
– RAW organic coconut water for hydration and replenishment of electrolytes
– Eight cleansing herbs, traditionally used for centuries to gently assist in daily detoxification†
– Great nutrition from RAW organic grass juices and antioxidant filled RAW organic fruit and vegetable juices†
– Digestion soothing RAW organic ginger, plus live probiotics and enzymes

Perfect Food RAW Energizer is power-packed with naturally occurring chlorophyll, beta carotene, B vitamins, minerals, protein and amino acids from RAW organic USA grown grass juices, dark green juices like spinach, parsley and kale, protein-rich sprouts and juiced-up super antioxidant fruits like RAW organic blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and Indian amla berries.  Continue reading “Garden of Life In-Store Demo: Saturday, April 12”

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Garden of Life Demos: Friday and Saturday

garden of life perfect food chocolateStop by Village Green Apothecary on Friday, March 28 from 11:30 to 1:30 or Saturday, March 29 from 11 to 2, to learn more about our line of Garden of Life products. Representatives from Garden of Life will be on hand to answer questions regarding these products. On Saturday they will be providing samples of their new products, RAW Fit™ and Perfect Food® Energizer.

RAW Fit is a USDA Certified Organic, plant-based vegan high-protein powder that contains clinically studied ingredients to help burn fat, maintain healthy blood sugar and boost energy. Perfect Food Energizer (coming soon to our shelves!) has naturally occurring chlorophyll, beta carotene, B vitamins, minerals, protein and amino acids from raw organic USA-grown grass juices, dark green juices like spinach, parsley and kale, protein-rich sprouts, and super antioxidant fruits like organic blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and Indian Amla Berries.

 

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Dinner Tonight: Summer Zucchini Pasta and Pesto

There is something about fresh herbs and raw vegetables that just say summer to me.  Especially basil… does anything smell better than basil?

I tried this recipe after a friend posted a picture of it on her Facebook page. It sounded fresh and light, perfect for those hot days when you don’t want to turn on the oven or the barbeque.

The recipe combines raw zucchini that has been cut into strips with a pesto made from pumpkin seeds, basil, garlic and lemon juice. She used a spiralizer for the zucchini, a machine that can turn any vegetable into something that resembles spaghetti.I used a vegetable peeler, so my “noodles” were a little wider and flatter. But I believe the end result was just as tasty.  Continue reading “Dinner Tonight: Summer Zucchini Pasta and Pesto”

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