HEALTHY GREEN SMOOTHIE RECIPE that actually TASTES GOOD (ft. Sari Foods)

Hello everyone!

I know what you're thinking, "EW GREEN JUICES LOOK LIKE SEWAGE WASTE". And I'm going to be completely honest, 2 years ago, I thought the exact same thing. However, ever since I made a lifestyle change (eating healthy, working out, being conscience of what I'm doing to my body), I began to explore the realm of wholesome ingredients that I need to incorporate into my diet. I recently got my own Nutribullet, and I absolutely love it! You can make pretty much anything you want with it...smoothies, nice cream, soups, dressings, shakes, doughs...anything!

Today, I wanted to share with you a nutrient-packed, vitamin potent, smoothie that tastes absolutely fruity and delicious! I drink it mostly once a day! It's a vibrant green shade because of the Spirulina Powder by Sari Foods inside of it. It also contains a blast of extra Vitamin C because of the Vitamin C Powder by Sari Foods. These two products can be purchased on amazon (http://amzn.to/18fiZ2p and http://amzn.to/1DIv25g) Let me tell you why I chose these products to put into daily green smoothie!

Sari Food's Organic Spirulina Powder contains only 100% organic, pure spirulina powder. Spirulina is one of the top superfoods that is starting to get a lot of attention with celebrities, models, and even people at home who want to keep their body in prime condition! it benefits the inside of your body (digestion, detoxification, cell generation, etc.) as well as the outside of your body (skin, hair, figure, nails, etc.) Click here for full details on Sari Food's Organic Spirulina Powder

The Claims:

• OPTIMIZE YOUR HEALTH WITH NATURE'S MOST PERFECT MULTIVITAMIN. With over 100 naturally occurring and bioavailable vitamins & nutrients, Sari Foods Spirulina contains more than 60% protein and is a non-synthetic source of iron, calcium, magnesium, selenium, beta-carotine, B12, chlorophyll, phytonutrients, antioxidants and essential amino acids (GLA, Omega 3, 6 & 9s).
• STRENGTHEN YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM. Organic Spirulina is the most nutrient dense food known to humankind and works miracles in the body by helping to balance your pH and reduce Inflammation - which is the root of most disease. This nutritional content is immuno-amazing!
• FIGHT AGING & FREE RADICALS. This miracle from the sea has more antioxidant activity than 5 servings of fruits and vegetables and 3900% more beta carotene than carrots, packing a powerful antioxidant punch that promotes skin health and cell regeneration while providing protection from cell-damaging molecules absorbed by the body through pollution, poor diet, injury, or stress.
• IMPROVE ENERGY, MOOD & METABOLISM. Organic Spirulina elevates your energy by unlocking sugar from your cells so it does not get stored as fat. The deep green color of Spirulina comes from a high concentration of Chlorophyll which absorbs its pure energy from sunlight and is considered nature's most effective energy booster, giving you instant and all-day energy.

Source: amazon.com 

Sari Food's Organic Spirulina Powder can be purchased here for only $23.95 for a 16 oz bag!

Sari Food's Organic Vitamin C Powder is derived from Acerola Cherries, a high source of Vitamin C (Equivalent to 65 oranges!) It is 100% food based and natural. Vitamin C is very good for your body, just like Spirulina Powder. It aids in absorption of nutrients, which is why I love to use it in conjunction with my Spirulina Powder, so that all of the vitamins and minerals are fully absorbed. Click here for full details on Sari Food's Organic Vitamin C Powder. 

The Claims:

PRIORITIZE LONG TERM HEALTH WITH NATURAL OVER SYNTHETIC. Many Vitamin C supplements (like ascorbic acid and calcium ascorbate) contain isolated and/or synthetic vitamin C that is highly toxic and may cause you more harm than good. Sari Foods 100% food based vitamin C is nature's complete complex, providing you with all of the benefits of this miracle vitamin without compromising your body or health. And rest assured, our Vitamin C powder is also organic!

REDUCE THE SEVERITY & DURATION OF COLDS. Natural Vitamin C is the missing piece of the puzzle to your body's immune system, offering protection against colds and reducing the threat of nearly every virus known to man. Vitamin C is also a natural antihistamine which means it even helps keep allergies, asthma and inflammation in check!

TURN BACK TIME. Vitamin C plays an important role in collagen production and cell regeneration, anti-aging's two greatest secrets, helping to reduce wrinkles as your skin retains greater elasticity and firmness.

PROTECT YOURSELF. With extreme antioxidant activity, Organic Vitamin C fights free radicals, protecting you from the cell-damaging molecules absorbed by the body through pollution, poor diet, injury, or stress. Sufficient levels of vitamin C are also required for the synthesis of stress hormones (like adrenaline), which plays a crucial role in countering the ill effects of stress.

GUARD AGAINST DISEASE. Since our body doesn't produce it, natural Vitamin C is the most important vitamin you can consume for optimal health as it is shown to help reduce many degenerative conditions.

Source: amazon.com

Sari Food's Organic Vitamin C Powder can be purchased here for only $29.95 for a 6 oz bag!

What I love about Sari Foods is that they only use whole foods to make their products (no additives, gmo's...or any other unnecessary garbage) Their products are natural, high quality and not as expensive as the ones you can find at health food stores. They also offer free shipping on their products via amazon! The only thing I have to mention, is that the packaging is very difficult to close. So, I suggest placing your opened bags inside a larger ziploc bag so that it won't get everywhere. 

So, onwards to the recipe!

Ingredients:

-Fresh, Organic Spinach

-Handful of Organic Mango Chunks

-3 pieces of Pineapple Chunks

-1 Tblspoon Sari Food's Spirulina Powder

-1 Tsp. Sari Food's Vitamin C Powder

-1/2 cup pure orange juice

-Green Tea (fill to the top!)

Blend away!

Look at that vibrant green! All those nutrients ready to be absorbed into your body! No artificial colors, dyes, additives...NOTHING! 

I hope you enjoyed this, let me know if you want any other recipe/health tip posts!

Be sure to check out my latest youtube video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7n3JaSi5as

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Also, now is the perfect time to buy Sigma Brushes! Go to: http://bit.ly/1vTMKjP and use code "BOLD2015" for 10% off your purchase!

Until Next Time,

xoxo

Vanessa

Disclaimer: Products were provided for possible review. However, like all my reviews, all opinions are my own. 

Recipe: Gluten Free Brownies! (Black Bean Brownies)

Hi everyone!

This year, I've become more aware of the importance of a healthy lifestyle. I used to devour chips and processed junk that tasted delicious, but was toxic for my body. Over the summer, I developed healthy eating habits and a consistent workout "routine". Now, I control my portions, eat (mostly) vegan, gluten-free, and as raw as possible. In other words, I try to eat as clean as I can. Alongside with being more active and putting on my running shoes, I've lost a total of 20 pounds since the summer time. I am proud of my accomplishments and motivated to continue live a healthy lifestyle. If you want more information on my weight loss, or anything alongside my "diet" and nutrition or working out, let me know and I'll be happy to share it with you!

Anyways, today I wanted to share a recipe that I saw on MeghanRosette's youtube channel, which is recipe for Black Bean Brownies! Now, I know the name is scary, but trust me, if you're someone who is eating clean and staying away from processed chocolates and fatty foods full of refined sugar and butter, then these brownies are perfect for you!

Ingredients:

- I can of Black Beans
-1/4 Cup Coco Powder
-10-12 Tablespoons or 3/4 of a cup Stevia (or any other sweetener)
-1/2 Cup of Apple Sauce
-3 Eggs (or 9 egg whites) 
-1 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract 
-Pinch of Salt
-Chocolate Chips

Directions:

1.) Preheat ove to 350 degrees
2.) Drain Black Beans
3.) Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth (besides for chocolate chips)
4.) Place into a baking dish and bake for 30 minutes, check every 5 minutes
5.) Cool for 15 minutes and serve!

I hope you all enjoyed this healthy recipe, let me know how yours turned out! Please note, even though these brownies are way more healthy than typical brownies, they are only healthy in moderation!

Until Next Time,
xoxo
Vanessa


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Graze Box Review+Get a FREE Box!

Hello gorgeous!

I'm so excited that I finally get to tell you guys about this exciting new service called Graze [box]. If you know what Birchbox is, then you kind of have the idea of what Graze is! It's like Birchbox...but for food! Graze is a company with a mission to send their buyers healthy, delicious, and nutritious snacks all at $5! It's a weekly service and they deliver your exciting new box to your house/work for free (no shipping)! I ordered my box the other day, so unfortunately in my video, which is linked below, I couldn't feature the box I'm receiving. However, I will write a follow up post once I receive it! Also, ALL OF MY READERS/VIEWERS CAN GET A FREE BOX! Keep Reading below to find out how! Coupon expires 1 week from January 31st, 2013. HOWEVER, IF YOU STILL WANT A CODE FOR A FREE BOX AFTER THE EXPIRATION DATE, COMMENT BELOW!

The video is now live on my youtube channel!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy8r2iSXtMw&feature=share&list=UUT3FxR6zSqnHcqv_kc3QKhA


For more information, visit www.graze.com/us .

www.graze.com/us

*****Graze box was so incredibly sweet to offer all of my readers/viewers a FREE box! 
TO GET YOUR OWN FREE GRAZE BOX USE THE CODE:  5XHT1R9  *******

There is no shipping fee!(: Try it out, I bet you'll like it! Coupon expires 1 week from January 31st, 2013. HOWEVER, IF YOU STILL WANT A CODE FOR A FREE BOX AFTER THE EXPIRATION DATE, COMMENT BELOW!


Their service has been featured on magazines such as OK!, Bazaar, and Men's Health! This service is so incredibly amazing and unique! I explained everything about this in my video that I just posted to my youtube channel! Don't forget to subscribe, and if you are a subscriber of mine, thank you for helping me reach 200 subbies! I appreciate it, really!

Some of the snacks on the website I thought looked so delicious:

Graze Box's Herby Bread Basket

Graze Box's Pear Tatin

Graze Box's Billionare's Shortbread

*All images, except the header, was taken off of www.graze.com/us

So this year, get fit and healthy with the Graze box service! (Again, I'll explain everything in the video!)

PLEASE watch my video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy8r2iSXtMw&feature=share&list=UUT3FxR6zSqnHcqv_kc3QKhA ) to learn more about the Graze box service!

*****Graze box was so incredibly sweet to offer all of my readers/viewers a FREE box! 
TO GET YOUR OWN FREE GRAZE BOX USE THE CODE:  5XHT1R9  *******

There is no shipping fee!(: Try it out, I bet you'll like it! Coupon expires 1 week from January 31st, 2013. HOWEVER, IF YOU STILL WANT A CODE FOR A FREE BOX AFTER THE EXPIRATION DATE, COMMENT BELOW!

Until Next Time,

xoxo

Vanessa

*This was not a sponsored post. I was not paid to do a  post about this product. However, Graze was nice to contact me and my readers/viewers a free box as well as a promo-code for a free box.

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If you are a business and wants me to review your product (PR), please email me at: vanessatiffanie@gmail.com. Business inquires only please. 

Ulta and Sephora Black Friday Exclusives! 2012

Hey guys! I don't know about you guys, but I am a shopaholic. I am not ashamed to admit it because I know I am. If you are one too, that's okay! We can start a club and call ourselves "The Amazing Shopaholics of the 21st century", or something like that. Anyways, as Shopaholics, we already know an amazing holiday that's coming up (besides Thanksgiving)! BLACK FRIDAY! Honestly, I am so excited. I plan on waiting outside Ulta at 12:00 am. I don't care. Who needs sleep?! I need my Benefit Poreless primer that I've been waiting forever for! I already saw a sneak peak on the Black Friday catalog for Ulta and let me tell you...you will be going crazy! A Lorac palette for $12?! How about a Too Faced set for $19! I don't want to spoil your adventure going through the catalog yourself, which I will have the exclusive catalog listed below!

*Exclusive Ulta Black Friday Catalog Preview:   Click here 

Sephora Black Friday Deals

Are you excited?!

Until Next Time,
xoxo
Vanessa

Makeup For Acne-Prone, Oily, Problematic Skin and a GIVEAWAY!(:

Hey guys! So I'm really excited for today's video because I get to do a giveaway at the end of the video!

Okay, so the product I will be reviewing is the Skin79 Dream Girls BB Cream. It is $17.00 at the skin79northamerica.com website and it really improved my skin! I have oily/combination skin and I don't normally have a lot of acne, but in September my skin just went crazy! I had like 5 pimples at once! After using this product for a month my skin went back to normal and improved tremendously!

To enter the giveaway:
1. You must be a subscriber
2. Comment on the video why you want to win!

That's it and you're entered!

About this BB Cream (From the skin79northamerica.com website)

Until next time,
xoxo
Vanessa

Crystal Light Drink Mix for Healthier Skin!

Hey guys, so I went to Kroger to pick up some chocolate milk (I know, delicious), and I stopped by the drink mix aisle to pick up a new box of another favorite drink of mine (Crystal Light Peach and Mango Green Tea) and I saw the Crystal Light Skin Essentials Pomegranate Lemonade Drink Mix next to it so I decided to buy it. One reason why I love drink mixes is that they are really sweet so your sugar cravings are gone, they're inexpensive (I got both packs that have 7-10 pouches for $7 in total), and they're 5 calories a pouch!

So obviously the one on the left is the peach mango green tea, but the one on the right is the Skin Essentials one. Like I said I got it at Kroger.

The Claim: Antioxidant Vitamins and plant extract help nourish your skin from within

It was developed in part with European dermatologists.

My view:

Since I just started drinking it, I didn't notice any dramatic difference with my skin. I have oily-combo skin, not a whole lot of acne, just some bumps here and there and maybe a zit if it's...that time of the month.

At first, the taste is some what sour and shocking, but then it becomes sweet and you'll like it it tastes like juice. Not really pomegranate, but it tastes like fruit juice with minute maid.

The color is a intense red color so it will stain clothing.

I'll keep you updated to see if it has any real effects on my skin!

Thanks for the support, and make sure you check out my youtube channel: youtube.com/vanessatiffanie


Until Next Time,
xoxo
Vanessa

Double Duty Studying

Found this picture here: HERE

My thighs and mid-section have grown abnormally large. Why? I sit and eat like a pig all day. I usually run a mile every day but lately I haven't had the time to do so because I'm either on my Mac, my iPhone 4s, or Facebook. That's why, I'm studying while exercising! Make sense? I'm a yoga addict and I'll write information on flashcards and read them while doing an easy, yet powerful pose. Then, I'll quiz myself while having a pilates/yoga ball in between my knees and do sit ups. It's painful. If I don't answer the question before my legs and stomach hurt and I stop, then I'll have to do leg lifts with the ball in between my ankles. Painful!!! You can do this too! It's super easy!

Things you'll need:
1. An Excercise/Yoga/Pilates Ball (Mine's purple!)
2. A Yoga Mat (optional, I find it easier if you're doing this on tile/wood) (Mine's purple!)
3. Flashcards/Notecards
4. Permanent Marker (I buy the crazy colorful Sharpie ones so I can color code and make it look pretty!)

Steps:
1. Write all the material you need to study on a flash card. (Ex: On one side write "3 Dynasties", On the reverse side, write Zhou, Qin, and Han.)
2. Set them next to you and put the ball in between your knees (Insert perverted laugh here)
3. Read the side with the question (Ex: 3 Dynasties) and try to answer it while doing as many sit-ups as you can. If you fail to answer the question in time before you stop, proceed to step 4, if you manage to answer it (yay you!), then go to step 5.
4. Yoga ball in between your ankles and do 10-20 leg lifts, in order to process everything through, and read the reverse side OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN!
5. Move on to the next question!

It's super easy, and you get an amazing quick workout by doing so!

xoxo
Vanessa