On our Superfood Blog learn more about the power of different superfoods with in your body.
Why is Kale a Nutritional Superfood? Kale belongs to the same plant family as the sulphur-containing vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, cabbage, and collard greens. Kale is great for protecting your health, providing you with a rich source of vitamins and minerals, and a preventative of cancer. The ten to fifteen organo-sulphur compounds found…
Cacao is one of our favorite items to add to a smoothie. It is rich in flavor bitter by nature but amazing when you add just a touch of sweet creating a balance of bitter-sweet goodness. Cacao was extensively used in early Mesoamerica. Named as the nectar of the gods in ancient times, Cacao nibs…
Lucuma is an amazing Superfood, and can be used as a raw food sweetener. Lucuma is rich in beta-carotene, niacin, and iron. We use Navitas Naturals Lucuma Power, it has a sweet fragrance and has a taste resembling maple! Lucuma (loo-ku-mah) a sweet and edible fruit of the Lucuma tree (Pouteria obovata, or Lucuma obovata),…
Maca Powder harvested by Navitas Naturals is amazing stuff. We use it to heighten the energy of the room. It is an endocrine system stimulant. Very different from coffee that over loads your liver. Maca wakes you up by feeding your adrenal system rather then beating it up. A potent adaptogen, maca is one of…
Since Chef Jen was a child she has had very sensitive skin – she has always suffered with the itchy stress based rash called eczema. I am fair, with chronic dry skin and covered with freckles – your basic dermatologist nightmare. Over the last 5 years I have noticed a dramatic decline in the texture…