We know today that many are searching for new ways to unlock and maintain a truly healthy diet. We see the true relationship between what we put in our bodies and our physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. We can see how the decisions we make about such matters affects our precious earth, one another and generations to come. We invite you to browse through our menu and take this journey with us. We offer weekly boxes full of live foods for every meal and setting. You have choices on most items every week only the main dishes are set but also change on a regular basis, so no danger of falling into a rut because the food is always changing.

Eating well to be well opens doors of life you may have only dreamed of, yet the right food is all around us. We ask that you let us be your guides and resources on the road to delicious gourmet cuisine as well as radiant health.

Sequoia loves to share her passion.  So if you been wanted to learn how to feed your body, mind, and spirit with love and good food! These classes are for you.  Check our calendar for dates and times.  We are here to help you every step of your journey to good health.

In “Why Raw” you will learn:

• The effects of cooking on different nutrients
• Where you get your protein on the raw food diet
• The raw food groups
• Food combining for better digestion
• How to maintain your ideal weight
• How to adapt to a raw living foods diet
• How to make raw food preparation quick and easy.

To show participants how easy it is to make delicious recipes using raw living ingredients, there will be a few free demo’s at this talk.  You will get to taste how delicious this food can be.

yield (2 Cups)

3/4 cup purified water
1/4 cup orange juice or 1/2 orange, peeled and coarsely chopped. (see note)
1 1/2 cups kale, stemmed and chopped
1/2 apple, cored and chopped (or 1/2 small cucumber, peeled and chopped)
1/4 cup cilantro, parsley, basil leaves, or fresh dill
1 tablespoon light, mellow miso
1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon crushed garlic
1/4 red jalapeno pepper, with seeds, or a pinch of cayenne
1/2 green onion, optional
1/2 avocado, peeled and seeded

1.  Combine the water, orange juice, kale, apple, cilantro or other fresh herbs, miso, jalapeno, lemon juice, garlic, and the optional green onion, and blend until smooth.
2.  Add the avocado and blend again until smooth.
3.  Serve immediately.

Note:  The orange juice gives sweetness to the soup.  For a less sweet soup, reduce or eliminate the orange juice, and replace with with additional water.

Variation:
You can use a variety of vegetables in garden soups, such as cucumber, zucchini, tomato, bell pepper, celery, romaine, and spinach.

Yield 2 cups (2 servings)

1/2 cup purified water
2 ripe bananas
2 cups fresh or frozen berries, Strawberries, blueberries or blackberries

Green Smoothie: Add 2 tablespoons green power or 1 cup of fresh greens, such as spinach, parsley, kale, celery, or Romain Lettuce
Place all the ingredients in a blender and process until smooth.

Variations
Mango Smoothies: Replace berries with 2 cups of ripe mango.
Orange and Berry Smoothie: Add 1 orange, peeled and sectioned.

Yield 2 cups (2 servings)

6 Celery Stalks
6 Kale or collard leaves
1 cucumber, sliced lengthwise
2/3 bunch parsley and or/cilantro (2 ounces)
1 (1/2-inch) piece fresh ginger (optional)
1 1/2 TBL fresh lemon juice (1/2 lemon)

This juice is a nutritional powerhouse, providing vitamins, calcium, and trace minerals.  It is also low in calories and  sugars, making it an ideal weight-loss drink.  For a spicier green juice, include the optional ginger.

Variations:
For Sweet Green Juice:  Add 1 apple, cut into chunks
For Antioxidant Juice:  Add 1 cup broccoli florets and stalks and/or 1 cup of cabbage.