Organic Holiday Mix

This Holiday Season, Divine Organics is offering a discount on a special blend of some of our favorite superfoods. All organic and raw, this delicious mix is packed full with nutrition, from white Mulberries, creamy Cashews, Goji-Berries and princess Pistachios. A satisfying and energizing snack that offers lasting fullness, during the winter months.

A perfect gift or stocking stuffer, and a nutritious offering at your next Holiday party or gathering!

32 oz. Organic Holiday Mix – $21.99

 

16 oz. Organic Holiday Mix – $ 12.99

Organic and Raw Happy Holiday Mix

IMG_2585For the Holidays we are sharing with you one of our favorite mixes here at Divine Organics. All Organic and Raw, this delicious mix is packed full of White Mullberries, Goji Berries, Whole Creamy Cashews, California Pistachios and Almonds, Incan Berries and Pumpkin seeds.

A perfect gift idea, stocking stuffer or treat to bring to your parties and dinners!

With an almost 50% savings, we are sharing the Happy Holiday Mix for $10.99 a pound.

Enjoy and Happy Holidays from us at Divine Organics Gourmet Superfoods.

Price: $10.99 a pound
Two or more pounds: $9.99 a pound.

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Raw & Sweet Pili-Nut-Treats

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1 jar of DIVINE ORGANICS Pili Nut Butter (room temperature or warmer)
fresh ripe Strawberries

Pili nut butter is very satisfying, silky smooth at room temperature, just dip in the berries!

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web-pili-nut-clustersPILI NUT CANDY

1 jar of DIVINE ORGANICS Pili Nut Butter (room temperature or warmer)
1 bag of DIVINE ORGANICS Pili Nuts

In a bowl mix the Pili Nut Butter with the Pili Nuts. Spoon small heaps on a baking tray and chill.

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web-pili-chocolate-fudge-on-ice-creamPILI NUT FUDGE ON ICE-CREAM

1 jar of DIVINE ORGANICS Pili Nut Butter (room temperature or warmer)
ice cream of your choice

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These recipes were posted by Pam Raikos, all credit for the super easy ideas goes to her! http://www.examiner.com/review/when-you-re-craving-chocolate

 

Pili-Nut-Chia-Crackers

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Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Dehydrator: 104F/ total time – approx 16 hours

Ingredients:
1 cup chia seeds
3 cups water
3/4 cup pili nuts, chopped
1/2 cup dried cranberries (or gojiberries) chopped
1/4 cup cacao nibs
1/4 tsp pink Himalayan sea salt
1 Tbsp Coconut Blossom Nectar
pinch of Cinammon

Directions:
Combine chia seeds and water in a big bowl and stir. Let set till slightly gelatinous. Stir again. Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
Spread evenly over lined dehydrator tray(s). Dehydrate on 104F degrees for about 1-2 hours.
Score the mixture for cracker shapes. Dehydrate another 3-4 hours.
To flip over: Place a dehydrator tray with mesh screen over top and flip. Remove liner and tray, and place tray with flipped chia mixture back in dehydrator.
Dry for another 4-8 hours or more until crackers are desired texture. Cool, break apart and eat. Store them in an air tight container. These crackers won’t last very long at all!

This recipe was created by https://rawrifficfood.wordpress.com/ and we give you all credit for it. These crackers are very tasty!

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Rainforest Awareness Month

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Everyone wants to save the Rainforest, but most people don’t know how or think their individual actions will not make a difference. NOT TRUE! You can make small and simple green choices everyday that will help plants, animals and people in far away rainforests.

THE FOREST
One and a half acres of land are lost every second every day – and no stop in sight.
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Rainforests are logged worldwide for their valuable timber. Logging is driven by complex factors.  Two examples are subsidies by governments in tropical countries for slum dwellers and farmers to clear and settle forest land, and consumer demand in industrialized countries for tropical products like hardwoods, railroad ties, beef and palm oil.
Thin tropical topsoils exposed to heavy rains erode rapidlly, carrying away what nutrients they contained and exposing even more infertile sub-soils.  Expensive fertilizer application is required increasingly over time but much is lost to the same heavy rains that take away topsoil. Even later abandoned, these lands have been so degraded that forest cannot recover by the natural processes of regeneration.
One of many foundations which helps to restore soil and trees, is Rainprogram, you can read more here www.rainprogram.org and also look at www.rainforest-alliance.org

THE ANIMALS
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More than half of Earth’s rain forests have already been lost forever to the insatiable human demand for wood and arable land. Rain forests that once grew over 14 percent of the land on Earth now cover only about 6 percent. Many animals are deprived of their homes, they are starved to death, killed or getting extinct.
The numbers are dire: 150-200 species become extinct every 24 hours, and approximately 15 percent of mammal species and 11 percent of bird species are threatened with extinction.

The Alliance for Zero Extinction hosts about 88 sites and foundations which actively protect animal life in the rainforests. If you want to get involved, you find here an array of choices: www.zeroextinction.org We also liked www.rainforest-rescue.org

THE PEOPLE
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Indigenous peoples are often not recognized as the owners of their land, even if they have lived there for hundreds or thousands of years. Without official titles, many indigenous communities have had little recourse but to watch as government or corporate interventions have exploited and destroyed huge tracts of their forests without their consent.With secure rights to their lands and natural resources, indigenous peoples can better defend their communities against unwanted development pressures. Indigenous peoples are effective guardians of the forests they live in. Today, most of the world’s large tracts of conserved tropical forests are in the hands of indigenous peoples.

The Rainforest foundation gives wonderful opportunities to help, they offer fun activities for adults and children. Check them out here: www.rainforestfoundation.org Please also read here www.treehugger.com

WHAT WE CAN DO
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  • Just say NO to palm oil. Palm oil, found in half of all processed foods in the US, is a key contributor to rainforest deforestation.
  • Avoid furniture and other products made from threatened rainforest woods like: Mahogany,Rosewood and Ebony. Logging and the new roads it necessitates is a major driver of long term rainforest destruction.
  • Learn and Teach others about the importance of the environment and how we can help save rainforests. Teach kids about the health of our planet. Empower them to make responsible choices. Help them make the connection between choosing foods without palm oil or conserving fossil fuels and protecting the rainforests.
  • 60-70% of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon results from cattle ranching. Meat production is non-sustainable. Period. It affects all countries, the waste of water and crop has huge impact on the ecological balance. Eat (more) vegan foods.
  • Oil extraction in the Amazon has increased dramatically with sometimes devastating social and environmental consequences. Approximately 70% of the entire Peruvian Amazon in now leased by oil companies.
  • Support:  Pick a region or project of particular interest to you and be assured your gift is directly contributing to the Rainforest program(s) of your choice.
  • Buy organic, fair-trade, rainforest alliance approved food products. 

Check out our DIVINE ORGANICS Super-Cell-food-Powders: The plants are harvested by hand from the indigenous community in the foothills of Northern Thailand and they sustain their families, villages and forests first, before they sell the precious herbs and botanicals. We were so impressed that we decided to take it into our product line, please click to read more
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How to store Irish Moss?

Dry Moss should always be stored in a dark cool place, it does not need to be sealed in the pouch bag. The salt is a natural preservative and the moss will not get bad. Never store dry Moss in the fridge, it is too moist and the salt crystals will not be able to protect the moss. You may keep your moss for good over a year.

Soaked hydrated Moss should be stored in the fridge. Use a clean glass jar or bowl and change the water every day and it will keep fresh up to 2 weeks, but will loose with time a little of its gelling property.

Irish Moss paste will keep fresh in the fridge for up to 3 weeks. Make sure that you use a clean glass jar with a lid and use always a clean spoon.

Irish Moss paste can also be frozen. It is convenient to use an ice cube tray and fill it with Irish Moss paste. When it is completely frozen, wrap it in a pouch bag, don’t keep it open. It is very convenient to have the portion size moss ready on hand when needed.

How to prepare Irish Moss Paste

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To make Irish Moss Paste:

1. Soak 1/2 cup of dry moss in lukewarm water for a few minutes, then rinse to clean from salt and sand. Work with your hands through the moss and clean from dirt, pebbles, blue rope pieces (leftover from harvest) and soak again in fresh water, make sure you have plenty of water to cover and choose a bigger bowl, because the moss will expand.

If you are short on time, use warm or lukewarm water to soften the moss faster.If you have time, you can also put it into the refrigerator over night and continue next day.

2. At the next rinse check again on dirt or any brown parts, rinse very well. Soak again.

3. When the moss has become white, soft yellow color, multiplied its volume and got soft, it is ready to process it to paste. Blend 1 1/2 cups well hydrated (soaked) moss with 3/4 cup water in a high speed blender.

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4. 1 cup dry moss will yield 3 cups soaked moss. You might have plenty. Store the Irish Moss paste in a clean glass container (Mason jar, etc) in the refrigerator.

Irish moss paste will last in the refrigerator for a at least 14 days, most of the time 3 weeks. If you have to much moss prepared you may also use the ice cube tray and fill it with Irish Moss Paste and freeze, you have perfect portions you can work with.

Watch Raw Food Chef Diana Stobo prepare Irish Moss here.

5 great ways to use Irish Moss Paste

After you have prepared Irish Moss Paste, it is ready to go into your food creation:

1. Irish Moss Paste gives a creamy, light texture to raw food desserts:
You may imitate fluffy cheese cake fillings or without use of eggs, heavy cream, or yogurt. Raw Food cakes lighten up, because you cut back on cashew cream, coconut oil or any other oily rich ingredient.
For the recipe: In your high speed blender add all ingredients and add the Irish Moss Paste at the very end. If your dish calls for cacao butter, which has to be warmed up, add the Irish Moss before the Cacao Butter.

2. Irish Moss Paste can be used to firm up raw desserts:
Firming up a raw dessert can be achieved by adding coconut oil, cacao butter or nut-cream and stored in the refrigerator or freezer; however, if you want to stay on the calorie-low side, add Irish Moss Paste. The gelatin property in the Moss firms up faster and keeps the cream in shape, even when you remove it from the fridge.
For the recipe: It will take about an hour to firm up your dish, better you keep it for a few hours in the fridge (mocked whipped cream made from cashews: 4 hours in the fridge)

3. Irish Moss Paste replaces some of the fat in dressings and sauces:
Irish Moss Paste’s emollient qualities keep the salad dressings light and creamy, cream cheese clean and light, Ice cream, and the paste can also be added to veggienaise, mayonnaise, salsas, and even hummus. Therefore Irish Moss is a wonderful low calorie weight maintenance tool.
For the recipe: replace the equal amount of oil, coconut butter, or dairy with Irish Moss Paste.

4. Makes smoothies extra thick and creamy
Who does not like a yummy creamy smoothie or nut milk?
For the recipe: Add 1/2 to 1 TBSP of Irish Moss Paste per 1 cup of liquid to your nut milk or smoothie. If you prepare a chocolate based smoothie you might need to adjust the sweetener.

5. Irish Moss Paste is a simple beautifying gel:

  • Add to your shampoo to make it extra smooth and creamy
  • Add to your shower gel to add an extra lathering and skin friendly property
  • Facial Mask: relax with a layer of 2-3 TBSP of pure Irish Moss Paste on the cleaned face, the minerals and moisture will rejuvenate the skin and give it the healthy glow. 20 minutes is good time to find peace.
  • Hair replenish: into the damp hair massage 3-4 TBSP of pure Irish Moss Paste and wrap with a towel. Rinse after 10 min or keep longer, the hair will re-mineralize and the moss helps to detoxify the scalp.
  • Apply on skin rash, dry or damaged skin, aching feet, dry skin: always apply on clean skin if possible and rinse with cool or lukewarm water.

Happy Earth Day 2015!

earth day with divine organicsEach year, Earth Day — April 22 — marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. The height of hippie and flower-child culture in the United States, 1970 brought the death of Jimi Hendrix, the last Beatles album, ….. read more

You can make a change, have fun, enjoy with your family, actively love nature and have a great veggie meal, it is up to you.

Let us inspire you here with a few Earth Day ideas:
1.) Have a green smoothie … get inspiration here
2.) Close your laptop, shut down your phone and go outside, at least 20 minutes. This is the time the mind normally needs to slow down and unwind. Look around, breath in and listen to nature, come to peace — alone or with friends.
3.) Find community activities for Earth Day — join or create.
4.) Celebrate life: smile at people and have uplifting thoughts.
5.) Write into your journal.
6.) Hug a tree :) yes, this is still an old great idea.
7.) Practice yoga with Earth Day in mind, be a blessing for the planet.
8.) Be grateful.
9.) Call a family member you have not talked for a while and listen.
10.) Buy flowers and arrange them beautifully.

Earth Day Green Energy Beverages

We got here two lovely Earth Day Green Energy Beverages for you, Pineapple has been inexpensive lately and also sweet, therefore it is our fruit base for these smoothies:

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Pineapple Ginger Juice 
(adds delicious spice)

Ingredients:
1 cup fresh sweet pineapple, cut into cubes
2 cups baby spinach plus 1 cup kale
(optional: 3 cups baby spinach)
1 tablespoon fresh ginger root
1 medium cucumber

All ingredients go into your Power Juicer, serves 1-2, serve immediately!

mint juicePinapple Mint Smoothie (adds refreshing clarity)

Ingredients:
1/2 cup fresh sweet pineapple, cut into cubes
2 cups baby spinach (or mix with kale)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint leaves
1 sweet pear
1 cup coconut water or filtered water
ice cubes (optional)

All ingredients go into your Vitamix, add more water if required.

 

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Hemp Protein Smoothies

CHOCOLATE HEMP PROTEIN SMOOTHIE
Vegan, gluten-free, oil-free, refined sugar-free, soy-free treat (2 servings)
Prep.time: 5 minutes


This is a creamy and luxurious raw cacao smoothie enriched with the power of hemp.
* Rich in omega-3’s and 6’s in perfect ratio
* Plant-strong protein
* Mineral rich and low glycemic sweetener
* Energizing touch of raw Cacao

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups raw almond milk (or hazelnut milk) 
  • 2 Tbsp of DIVINE ORGANICS Thai Coconut Blossom Sugar
  • 2-3 Tbsp of DIVINE ORGANICS Cacao Powder
  • 1 Tbsp of DIVINE ORGANICS Heavenly Hemp Seeds
  • 1 Tbsp of DIVINE ORGANICS Hemp Protein Powder
  • 1 Tbsp of DIVINE ORGANICS Peruvian Maca Powder
  • 1 ripe banana (optional)
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • dash of DIVINE ORGANICS Ground Vanilla
  • dash of ROYAL HIMALAYAN Pink Crystal Salt
  • 4 ice cubes (optional)

Directions:
Add all ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend until super smooth. Adjust liquid to get optimal creaminess.

Enjoy as an energizing breakfast smoothie, meal replacement, refuel for athletes.

LEMON HEMP SEED-MILK
Vegan, gluten-free, oil-free, refined sugar-free, soy-free treat (4 servings)
Prep.time: 10 minutes (2 preparations)
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  • 2 cups DIVINE ORGANICS Hemp Seeds
  • 2-3 cups filtered water for blending
  • zest of 1/2 lemon
  • 1 TSP DIVINE ORGANICS Coconut Nectar

Soak the hemp seeds overnight with the peeled lemon zest.

In the morning give it a good rinse, place all ingredients into the high speed blender until the seeds are well broken down. (it works good if you blend first with 2 cups of water, and add the last cup later if you have a regular blender)

Pour the content through a nut milk bag and the Lemon Hemp Seed-Milk is ready to serve.

 

 

Summer Nuts

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Warm weather can help us create new nutritional habits. Everything is delivered by mother nature fresh: all the wonderful fruits, greens and veggies. It is a great time to go for salads, veggie smoothies, and enhance a boring diet with fruit salads.

The cooling qualities in leafy greens and fruits refresh the body and mind, it is much easier to flush out toxins and extra pounds than in the cold season.

One question often asked: HOW ABOUT NUTS DURING THE HOT SEASON? 

Nuts are valuable source of plant protein, minerals and vitamins. A handful a day would be a great suggestion as daily intake– and this handful of nuts per day can be consumed as hydrating and nourishing nutmilks, in raw cremes, sweet or savory. But over-consumption will do not good: despite to all healthy benefits, Nuts can make us feel heavy and sluggish, and we learn by experience that nuts are much harder to digest compared to proteins from fresh greens.

During the sommer months we want to keep our digestion extra light and choose refreshing foods, so we picked these four nuts, which will keep you healthy nourished, light and refreshed:

#1) ALMOND

Divine Organics AlmondsThe delicately flavorful and versatile almond is available throughout the year. Almonds make a healthy and tasty snack, a classy nutmilk, yummy nutbutter, an addition to smoothies, ice creams, raw sweet and savory dishes. During the hot season make sure you consume raw almonds instead of roasted (and often salted) ones, you may sprout and dehydrate them if you wish; use raw almonds in nutmilk and other preparations — in this way the almonds will keep the body temperature neutral. Almonds are rich in Calcium, Iron and Magnesium and our number 1 choice of summer nuts.

#2) HAZELNUT

Divine Organics Turkish HazelnutsHazelnuts,also called Filberts, are rich in B vitamins, Vitamin E and Manganese. Consumption of raw Hazelnuts, when snacked straight from the bag or processed to nutmilks, will let us feel light. Hazelnuts keep the body temperature neutral and all extra energy can go into fun outdoor activities and sports without slowing us down anywhere.

Therefore we choose Hazelnuts as our number 2 summer nut.

#3) MACADAMIA NUT

macadamia-nutsThe sweet, refreshing macadamia nuts are brimming with essential minerals, vitamins and heart-friendly mono-unsaturated fatty acids. Additionally they provide selenium. Selenium is a cardio-protective micro-mineral which is not so easy to get in regular diet. Because the Hawaiian Macadamia Nut is the most delicious of its kind and makes us think of flower garlands and white beaches, we decided to make it to summer nut #3.

 #4) CASHEWS

Divine Organics Raw CashewsCashews are thermal cooling. This is one reason that over-consumption of cashew nuts in the cold season can cause diarrhea or digestion problems. During the summer our body can deal with the cooling quality and their acidity. And because cashew nuts are so versatile in making raw cremes, raw ice creams, raw cheese and pastry, we voted Cashews to our number 3 summer nut. Just make sure you eat them raw and organic.

#5) PILI NUT

Divine Organics Pili Nuts in a bowPili Nuts are still relatively unknown in the States, people are always positively surprised how delicious the soft kernel is when snacked for the first time.

Pilis are a rich source of heart healthy omegas, which play an important role in brain function and may aid in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. They contain all 8 essential amino acids which is vital for healthy muscles, healthy bones and skin, brain balance, liver detoxification, and nerve cell health. Pili Nuts should be consumed raw and they will add their refreshing quality on hot summer days.

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Enjoy!

Apricot Elixirs

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Luscious sweet ripe Apricots and Hazelnut milk are the base of the 3 elixirs. Fresh apricots are true longevity superfoods, loaded with Vitamin A, C, Magnesium, Copper, Iron and antioxidants. Pure sun-energy, highly nutritious and natural sweet – combined with superfoods which work in synergy to enhance their powers and benefits: foods become elixirs.
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APRICOT WARRIOR

  • 8 oz Hazelnut milk (made from soaked raw DIVINE ORGANICS Turkish Hazelnuts, or substitute with Almond Milk if not available)
  • 2-3 ripe soft fresh apricots
  • 1 TBSP DIVINE ORGANICS raw Maca Powder
  • small piece (1/2 inch) of raw fresh Tumeric root
  • 1 TBSP Sweetener of your choice (DIVINE ORGANICS Agave Nectar, Coconut Sugar, optional)
  • pinch of Himalayan Salt (optional)
  • pinch of DIVINE ORGANICS Tahitian Vanilla (optional)

Prepare Hazelnut Milk (soak raw Hazelnuts for 4-6 hours and blend with filtered water, 1 part of nuts to 4 parts of water). Add all ingredients in a Vitamix and blend creamy.
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APRICOT GOJI WARRIOR
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  • prepare the base recipe as discribed above and add 2-3 TBSP of soaked DIVINE ORGANICS organic Gojiberries

(if you don’t have time for soaking, it is better you grind first the dry Gojiberries in your Vitamix and add 2 TBSP of the fine sticky Goji-powder to the smoothie). This smoothie is rich, nutritious and very creamy. Delicious when served on ice.

APRICOT SPINACH POWERHOUSE
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  • prepare the recipe as above, add Gojiberries, blend creamy and add 1 handful of organic fresh spinach leaves, blend.

Hazelnuts, Maca, Goji, Tumeric and Spinach are highly beneficial and empower each other synergisticly.apricot elixirs

 

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Gottfried Kumpf

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Emerald-Blueberry-Banana-Bowl

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Ingredients:

1 cup of fresh blueberries, washed
1 Banana, cut in tiny pieces
1 TSP DIVINE ORGANICS Blue-Green Spirulina Powder
1 TBSP DIVINE ORGANICS Tocos Plus
1 TSP Water

Cut the Banana into small pieces, add water, add the Spirulina Powder and stir well, add the blueberries, stir again, add the Tocos Plus, stir and serve. This bowl is a wonderful breakfast or a full meal and it can be, hands down, described as a natural powerhouse made from real true foods.
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3 Essential Benefits of Blueberries

  • Sweet, juicy blueberries are rich in pro-anthocyanin,  which is the antioxidant of the blue pigment in the skin. 100 g fresh berries provide only 57 calories, however, they  are amongst the highest anti-oxidant value fruits. Altogether, the phyto-chemical compounds in the blueberry help rid off harmful oxygen-derived free radicals from the body. ORAC of 100 g fresh blueberry is 5562 TE. 
  • Further, research studies suggest that chlorogenic acid in blueberries may help lower blood sugar levels and may control blood-glucose levels in type-II diabetes mellitus condition.
  • High in Manganese, Copper and Iron which is necessary in the process of formation and production for red blood cells.

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3 Essential Benefits of Spirulina

  • Highly alkalizing and energizing superfood
  • complete nutritional plant protein
  • Detoxifying and cell rejuvenating

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3 (Plus) Benefits of Tocos Plus

  • The delicious and natural sweet powder contains a full-spectrum of E vitamins.
  • Over 100 additional antioxidants create a powerhouse of fully bioavailable nutrients.
  • Tocos Plus are one of the top named nutrient dense superfoods which also contain naturally occurring Vitamin A (Beta Carotene), Vitamin B1 (Thiamin), Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Vitamin B3 (Niacin), Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid), Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine), Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Folic Acid, Biotin, Choline, and Inositol, Calcium, Potassium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Iron, Zinc, Manganese, Copper, Iodine and other trace minerals.

And Banana :) :) :)
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Enjoy!!!

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Summer Solstice Celebration Cake

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It is the longest day of the year.The equilibrium of light and darkness, day and night, longs for a special live celebration: for our raw food cake we choose berries and fruits with the most juicy bright colors and exotic energy; and bedded them into three different layers of light fluffy young coconut cream.

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For the crust:

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  • 1 cup DIVINE ORGANICS Almond flour
  • 1/2 cup sprouted and dehydrated ground Quinoa (or Buckwheat)
  • 1/2 cup DIVINE ORGANICS Shredded Coconut
  • Pinch of ROYAL HIMALAYAN Pink Salt
  • 1 TSP of shredded frozen Lemon
  • 1 ripe Banana, mashed
  • 1 TBSP DIVINE ORGANICS light Agave Nectar (optional)
  • 2 TBSP DIVINE ORGANICS melted Cacao Butter

Combine all ingredients in a bowl (I like to do it by hand) and layer the bottom of a 9 inch pie mold.

For the filling:

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(Young Coconut Meat is a delicious and light plant-strong Protein)

  • 2 cups (16 oz) soft meat of Young Coconut
  • 2 cups Coconut Water
  • 3-4 TBSP DIVINE ORGANICS soft Coconut Blossom Sugar
  • Pinch of  ROYAL HIMALAYAN Pink Salt
  • Pinch of DIVINE ORGANICS ground Vanilla
  • 2 TSP of shredded frozen Lemon
  •  1/3 cup DIVINE ORGANICS Irish Moss Paste*
  •  1/2 cup DIVINE ORGANICS melted Cacao Butter

In a Vitamix combine add all ingredients except Cacao Butter and blend creamy, taste if the sweetness is right for you, adjust if necessary. Add little by little the melted Cacao Butter while the Vitamix is running. Blend.

Our Summer Solstice fruits for the creams:

  • 1 cup ripe Mango, cut into small cubes
  • 1 cup Raspberries
  • 1/2 cup Blueberries

Assemble:
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  • Sprinkle half of the Mango cubes on the crust, then pour 1/2 of the coconut cream over the crust.
  • Sprinkle with more Mango and 1/2 of the Raspberries.
  • Add the other 1/2 of the Raspberries to the coconut cream which is still in the Vitamix and blend it creamy. Pour 1/2 of the beautiful pink Raspberry cream over the cake ( i made a spiral).
  • Then add the blueberries to the remaining cream in the Vitamix and blend thoroughly. The result is a delicious Blueberry Cream which bursts of live energy of antioxidants.
  • Toss over the cake (i circled and filled the spaces between the fruits)
  • If you have any remaining fruits, arrange them on top nicely.
  • Let the cake settle in the fridge for a minimum of 4 hours or overnight. (Don’t freeze, the fruits will get watery when you defrost)

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Serving:

Remove the cake from the fridge and garnish with fruits (and maybe flowers) which represent  a beautiful summer solstice, share with gratitude! (We garnished with Orange, Apricots, Cherries, Raspberries and Blueberries.)

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serving a slice of raw food cake for solstice celebration

“To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides” (David Viscott)

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June 5: World Environment Day

world-environment-dayWorld Environment Day (WED) is the United Nations’ principal vehicle for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the environment. Over the years it has grown to be a broad, global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated by stakeholders in over 100 countries. It also serves as the ‘people’s day’ for doing something positive for the environment, galvanizing individual actions into a collective power that generates an exponential positive impact on the planet.

In support of the UN designation of 2014 as the International Year of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), WED this year will adopt SIDS in the broader context of climate change as its theme. Our objectives are to help build momentum towards the Third International Conference on SIDS in September and encourage a greater understanding of the importance of SIDS and of the urgency to help protect the islands in the face of growing risks and vulnerabilities, particularly as a result of climate change. We believe WED will be an excellent opportunity to raise a call for solidarity with the islands.

“Planet Earth is our shared island, let us join forces to protect it.”
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the launch of the 2014 International Year of Small Islands and Developing States

Ask yourself:
What action can I take to become agent of change?

Smoothies with Moringa Cellfood Powder

Moringa Cellfood Powder is very mild tasting, but supercharges your favorite smoothies with nutrients and vitality.

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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 Cucumber – cleansing
  • 1/8 slice of Lemon with the skin – refreshing, cleansing
  • a handful of fresh Cilantro, Parsley and Mint Leaves – eliminates heavy metals and toxins
  • 1 Tsp DIVINE ORGANICS  Moringa Cellfood Powder – nourish and tonic vitality
  • 2-3 cups of water or DIVINE ORGANICS Thai Coconut Water (optional: add ice cubes)
  • 1 TBSP DIVINE ORGANICS Creamy Coconut Sugar – to add extra alkalizing minerals and boost energy
  • optional: add a dash of fresh grated ginger root – to balance metabolic temperature and add a gentle spice

Combine all ingredients with 1 cup of water in a Vitamix and blend creamy. Add the remaining water and/or add ice cubes. Enjoy.

smoothie-3Feed Healthy Hormones Smoothie*:

Ingredients:

  •  cup DIVINE ORGANICS frozen Thai Coconut Meat (defrosted) – alkalizing plant protein
  • 1 cup DIVINE ORGANICS  raw Thai Coconut Water (defrosted) – alkalizing cell hydration
  • 1 TBSP DIVINE ORGANICS Hemp Seeds – plant protein, anti-inflammatory
  • 1 TBSP DIVINE ORGANICS Chia Seeds — fiber, balanced Omega 6:3
  • 2 TBSP DIVINE ORGANICS Creamy Coconut Sugar – to add extra alkalizing minerals and boost energy
  • 1 TSP DIVINE ORGANICS Moringa Cellfood Powder – nourish and tonic
  • 1 TSP DIVINE ORGANICS Jiaogulan (Ganosterma) Cellfood Powder — strongest adaptogen in nature
  • 1 TBSP DIVINE ORGANICS Maca Powder — strong adaptogen balancing hormonal health
  • 1 big slice of an organic Orange (don’t peel!) – balances energy of liver
  • 1 Banana – potassium, sweetness, taste or:
  • 1 cup Berries – to strengthen core energy
  • 1/2 TSP of Cardamon – fragrance, emotional balance
  • 1 TSP Tumeric – anti-inflammatory
  • (add Astragalus Powder tonic for extra core energy)
  • ice cubes

Combine all ingredients in a high speed blender and enjoy the creamy smoothie!

This smoothie supports balanced hormones which involve adrenal health, reproduction health, stress and brain function. All ingredients are working together in a tested ratio. It is very nourishing and satisfying, yet supports also weight loss. Great as a food replacement on the go to maintain happy nurtured energy levels and good mood during a working day, yoga and exercise, when you seek athletic strength, need balance during PMS, Menopause, or when you crave for stimulants.

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* The statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. The foods are not intended to treat, cure or heal any disease. Always check with your health practitioner when you need medical advise.
Copyright 2014 by Divine Organics.

Love a Tree

According to the Holiday Calendar – 16th of May is the LOVE-A-TREE-DAY.

There are many reasons why we might love and appreciate trees: their beauty, shade, comfort, peace, food and the value as a material source. We definitely know that we need trees alive for oxygen, temperature balance on the whole planet and much more.

This 4000 year old tree is in the yard of the Karapatakis family estate and has become a Greek national monument Methuselah at 4847 is the third oldest verified single tree, a bristlecone pine, Pinus longeava, The Baobab Tree can grow to enormous sizes and carbon dating have shown that they may live to be 3,000 years old.These are some of the oldest trees on the planet and the pictures do not credit to their beauty (left: 4000 yr. Olive tree, Greece, middle: Methuselah 5000 yr Pine in California, right: 3000 yr Baobab Tree, Madagaskar ). If we walk through a forest, we get a glimpse of tree spirit, the wisdom of the huge old trees, the playfulness we might perceive of young trees.
There are many ways to love a tree, this day suggests to identify a tree you particularly love, and to pamper it. Give it a trim. Feed it a dose of fertilizer, water it if it is thirsty!

At DIVINE ORGANICS we choose to introduce you today to the TREE OF LIFE, the MORINGA TREE. Declared as the “world’s most useful tree,” by ScienceDaily (Mar. 14, 2010), the drought resistant Moringa Tree has been found to be the most nutritious food plant ever discovered and would wipe out hunger, malnutrition and an array of diseases on all continents! Moringa purifies drinking water. Moringa fertilizes soil. Moringa is a sustainable source.

Moringa Green  powder matcha tea Moringa teaDIVINE ORGANICS Moringa vacuum dried Cellfood powder is a complete nutrient dense superfood, extracted from the leaves of Moringa Oleifera. (Please read more here….)

Benefits of Moringa Cellfood Powder*:

  • Increases energy
  • Improves concentration
  • Strengthens mental focus
  • Nourishes vitality
  • Supports weight loss
  • Alkalizing
  • Boosts stamina
  • Sustains emotional balance
  • Supercharges endurance for athletes
  • 2 x Vitamin E than carrots
  • 14 x more Calcium than milk
  • 4 x more Fiber than oats
  • 9 x more Iron than spinach
  • 3 x more Protein than eggs

We are offering DIVINE ORGANICS Cellfood powders for a Special price HERE.

Well, i spent enough time working, I am going out and find my tree to pamper  :-)

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(*This statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.)

Mother’s Day and Eat-What-You-Want-Day

What a Surprise!

eat what you want dayAccording to the Holiday Calendar, May 11 is Eat-What-You-Want-Day, which correlates this year with Mother’s Day.  Well, this day is definitely not a day to promote diets. Many families will go out for lunch or dinner and in one way or the other indulge in sweet pastry, ice cream or chocolate treats . Therefore, speaking about Eat-What-Youn-Want-Day: it is one single day in the year to go off your diet and eat something you really enjoy. Today, you can set aside your dietary “NO” list.

It does not mean to go off an ethical diet, let’s say, you don’t eat meat for spiritual reasons, well, this day will not take you to a steak house. If you have a medical issue, please don’t blame the day for getting too much sugar, wheat or salt. It is not intended to eat as much as you want. Rather, the goal is to eat something you otherwise would not have.
Sometimes we consider trying something new but then we don’t do it.

a)      Like, learning about a different culture. Have you ever eaten Ethiopian food or Croatian Food? Maybe this is the day!

b)      Have you read about RAW Foods, but then – never tried a complete day? Well, maybe this is your day! How about a healthy last minute gift to Mom: taking care of her foods for a whole day – and she might love the idea to get the raw-food-glow and even lose weight. Girls, we want to look marvelous, don’t we?
divine organics raw breakfastCheck out our suggestion here: ONE DAY RAW

Enjoy, it is the Day to eat what YOU want, not a mind’s craving, not an emotional hole to fill.  In this culture we have learned to eat out of boredom and loneliness. Mother’s Day and Eat-What-Want-Day can be a happy approach to conscious eating,  taking care of ourselves and each others. How many hours do we focus on work, schedule, phone, games, FB, and feed quickly without attention and love. Well, this is your day to socialize,  give love and to make a change!