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Sweeten the deal!

   Coco or Palm? Sweet Answers are needed. We carry Palm Sugar and Coconut Palm Sugar here and we are often asked um, are these the same things? The Short answer..NO. The long answer is:

    

    Coconut sugar is made from the sap of cut flower buds of the coconut palm, instead of from the sap of the tree itself.

    Coconut Palm Sugar is made from the coconut palm tree, the same tree that grows coconuts for other purposes.

    Palm Sugar may be made from the same coconut tree, or it may be made from one of two other varieties of palm trees which also produce a sweet nectar.  Palm sugar was originally made from the sap of the Palmyra palm, the date palm or the sugar date palm. Now it is also made from the sap of the sugar palm and the nipa palm, and may therefore also be sold as "arenga sugar". Palm sugar is made by making several slits into the stem of a palm tree and collecting the sap. The sap is then boiled until it thickens.

    Now that has been answered the next question is glycemic index difference. To my knowledge all options coconut sugar, coconut palm sugar and palm sugar are all low on the glycemic index. This is what makes these the choices for raw desserts rather than honey or dates.

Cheery for Cherries

    We have carried dehydrated cherries for years. Yet we have started carrying TART cherries! And...If you ask me it sounds as if life should be a bowl full of cherries.

Tart cherries contain:

Anthocyanins which help reduce inflammation and inhibit tumor growth.

Flavanols and Flavonols which improve blood flow, heart and brain health, and lowers blood pressure.

Phenolic Acids which are powerful antioxidants.  

Phytochemicals (antioxidants) are associated with reducing the risk of major chronic diseases. 

Plant Hormones that help regulate physiological functions.

Terpenes that are essential oils from plant elements.

    In findings presented by Oregon Health & Science University at the American College of Sports Medicine Conference (ACSM) in San Francisco, California, Scientists even went as far to say that tart cherries have the highest anti-inflammatory properties of any food.

    Eating just one and a half servings of tart cherries could significantly boost antioxidant activity in the body, according to new University of Michigan research reported at the 2009 Experimental Biology meeting in New Orleans. In the study, healthy adults who ate a cup and a half of frozen cherries had increased levels of antioxidants, specifically five different anthocyanins - the natural antioxidants that give cherries their red color.

    If all of this information isn't enough to get you Sour on cherries then think about a better nights sleep. The melatonin in tart cherries is higher than all of the other cherries!

Raw Food Made Easy for 1 Or 2 People Demonstration & Book Signing

Hey Kids! Put this in your calendar High Vibe is bringing in the amazing Jennifer Cornbleet for a food demonstration and book signing!!!

Jennifer Cornbleet is a nationally recognized raw-food chef and instructor and a long-time faculty member at Living Light Culinary Institute in California. She lectures and holds classes in the Bay Area and nationwide. Her website, learnrawfood.com, is a comprehensive resource for online training and raw-food recipes, information, and products.

 
 
Title:   Raw Food Made Easy for 1 Or 2 People Demonstration & Book Signing
Date:   Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Time: 7:00-8:30 pm
Cost: Free
 
Event Description:
 
Getting your RDA of nutritious and delicious just got easier!  To celebrate the release of an updated and expanded version of her best-selling book Raw Food Made Easy for 1 or 2 People, well-known chef and cooking instructor, Jennifer Cornbleet is sharing the secrets to flavorful, healthful meals made without cooking and without processed ingredients.
 
Raw Food Made Easy for 1 or 2 People Revised invites readers to get to know the delicious world of raw food preparation with:
 
Over 150 foolproof recipes, along with lunch and dinner menu plans.
Easy recipes that call for common ingredients and basic equipment.
Instructions for creating delicious green smoothies and green juices that provide maximum nutrition and can be enjoyed any time of day.
Strategies for enjoying raw food on the go whether you’re traveling for business or pleasure.
 
In a presentation packed with time-saving tips, Jennifer will prove that you don’t have to toil in the kitchen in order to enjoy mouthwatering meals and snacks made with delicious all-natural fruits and vegetables.  And since tasting is believing, guests will enjoy samples of Jennifer’s delicious Chocolate Green Smoothie and Mediterranean Kale Salad.
 


 

Winter skin delight

We have just started carrying Ora's Amazing Herbal Lip Balms and Salve. It's a good thing amazing is in the title of her company because I couldn't think of an adjective on my own.

We have the yummy minty cocoa, vanilla, clove, berry lime and unscented Lip Balms. I'm still deciding which one I like best.

Then with this weird New York weather the salve is saving my hands (especially since we see so many that are sick our hand cleaning is going wild).

The all purpose salve is perfect for just about everything and the Touchy skin salve is unscented and according to Ora is great for newborns and toddlers. So if you need a diaper rash fixer here you go!

All of Ora's Amazing herbal lip balms are made with the same healing, herb infused base oil as our salves and are gluten and dairy free as well as kosher. They are smooth and aromatic, and are free of all synthetic ingredients including fragrances. All our scents are from essential oils, ground spices and organic fruit powders.

All of Ora's Amazing herbal salves are made with the same healing, herb infused base oil as our lip balms and are gluten and dairy free as well as kosher. They are smooth and aromatic, and are free of all synthetic ingredients including fragrances.

A Whole Chocolata love

Raw Chocolate by Mathew Kenney and Meredith Baird has been my inspiration for Valentine's day treats.

I'm gonna give you the Chocolate Base Recipe and from Raw Chocolate by Mathew Kenney and Meredith Baird and from there go WILD. (hint**our dried strawberrys are kinda the most amazing thing with this!)

You will need:

2 1/2 cups cacao paste

2 cups of cacao butter

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup liquid sweetner

Salt

Finely chop cacao paste and cacao butter. Place in a metal bowl. Dehydrate at 115 degrees F for approximately 1 hour until two-thirds of the chocolate is melted. Stir occasionally to increase the speed of the melting process. Once two-thirds is melted, remove bowl from dehydrator and stir until all chocolate is completely melted. Add vanilla, liquid sweetner and salt. Continue to stir until well combined. (If mixture starts to thicken, place immediately back in the dehydrator.) Once all ingredients are combined, place back in dehydrator and warm mixture for approximately 5 minutes. You don't want the chocolate to exceed 88 degrees F at this point. Remove from dehydrator. Your chocolate should now be tempered and ready to pour into molds (**or onto any combinations you would like) In order to test if your chocolate is tempered, pouir a drop on wax paper and allow it to cool. If it becomes firm and shiny then it is properly and correctly tempered.

To properly make chocolate, it is essential that every utensil you use be very dry. Moisture will cause the chocolate to seize, which means the oil will separate from the other ingredients. If this does happen you can blend the chocolate with a touch of warm water in a high-speed blender to bring it back together. Although the chocolate is not ruined if this happens, it will no longer be possible to properly temper it, so it must be stored the refrigerator in order stay firm.

Makes enough for approximately 1 dozen chocolate bars.

oh my GOODNESS

YES!! It's true we are carrying the chia goodness again! Thank goodness.

We carry the Chocolate, Cranberry Ginger, Apple Cinnamon Almond and of course Original Chia Goodness. IT's probably one of my favorite cereals we have carried. So simple, so nourishing and the best part is a little goes a long way!

So get some goodness up in your tummy..chia goodness that is :)

Fire on the VIBE

Well it's true kids. We have been selling so much fire cider in this here High Vibe Saloon that we are now carrying BIGGER Bottles. Not only are we carrying the Fire Cider in the 8 fluid ounces but the 16 fluid ounces! So you can really breathe..well uh FIRE cider!

oh Jana your are too sweet

So some of us have a sweet tooth. Some of us should go to meeting ..hopefully they serve chocolate there.

The maker of the...addiction below Jana is at it again.

Jana has bent the universe and let some sweet love shine in the raw food world yet again! She has made a Girl Scout like Thin Mint that will make you cry for the all years spent eating the un-raw vegan version! Then If you wanna get sweet and salty try the Salted chocolate coconut squares. It's like pretzels covered in chocolate.  And the final new addition, strawberry oat jam sandies! Which to me feels like a throwback to the cookies my grandmas useded to make the "shortbread window cookies". I just can't handle it over here!