Tag Archives: raw food

Should You Go Raw?

Posted on February 26, 2014 by celestedimilla

When my husband and I transitioned to a plant-based diet, we had fun trying the vegan eateries in our area. One of the first ones we went to was 118 Degrees in Costa Mesa. On our drive to the restaurant, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining Out, Health, Plant-Based Diet | Tagged best vegan restaurants in Orange County, disease prevention, eat to live, Engine 2 Diet, health, healthy eating, plant-strong, raw food, Raw restaurants in Costa Mesa, raw restaurants in Orange County, should you go raw?, vegan, what is a raw diet?, whole food | 66 Comments

Cherry Cheesecake

Posted on February 6, 2014 by celestedimilla

Do you want to make that special someone a rich, luscious, lovely AND healthy dessert for Valentine’s Day? Then check out Abby’s amazing raw vegan Cherry Cheesecake. OMG – her photos have me drooling!

Posted in Recipes | Tagged cherry cheesecake, easy raw cheesecake recipes, healthy desserts, healthy eating, raw cheesecake recipes, raw food, vegan cheesecake, vegan cherry cheesecake, vegan desserts, vegan Valentine's Day desserts | 8 Comments

Is a Plant-Strong Diet too Extreme?

Posted on November 29, 2013 by celestedimilla

If you asked me to give up meat and dairy two years ago, I would have laughed. Due to my husband’s health issues, however; I found myself at a Plant-Strong Diet class at Whole Foods Market. The presenter, Gerrie, shared … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Plant-Based Diet | Tagged disease prevention, eat to live, Engine 2 Diet, health, healthy eating, My Beef with Meat, plant-based diet, plant-strong, raw food, vegan, weight loss, what are the benefits of a plant-based diet?, what does plant-strong mean, what is a plant-strong diet?, why go plant-based?, why go vegan? | 45 Comments

Raw Mango Cheesecake

Posted on October 26, 2013 by celestedimilla

Originally posted on Eat Green Cake:
Hello All, Its been a while since I posted a raw dessert recipe and today I’m gonna share one of my favourite cheesecake recipes of all time! Most homemade raw cheesecakes use pretty much…

Posted in Recipes | Tagged disease prevention, easy raw cheesecake recipes, eat to live, healthy desserts, low cal cheesecake, mango cheesecake, plant-based diet, raw cheesecake recipes, raw desserts, raw food, raw mango cheesecake, vegan cheesecake, vegan desserts, vegan Thanksgiving desserts, whole food | 5 Comments

Can Probiotics Make You Happy?

Posted on October 22, 2013 by celestedimilla

Mostly from Jamie Lee Curtis Activia yogurt commercials, I know that probiotics are supposed to help with digestive issues. I don’t have gut issues and I haven’t heard much about the importance of probiotics from the plant-based community, so I haven’t incorporated … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Plant-Based Diet | Tagged happiness, health, healthy eating, how do vegans get probiotics, keifer recipes, keys to happiness, kimchi recipes, mental health, mental wellbeing, probiotics, probiotics and anxiety, probiotics and mood, raw food, raw saurkraut, yogurt and health | 66 Comments

The Best Vegan Restaurant in Orange County

Posted on April 26, 2013 by celestedimilla

My husband and I have been to every vegan restaurant in Orange County. We like them all, but our favorite is Au Lac in Fountain Valley. It’s not close to our house, however; so we don’t go often, but we … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining Out | Tagged Au Lac, best vegan restaurants, California, cruelty free, healthy eating, Orange County restaurant reviews, plant-strong, raw food, raw food restaurants, vegan, vegan restaurant reviews, vegetarian | 19 Comments

6 Healthy Cookie Recipes

Posted on April 16, 2013 by celestedimilla

On the plant-strong diet my husband and I are on, we’re not supposed to have sugar. But I’ve got a raging sweet tooth, so I cheat a little on this. I think this is okay. If I didn’t allow myself … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged binge, cookies, desserts, healthy cookies, healthy eating, heart-healthy, low fat, plant-strong, raw food, snacks, sweets, vegan, vegan cookies, vegetarian, whole food | 14 Comments

2 Vegans in Venice Beach

Posted on April 14, 2013 by celestedimilla

If you read my LA in a Day! post, you know that my husband and I didn’t get to see much of Venice Beach while my sis-in-law was visiting. So, we decided to spend the day there yesterday. Parking was … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Life, Dining Out | Tagged California, cancer, cruelty free, disease prevention, healthy eating, heart disease, Los Angeles, organic, plant-strong, raw food, restauran reviews, vegan, vegan restaurants, vegetarian, Venice Beach, whole foods | 7 Comments

7 Simple Steps to Superior Health

Posted on April 11, 2013 by celestedimilla

Want to lose weight? Dramatically reduce your risk for cancer heart disease and a host of other diseases? Enjoy superior health? Live a long, healthy life? You can find answers to all these questions in Joel Fuhrman’s Eat to Live. … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Plant-Based Diet | Tagged cancer, disease prevention, eat to live, Forks Over Knives, health, heart disease, Joel Fuhrman, plant-based diet, plant-strong, raw food, vegan, vegetarian, weight loss, whole foods | 9 Comments

Vegin’ Out in Ventura

Posted on April 4, 2013 by celestedimilla

Since my husband and I have a rental property in Ventura, we go there often. We usually set up our business dealings in the afternoon so we can stop in Los Angeles for lunch. There are so many vegan restaurants … Continue reading →