Changing your diet from Winter to Summer is important for health and weight loss. Summer is one of the best times to work on weight loss and getting healthier. This edition of Amida Care's Live Your Life Wellness Program Online features Certified Holistic Health Coach Leslie Dicke. She discusses tasty ways to keep cool and bring in those vitamins to replenish the body and soul.
Learn more about Leslie Dicke below as well find all the great recipes!
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More About Leslie Dicke
Leslie Dicke Is a Certified Holistic Health Coach (HHC), through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN) with additional certifications from the Natural Gourmet Institute (NGI), and at Matthew Kenney’s Culinary Academy (PlantLab). She is the founder of Feeding Your Goals, a company that focuses on nutrition, healthy lifestyles, and recipes to help individuals feel better and live more vibrant and energetic lives. Learn more at www.feedingyourgoals.com.
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Cucumber Quencher (serves 1, prep time: 5 minutes)
Ingredients:
4-6 fresh cucumber slices, unpeeled is okay
4 large fresh basil
1 small slice fresh ginger (~½ inch)
1 cup ice
1 TB fresh lemon or lime juice
Sparkling water
Honey or maple syrup to taste, optional
Directions:
Add cucumber slices, basil leaves and ginger to an 8-oz. glass and muddle (smash) with a wooden spoon.
Add ice, fresh lemon or lime juice, sparkling water and stir.
Taste and stir in honey or maple syrup to sweeten if desired.
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Watermelon Chia Fresca (serves 4-6, prep time: 10 minutes)
Ingredients:
4 cups fresh seedless watermelon cubes (from one small or ½ large watermelon)
¾ cup organic fresh strawberries, trimmed and sliced
1 1/2 cups filtered water
3 TB fresh lime or lemon juice, or combination
Small pinch of pink salt
1 TB honey or maple syrup, as needed to taste
1 TB chia seeds, preferably white but any color works
Fresh mint leaves, for muddling, plus extra for garnish
Ice, for serving
Directions:
Add watermelon, strawberries, water, lemon/lime juice, salt, honey or maple syrup (if using) to a blender and blend until smooth. Taste and adjust if needed. Stir in chia seeds.
To serve, add 2 large or 4 small mint leaves to each glass and muddle (crush) with a wooden spoon. Add ice and pour in your chia fresca. Stir and top with optional fresh mint leaves.
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Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie (Serves 2, prep time: 10 minutes, not including soak time)
Ingredients:
½ cup raw cashews, soaked (sub 3 TB cashew butter)
1- 1 ½ cups filtered water
1 cup organic kale, preferably frozen
¼ cup fresh mint leaves, stems removed and washed
1 frozen banana
1 TB hemp seeds
1 TB ground flaxmeal
¼ tsp spirulina
½ tsp vanilla extract
¼ tsp peppermint extract, (or sub 1-2 drops peppermint essential oil)
2 Medjool dates, pitted
2 TB cacao nibs, plus more for topping if desired
Optional toppings: extra cacao nibs, fresh mint leaves, shredded coconut
Directions:
Soak the cashews in water for 2-4 hours, or quick soak them in hot (not boiling) water for 15 minutes). Drain and rinse well. If using cashew butter, skip this step.
Add cashews (or cashew butter) and the water, along with all remaining ingredients except cacao nibs to a high-speed blender and mix until smooth. Stir in cacao nibs.
Pour into a glass or a mason jar and top with optional toppings. Save leftovers in a covered glass container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
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