Grand Prize Day! Have You Commented On ALL 7 Posts?

It's GRAND PRIZE DAY!

Have you commented on ALL 7 Posts?

Here they are one last time...

Garden of Life Raw Fit Marley

MyKind Organics B-12

Garden of Life OPP Vanilla

Garden of Life/Vitamin Code Raw Kombucha

Garden of Life/Raw Organics Flax Seed with Fruit

Garden of Life Raw Fiber

MyKind Organics D-3

CONGRATS to Christine on being the winner of the Flax with Fruit and Ashley for winning the Raw Fiber!  Since yesterday was Sunday I will be drawing a winner for the MyKind Organics a bit later today so there is STILL time to enter!  

And speaking of there being still time to enter...make sure you commented on all 7 contests - even if we drew a winner for the daily prize!  If you were a winner of a daily prize you may still be eligible for the GRAND PRIZE....or it may be a completely NEW Winner, even!  Winners must have a US Shipping address, please.  Now for the GRAND PRIZE...the photo above will give you a visual but there's a list of what's in the actual prize pack...

* Dr. Formulated Organic Fiber

* Perfect Food Wheat Grass Powder

* Raw Meal - Spiced Chai

* Chia Seeds

* Organic Plant Calcium

* OPP (Organic Plant Protein) Chocolate

* OPP (Organic Plant Protein) Energy

What I LOVE about these products is...not only are they VEGAN but they are part of Garden of Life's No-GMO Campaign!  That's right...they are GMO free!  Non-GMO is wonderfully and clearly marked on each product!

So...if you want to win this HUGE Prize Pack be sure to comment on ALL 7 posts listed above.  Of course comments are welcome on this post, too!  And be sure to subscribe to my site for future contests and giveaways and posts!  I will be having one later this week for some tasty treats from Medicinal Foods!

This Weeks' Smoothies - Secret Weapon? Khorasan Wheatgrass Juice Powder!

I was MUCH better with my breakfasts this week!  Mostly because I was able to do some smoothies and I was totally LOVING it!  I am contributing many of the recipes for upcoming posts to The Raw Food World NEWS Recipe Section so if you haven't signed up for daily news be sure to check it out!

I do have a new secret weapon, tho!  In the purple smoothie on the top - it was my first time using Khorasan Wheatgrass Juice Powder!  And I have to say I LOVE it!  

You may also have heard about this powder being referred to as Kamut.  

This Khorasan wheatgrass juice powder is like a shot of wheatgrass juice on steroids...a super mineralized, nutrient dense and enzyme rich superfood.  Khorasan is an heirloom ancestor of wheat and more nutritious than wheat.  Grown in mineral-rich, nutrient-dense soil Grass has the ability to absorb all known minerals. This product is gluten free, too!

This is one of the products I bought last month while it was on sale over at The Raw Food World and it's totally worth it!  I will probably only use it by the half teaspoon or full teaspoon!  I have to say - I'm a fan!

Banana, Wheatgrass, Lemon Skin Care Mask

Regardless of what you think...you are NOT looking a moldy banana!

This was one of my 'experiments' this morning as I work up REALLY early and had some extra time on my hands.  I thought I would make my own skin care mask using raw and vegan ingredients that I had on hand.

Many of you know I really don't like Bananas but I have learned to like up to a half of one in a few specific smoothies from time to time.  After I was done making a smoothie this morning I did this before throwing the banana peel away.  Not only do I NOT like the taste of bananas I like the aroma of them even less!  So here's what I did and it worked on many levels!

1 Banana Peel
1/2 Scoop of GoL's Wheatgrass Powder
Lemon Juice

I sprinkled the wheatgrass powder on top of the peel and wet it down with the lemon juice.  It was really wet and 'soppy' like a drenched wash cloth.  I took it and smeared it all over my face and neck.  It dried like other masks would.  Between the lemon and the wheatgrass aroma - it cut the banana aroma - at least in half!  YAY!  After wearing this on my face and letting it dry I washed it off with hot water.

It left my skin VERY soft all day!  I'm very excited about this!  I will be posting about my natural skin care mask attempts as I have several others planned, too!  With the research I have done all three of these ingredients are great for skin...not only consuming them but putting them ON your actual skin!  I took some photos but they looked beyond ridiculous so I won't post those...teehee!

Contest/Giveaway - Wheat Grass Perfect Food RAW - from Garden of Life!

Yesterday I announced a Contest for the GoL's Chocolate Cacao RAW PROTEIN and it's going really well!  You still have a few hours to enter - check it out!  TODAY I have another giveaway/contest that I think you will LOVE just as much - if not MORE!  It's the Garden of Life Wheat Grass Perfect Food RAW.  You may have seen me post about using this product before in a few of my recipes including the Tropical Wheatgrass Smoothie I blogged about earlier today.

Yes...I've been a blogging fool lately!  I have 4 posts today so be sure to scroll down!

Other blog posts in the past I've used this product for are...

* Creamy Vegan Gnocchi Sauce
* Super GREENS Pesto from last week

* Cheesy Protein Crackers that I used my dehydrator for
* Basil Pesto Spinach Snacks that are also dried

* Fruit Seed & Nut Protein Balls I did a while back

So...how do YOU win this product from Garden of Life from my Blog?  Just leave me a comment below with an active email addy for you and if you are the winner I will contact you.  I will choose 1 winner Friday around Midday!

Additional chances to win?  Just comment on any of my other 3 blog posts for TODAY!  Here are direct links for the other 3 blog posts today...

* A Few of My Fave YouTubers (and upcoming crafting project!)
* Vegan MoFo for today - Midweek Wrap-Up
* Updates on the Furkids as well as new Feathered Friends & Finders-Keepers

Creamy Vegan Gnocchi Sauce

It's been a LONG time since I last had Gnocchi.  I decided to have some the other night because it's super fast to make.  To go along with it I added some peas and made a very quick and creamy vegan sauce. 

I started by melting less than a 1/4 C of Earth Balance.  I then added about a 1/2 C of Coconut Milk.  I took a few Walnuts and put them in my Grinder to make a powder.  Added a dribble of Wildtree's Basil Pesto Grapeseed Oil (not very much at all).  Then put about a teaspoon of GoL's Wheatgrass Perfect Food - all in my Ninja and made this sauce. 

It worked really well.  I was surprised that is was so creamy and even a bit thick without even adding a 'thickener.'

Next I would like to really try and a thicker Pesto Sauce that is more green using GoL Wheatgrass as well!  I hope to do that next week if all goes as planned.  I'm thinking about using Walnuts for that pesto instead of Pine Nuts, too!