Happy shiny legs and the recipe for it!!! All natural!!!!

Hello everyone, here is a scrub I concocted. I always like to try and make my own recipes although I'm sure someone already made this but I've never seen it before and so I'm sharing it with you today so that you can have happy,smooth,shiny glowing skin too!! Now you have to use this on a continual basis to keep your skin smooth. You can alternate with the whipped coconut oil and the coconut scrub. This can be used all over your body including your face. Does a body good!!! It is all natural ingredients and all edible, so go ahead and eat it!!! Just don't eat much as this is very high fat, even though it is good fat, it is still fat!!! lol

You can get this at any health food store or even your local grocery stores healthy food department may carry it. The one that says for cooking is usually less expensive.

2 pretty jars if you are doing both the whipped coconut oil and the scrub

Doesn't it look yummy??? It's not quite as good as it looks unless you were to put the right ingredients in it. lol   Whip your coconut oil well to start and divide placing one part in a jar and leave the rest in the mixing bowl.                                                    

Use, 1 tsp of pure organic vanilla for a nice fragrance.                                                                            

Honey is supposed to be really good for the skin

The oat is what gives you a gentle scrub. Gentle enough to use every other day.

Lemon is a skin lightener. It will fade any dark spots you have and give you an even tone. It is also acidic and so will gently smooth down any little bumps.

Mix it up and put it in your pretty jar!!! I add cinnamon and ginger for the color and I'm sure there is some health benefits to it also. It also slightly stains your skin for a tanned look.

Date your cover. I've had mine since April 21,2013 and it is still fine so far. I use it every other day so it should be fine until it is gone as long as you use it often. Mine is almost gone already. You don't want something that will last a long time because that means there are probably ingredients in it that will do harm to your body anyhow. This is real, natural, good for your body stuff but it will perish faster than something with preservatives in it.

It feels so great to know you are putting pure ingredients on your skin and that you made it yourself!!! Get back to nature the way God intended us to use it. He made great stuff and He wants us to use it!!!

Stevia is an sweet herb, not a sugar. 1 packet should give a bit of sweetness.

 MAKE SURE YOU ARE SOMEWHERE THAT YOU DON'T MIND A LITTLE MESS, SUCH AS IN A TUB.

 HAVE FUN PLAYING WITH YOUR BODY SCRUB

 WARNING!!!! BE VERY CAREFUL, DO NOT STAND UP IN THE TUB!!! EXTREMELY SLIPPERY!!!

There you have it,soft, smooth, silky, sexy, happy, glowing, relaxed skin!!! Non greasy, absorbs in skin fairly fast. If you are allergic to any of the ingredients DO NOT USE!!! You could omit the offending ingredient and trade it for another healthy ingredient.

Hope you have a smooth, happy, sexy, glowing kind of day!!! xox

Lee Anne's healthy Chocolate uncooked cookies recipe

I was in need of a snack and I was thinking what could I make that would be still basically healthy. I had tried making chocolate uncooked cookies a while back and I hadn't liked them..they were too mushy so I decided to try it again and change the ingredients around a bit. This is what I came up with and they turned out delicious!!! Taste pretty close to the real thing!!! The texture is dry but moist, not chewy, holds it's shape well and is very chocolatey. Sweetened with a little bit of honey and banana.


This makes 6 small sized balls

1/2 cup oats or so (I'm not good at measuring anything!! I cook by taste, smell and feel!!! lol)
about 1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut   150 calories per 1/2 cup
1/2 tsp of real butter (omit if you are off of dairy and add more banana)  25 calories
about 1" and a half of a banana more if it is too dry,  about 15 calories
1/4 tsp baking soda ,  0 calories
1/2 tsp cocoa powder, 3 calories
1/2 tsp carob powder (you can use all cocoa if you prefer but I find it a bit too chocolatey)  12 calories
1 tsp of raw honey (or healthy sweetener of your choice)  30 calories

Blend everything together in the blender.

Total calories for this recipe is..... 235 calories!! Double yummy!!!

No refined sugar
No dairy if you omit the butter
No nuts, unless you add some! Changes the calories drastically!!
No oils
low fat, low calories, raw food
How can you not love this???
 Next thing I knew we were eating them and I hadn't even taken pictures yet!!! lol  Good thing there were three left!

 See that lovely texture??

 There you go, have your cookies and eat it too!!! Guilt free!!!

Woohoo, have an awesome yummy day!!!

P.S. Prayer: “Lord, help me to appreciate and be responsible for the food I eat, to nourish my body as your temple. Help me to put you first in my life, above all other things, and have a healthy relationship with food so that I eat only when I am truly hungry, and turn to you to meet my emotional and spiritual needs. In Jesus' name, Amen”

Proverbs 21:20: In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has. 
Are you going to be wise or foolish? 

Tasty green smoothie, yes there is such a thing!!!

I've been reading a lot about nutrition and I'm seeing everyone talking about this green smoothie made with veggies, mostly greens. Have you ever tasted greens? Can you imagine them in a drink? Oh yes they are so good I think I'll drink this...NOT. So I tried it a few times anyway just because I wanted to eat something really healthy and get all the benefits.The first time was alright I managed to get it down but the second drink was horrible and made me sick to my stomach. I think I'm having problems tolerating Kale which is a dark green leafy vegetable. So I decided that green smoothies were just not for me and concentrated more on other nutritions but I kept hearing so much about green drinks and smoothies and how good they are for you and that you should have them every day and I decided to try them again. As I was browsing on google for green smoothies I happened to find one that said, "Tasty green smoothie"  and I thought, "hmmmm tasty and green" can it really be? Curiosity won and I clicked on the link and this young lady who seems to know what she's talking about is explaining all the technicalities of why a green smoothie doesn't taste good and how to make a green smoothie taste good.
 Here is her video if you want to know more about it.

So there you have it, sounds logical to me so I decided to try it. She was right!!! It does taste a lot better than what I was doing. Taste like fruit instead of greens, YAY!!! I have just started drinking them everyday now. I try to drink 2 a day, breakfast and lunch and then I have a whole food usually cooked supper. That may change someday but as for now that is all I am comfortable doing. Having done the raw thing for 2 weeks I know I felt a lot better and clearer and would like to feel that way again sometimes. Now that I know what fruits to avoid for Interstitial cystitis I probably could do it but I'm not sure how long I could do it without missing my "warm" cooked foods, especially in the winter. I'm so cold!!! lol

Smoothies are so easy to make, you don't have to cook anything! Great for lazy people!! lol Just freeze a bunch of fruits and throw them into your blender and blend blend blend, pour into your glass and rinse your blender and drink up!! Yummy and healthy feel goodness!!!

We have to look after our body, it's the only one we have!!! When is the time? NOW, NOW is the time to do it, start today or tomorrow after you get your fruits and veggies and start feeling good. Just start with one meal a day and substitute a fruit smoothie and then later when you are used to it, throw in a green smoothie and then start having 2. You will probably start craving them after awhile, I know I do. Gotta have my smoothie. Sometimes after supper if I'm still hungry and I am craving something nasty I will make my healthy chocolate shake. You see my weakness before this diet was Chocolate icecream, I was totally addicted to it!! Had to eat it every night almost!! Thought about it first thing in the morning and tried waiting all day to eat it. I know, it sounds awful but it's true.
How did I let it go? I made a healthy smoothie that satisfied my cravings for chocolate icecream and now I do not crave it at all!! I actually have cravings for the healthy chocolate icecream although just once in awhile not everyday. I use 1/2 tsp of cocoa powder and 1/2 tsp of carob powder since I cannot tolerate too much chocolate.

Here is my recipe for the green smoothies that I make. This is 2 servings of about 12 oz glass which is 1 1/2 cups x 2 = 3 cups all together

I use a bullet blender which is just a small blender and so I have to do it a certain way to get this much.
You could always half this recipe for a one serving.

In the blender pour about 1/2 cup of water
a good handful of baby spinach, you can substitute for whatever you like
a good handful of romaine lettuce, or kale, Try to chose the most nutritious
1/2 pear, mango, or strawberries
7 or 8 raspberries
7 or 8 blueberries
1/2 apple  sweet apple for Interstitial cystitis
1/2 orange, less for me, not good for Interstitial cystitis but I love a tangy taste
1 tsp pure vanilla, without alcohol
1 tsp pure honey, unpasterized (best to omit for faster weight loss if possible)
I use honey with royal jelly. (Some people may be sensitive to the royal jelly)
Blend all ingredients until smooth

Now here is where I half this portion and pour it into a glass and cover the top with plastic wrap. I then put it in the freezer to keep the nutrients as long as I can. Smoothies are to be drank as soon as possible for best results but I think it's ok for a few hours as long as it is cold.
Take it out of the freezer about 1/2 hour before using to thaw.

Slowly add pieces of frozen banana until you have the desired thickness.
I love mine as thick as I can get it!!
Enjoy your smoothie.

Here is mine.

 This is what it looks like before I added bananas

Tip.... If you cut up your bananas with your fingers instead of a knife they will not stick together so much. Place them in a freezer bag and lay them flat. Works great!!

This is after I added bananas, yummy yummy!!!

 Now how could you not like this???

Hope you have a great and healthy day!!! xox